I purchased this as a Christmas gift for the family. Great price and the reviews were all very good. Sonic shipped it quickly, I was very happy to receive it within a couple days. I needed to wait until closer to Christmas before I could install it without the kids knowing, so I powered it up on my workbench using a 12V lab supply. The player is easy to use and the audio and video quality is great, with one exception. Every couple of minutes (depending on the DVD content it seems), the player will studder. Both audio and video will freeze for a very short time (less than 1/2 a second) and then continue. If the studder happens at any given point in the DVD once, it will happen at that point again EVERY time, which made me think that this is a performance limitation rather than a defective unit. I tried several DVDs and some were better than others (all I tried were originals, free from scratches and worked fine in other DVD players). I did an RMA with Sonic, and they happily sent me a replacement right away to ensure I received it in time for Christmas. Unfortunately, the replacement does the exact same thing, at the exact same points in the DVD playback. It's too close to Christmas to worry about trying to swap it for another brand, so I will install it and live with it. I'm sure the kids won't even notice, but I know it's going to bug me for years. :)