I bought a $40 no namer about 6 moths ago, piece of trash. half way through a commercial DVD it will all of a sudden not be able to read the disk?!?! Plays my cheap DVD-R burns just fine though. Family members of mine have purchased (with very good luck) the Apex 1500 & the Apex 1600. $70-80 The 1500 is actually VERY sought after because it's full featured and "hackable" meaning you get around the region codes on DVDs by modifying you unit. mind you the focus is on VCDs here, but you can read lots of reviews and check player ratings. http://vcdhelp.com/dvdplayers -Preston > >Can you tell us which brand you bought? I'm having trouble fining one that >plays all those flavors.