CyberHome CH-DVD 300B Progressive-Scan DVD Player , Black
Working Great with Short Livetime...No One is Perfect  -_-||
Less than one year ago, I thoroughly studied the Amazon.com reviews, fully aware of the critical shortcoming of this little thing (short live period), and decided to buy it.  After all, I just wanted a small, cheap DVD player that could play whatever DVD / VCD I put in -especially copied VCDs from other countries-and played well.  Everyone told me big-brand-name players were \\"picky\\" on discs.  Since I could get this model around $30 w/ free shipping from Bestbuy, I was happy to accept the short lifetime of it.  This model did its job great.  The remote control was fine in terms of button layout and functionality.  Processing time was ok.  I didn't hear the \\"annoying noise\\" that some reviewers complained about.  And I was very fond of its small size and silver color!  Several months passed, recently it has started to give some \\"signals of getting old\\"-suddenly freezing up on discs, refusing to rewind or stop, unable to read disc, or giving a flash of red light without reasons.  Sigh......It's still working, and my mother (the main user) has figured out that as long as she lets it take a long break (for hours) then it will get back to work normally.  &lt;G>  I reckon it's time to get a new one for back up.  Spend  $25 to get piece of mind for another several months seems a good deal to me.  So I may get another 300S for its cheap price and great functionality, unless someone can recommend a brand / model that is cheap, functional, reliable, all-region-supportive, and lives longer.   (Am I asking too much??)