Sharp DV740U DVD Player
Sharp DV740U Freezes, locks-up, and stutters.
-<BR>I'd rate this unit zero (0) stars if it was allowed!!<br />I got this unit as gift for XMAS and have little experience with DVDs. Since XMAS almost all DVD titles exhibit some abnormality in playing about an one to 1.5 hours into the movie -- either stuttering, freezing or lock-ups. With some DVDs the playback artifacts are minor and short-lived -- with other DVDs once the player hiccups it keeps it up for the entire movie. And once the player locked-up and had to be powered off/on. Because of my inexperience I thought it was me, or the DVDs; after reading these reviews and an analysis of the problem on anther website I'm sure it's the 740U unit (which is really a .... 611 clone.)<br />It's been very frustrating!! ...<br />Thanks to all the people who entered their reviews into this forum, this has been a very frustrating and maddening experience. (And, to Amazon.com for providing this forum.)<br />In closing, I know one electronics manufacturer who's lost a customer. Most likely I'll order my new DVD player from Amazon!<br />PS: I still haven't heard from ...., but I talked to the manager of the retailer I bought the Sharp unit from. I explained the problem, showed him the web info I had collected, and he took the 740U back for a store credit.  I purchased one of the top rated units shown on Amazon.