Sony DVP-S550D DVD Player
! WARNING - DO NOT BUY A SONY DVD PLAYER !
I purchased my DVP-735 back in 2000.  It was a wonderful &quot;flagship&quot; product, and I even rated it highly on a website such as this.  However, since then it has been locking up in every movie that we watch (generally near the end).  The irony is that a local agent - Next Electronics charged me &gt; NZ$300 to have the pickup assembly replaced (with a 3 month warranty).  Guess what - the damned piece of crap failed after 4 months - even worse than before.  SONY, if you are listening, I am not too happy with your product or customer support.  The local &quot;Sony Centre&quot; in Wellington seems to brush off faulty product that is beyond its warranty date.  Every time my flatmates and I watch a DVD, it locks up - MOST EMBARRASINGLY! DO NOT BUY A SONY DVD PLAYER.  If I could go back in time, I would have burnt the NZ$1,100 I spent purchasing this DVD player, rather than suffer its problems.