Philips DVD825AT DVD Player
A Possible Design Flaw
I was thrilled at the price for the features.  1/4, 1/8, 1/2, 4X , 32X speeds with rock solid freeze and frame advance are fantastic in this dollar range.  Especially valuable are the Optical and Digital outputs.   Dolby Digital is a must and a great bonus is the DTS compatibility.       However, (here drops the other shoe) the transport design makes it  susceptible to damage.  The door is exposed from the top making it prone to  misalignment if it gets hit or pushed down.  I experienced &quot;no  disc&quot; and &quot;disc error&quot; messages (not to mention the five  second playback fake-out leading you to believe it's actually going to  work).  I say, &quot;Bravo, Philips!&quot;, but back to the drawing board  on this one.  Perhaps a modified faceplate on the whole unit and a thinner  drawer front will better protect the transport and make a dynamite product.   As-is, I would expect lots of unhappy people down the road.