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I bought this mainly for my 18 month old son who loves to watch Elmo DVD movies. After doing an extensive research on brand, price, accessories and comments, I decided to go with this DVD Player. NO COMPLAINTS HERE...I always go for branded names - since these companies work hard to get to where they are right now. I am very hard to please but this DVD Player pleases my son and I BIG TIME...

I bought this model from Walmart in 2003 or 2004. My girls watch movies in their room almost everyday and play cds everynight at bedtime. This one has been a great player. No problems. I can't believe it is still going strong.

I am impressed by all the features offered by this dvd player. I have been using my laptop to play workout discs and having something just set in place all the time or something small (and it is pretty small) you are able to take on the road with you, is very handy. This is a solid little player (did I say little?) and comes with lots of plug-ins and features. My main complaint: sometimes it sounds like a race car grinding gears when it starts up and sometimes it'll just start grinding in mid-play. It can also have trouble loading a disc unless you really press down onto the spindle. It tends to freeze sometimes in the midst of playing and then it moves on. It does the same with movies sometimes and other times it plays right through. So over all I would say it's a good machine but a little erratic. The price was certainly right and I'm not looking for anything more serious or expensive for my uses.

This product demonstrated its unwillingness to work as soon as I put my first DVD in it. It was so scratch sensitive that it began skipping and hanging up on one of my own films immediately. I knew that if this thing handled my own purchased DVDs like that (which I take good care of), then it doesn't stand a prayer with the scratched, hacked copies the rental places distribute. An inability to read through simple scratches is a must nowadays, given the technology these players are capable of. Luckily I was still within the warranty period, or else I'd be taking slapshots with this player against my garage door.

We were only 45 days past the 90 day warranty when the screen went blank. Called customer service and he actually tried to look up an electronics repair shop with in 25 miles where I could take it on my dime. The last time I tried to get an electronic device repaired was $75 per hour (minimum 2 hours) plus parts. He was serious and this on a device that sold new for $228. I asked about the "91 days-One Year Reduced-Cost Exchange" that was mentioned in the really "limited warranty". Regretfully, he almost injured himself in trying to keep from laughing out loud. In the straightest voice he could muster, he said "send us $250 and we will send you a new product, the same product, at a higher price, but new...plus shipping. I forgot to ask if I had to send in the defective DVD player. If you must buy this product, get the extended warranty. This from a guy who hates extended warranties I filed a complaint with the BBB.