Too bad Amazon makes me rate at least a one because this player is a zero. We purchased it in July 06 but used it very little. I would guess we've used it less than 10 times. After about the 3rd use, it quit reading commercial discs. I tried disabling the auto-play feature to see if that would help and it did not. I can eject and reload the disc 20 times and it might evenutally play. These are the same problems that everyone else is complaining about. I only wish I was within my American Express warranty period or had purchased the extended warranty. I have no other problems with it...records OK, plays mini dvd's from my camcorder, VCR works, reads camera card but don't try to play a danged movie!