CyberHome CH-LDV 712 7-Inch Portable Progressive-Scan DVD Player , Silver
Great for a while
I was thrilled with this item for two years.  Then it started getting more and more finicky with disks.  It chugged along making some awful noises trying to recognize them, and would play the same disk one day but not another.  Considering all I did with my DVD's was move them from their containers to this unit, it seemed to me that I did not have defective or unbalanced disks; rather something seemed to break down over time in the device's ability to recognize and work with more and more disks.  This conclusion was borne out by the fact that I can play the same disks in my computer or a set-top DVD player with no problems. <br /> <br />At first this happened with almost no disks at all in my large collection and all the rentals I go through, but now the unit has basically just stopped being able to recognize any disks at all. <br /> <br />Others have complained that this brand seems cheaply made; I'd say it's great until suddenly it turns ridiculously bad and then quickly becomes totally worthless.  That time frame took two years for me, which seems a short lifespan for an item like this if properly treated -- and I treated it with kid gloves -- it never even left my bedroom.  Seems a shame, as the unit still did everything right -- if only it could read the disks.  Looks from the other reviews like others had the same problem, so be forewarned that this is an item that has a limited lifespan. <br /> <br />Normally I would give a product that quit on me lower ratings, but I did really enjoy the product, and would have given it a 5 until it suddenly went belly up.