Panasonic DVD-CV50 5-Disc DVD Player
Panasonic no longer makes quality items
Four months after I bought this player it also did the skipping, pixelated, black screen process due to overheating and condensation on the lens.  I was charged the 85 dollars from Panasonic to have it fixed.  Needless to say, less than six months after I got it back the problem started again.  Now it will play a maximum of 35 minutes before the unit freezes (on cd's as well, not just dvd's.)  I will never buy ANYTHING from Panasonic, or Panasonic affiliated companies again!!! Apparently they haven't figured out how to make a decent piece of equipment anymore because Amazon is loaded with bad reviews on their newest equipment as well.  They got my 430 dollars, bent me over and said thanks.