Philips DVD782CH 5-Disc DVD Player
Not bad after a year of constant use
Well, unfortunately, I've just had to return my phillips 5 disc changer to the Good Guys store because a cd got stuck in it. The door will open, all of the other discs will come out, the disc itself will play, but whatever mechanism lifts the disc out of the tray, will not set it back down again. It's a bit odd, since I haven't done anything out of the ordinary to the unit, it has just been sitting there peacefully. That being said, other than that, I've had few problems with this unit, and have few complaints. CDRs with MP3s or ones that have been burned as Audio CDs work just fine with this unit. It has also reliably played several different VCDs. Every DVD has worked just fine (except bubble boy) and I have watched at least 200 dvds on this thing. I have experienced several skips on rented DVDs, but the new ones that I have, have had few problems. The remote is configured well, I believe the interface is fairly straitforward, and the sound and video quality is excellent. I haven't really noticed slow response from the unit, or in issuing commands, seems comparable to other units by samsung, and mintek. The 5 disc tray seems to change cds a little slowly, but not anything out of the ordinary. I have often used the 5 disc shuffle operation and have been very satisfied. My player has REALLY been put through the ringer, and until tonights problem, I have been extremely happy with the unit.  My only complaint until today is that when the unit wakes up from it's standby mode, it takes several seconds, maybe 5 to10. At first I wasn't expecting this, so it seemed that the tray wouldn't open all the way, because I had pressed the button several times, or it would turn off right after it turned on. That was only because of my error (granted it does seem silly that it should take so long to start) but I got used to it, and have only had good experiences. I would have given it 4 stars, but for tonight's problem. Perhaps in the future, I will have to revise this rating lowerif problems continue. I think the features are great, but the reliability issues might make you consider a different comparably priced brand... there are tons of others to choose from.