GE DGE100N  DVD Player
Malfunctions out of the box
I have to second Ryan's opinion.  I almost could have written his review.  I, too, received a DGE100N for Christmas and have experienced almost identical problems especially the problem with pause.  We stumbled on the same 'fix', unplug it to reset the unit.  When it freezes up, not even the front panel buttons will work. <br />When I first hooked up the unit, nothing seemed to work.  It would not respond to the remote when pressing the open button.  Then suddenly it started making a loud clattering noise that sounded like every tooth on some internal gear was being broken off.  That went on for a few seconds until the tray finally opened.  There hasn't been a repeat but that certainly was not the way it should have worked.<br />I haven't taken it back yet but I'm thinking about it.  There's sure seems to be something inherently wrong with this thing and reading the directions hasn't helped.  I've tried.<br />I would have to advise anyone considering the purchase of one of these to look at the competition.