Pioneer DV-343 DVD Player
Good for the price, but doesn't last long.
I've had this player for almost two years, and it is a good *DVD* player for the price.  Gives decent picture and sound on a 24&quot; flat screen stereo TV; I'm sure its limitations would show up on a better system.  Only issue is that it seems a little more sensitive than other players to scratched up rental DVDs-- only had problems with one or two out of 50 or so.<br />However, the other disc types (CD, VCD, CD-R/RW, etc) barely worked at first, and now no longer work.  The player will chew on the disc for a while, then spit it out.  When I first bought the player, some CDs would work, especially after a few tries.  I probably should have addressed the issue when the player was still under warranty, but I didn't really have a need for the extra features so I didn't bother.  (Now I'd like to be able to play VCDs, oh well.)  Never had a problem with DVDs; I imagine the second pickup is defective.<br />Decent player for the price, but like most equipment in this price range, be careful about durability.