Oritron DVD600 DVD Player
Good introductory DVD player
I have had the Oritron DVD600 for about 90 days. With only one exception, it has worked very well on the all of the DVD rentals and titles I have bought. At first, I did experience the variations of light and dark picture (especially on \\"Meet the Parents\\") that others have mentioned, but it went away when I connected it directly to the television, and not through the VCR.  The sound is very good, if not great.<br />One problem I have had, that I haven't seen mentioned elsewhere, is that the player defaults to a French soundtrack (if that option is available on the menu) if you do not actually select English before starting the movie. This is more an annoyance than a major problem, since I knew it was an inexpensive machine going in and expected some bugs. But one movie I bought, John Boorman's \\"Excalibur,\\" will NOT play in English no matter what. In fact, after a few minutes of trying, you cannot even access the menu on this DVD. This is the only title so far that has had this problem - the disc worked fine on a friend's machine, so I know it's not the DVD. I have not tried the Disney discs that some others have had problems with. <br />Other than this, I have been pleased with its operation, and have enjoyed many hours of viewing with no distractions from the player. I have been watching the \\"Monty Python's Flying Circus\\" complete series box set (which cost more than the player!) and have had no problems navigating through the many special features. I will probably get a more expensive machine in the future, but I think this was a great way to initially get into the world of DVD.