Price Paid:  $160.00 from On-line

Summary:
Simple & easy to use laidout form.
Dvd tray opens and closes fast, buttons are positioned ok on remote and on the front face plate of the DVD player.
Picture was about standard for DVD's not bad but not the clearest. Sound was ok, I would have liked more optins but...

Strengths:
Fast DVD tray, good button placement

Weaknesses:
DVD will not play but 10% of all DVD purchased or rented.

Similar Products Used:
GE DVD.

Price Paid:  $300.00 from Walmart

Summary:
This player worked great for a time being...then it went to hell in a hand basket. Movies I watched for over a year wil no longer play in it. Keeps saying "No Play" then after 20-30 min of kicking it and dropping it it will change it's mind and play the movie. Brand New DVD's even don't want to play in it all the time.

Strengths:
Has good easy to use menu and decent sound

Weaknesses:
Laser Pick up system and it's lack of wanting to work even babied for over a yeare

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
Picture quality is pretty good for a cheap player, audio leaves alot to be desired. Would not buy it again if I had it to do over . It has just recently started to have problems with DVD playback.

Strengths:
Decent picture

Weaknesses:
Audio quality is poor, won't play CDR's, starting to act up on DVD's also. This is a throw away DVD player.

Similar Products Used:
Sony

Price Paid:  $220.00 from Wal-Mart

Summary:
Worked very well...for a while...then shutdown. Features are nice, but most consumers do expect them to work for somewhat more than 12 months. No?

Weaknesses:
Shortly after the warranty expired the laser pick-up assembly began to malfunction. Repair will cost $150+. Quality control for this product's components is obviously a detriment to longer term reliability.

Price Paid:  $220.00 from Wal-Mart

Summary:
Worked very well...for a while...then shutdown. Features are nice, but most consumers do expect them to work for somewhat more than 12 months. No?

Weaknesses:
Shortly after the warranty expired the laser pick-up assembly began to malfunction. Repair will cost $150+. Quality control for this product's components is obviously a detriment to longer term reliability.