KLH DVD221 DVD Player
Problems
This is my first DVD player; I bought it about 2 years ago without knowing much about my options.  When I got it, I didn't have an AV receiver, so I didn't notice the lack of an optical audio connection.  The first thing I did notice is that my universal remote didn't have a listed code, and it didn't find one by searching.<br />Currently, the player is connected to a Yamaha HTR-5450 receiver.  I've noticed some audio synch problems for a while, which really bug me, but don't seem to bother my girlfriend.  Recently, I've also had a lot of trouble with discs freezing or skipping.  This occurs with both brand new and old discs, and is rarely helped by cleaning.  I haven't gone to the trouble to test the discs on other players to determine for sure where the fault is, but I'm pretty sure it's the KLH.  I've read that both the skipping and the audio synch problems are related to an ill-defined set of standards for DVD, and many older players have been reported to have trouble with newer discs.