RCA RC5240P DVD Player
Do NOT buy this DVD player
I've owned this RCA DVD player for about 1 1/2 years now. It worked great in the beginning. Occasionally I would have to unplug it and restart it because either the picture would freeze or the disk drawer would not open. This was a nuisance, but a minor one (or I thought at the time). I also noticed right away that the player became extremely hot. Thinking it was because I hadn't provided enough room around the unit, I rearranged my entertainment center to accommodate this player and give it air. It didn't seem to matter because the player still ran hot. I knew this couldn't be good but because I didn't have constant problems with DVDs playing, I kept using the player. <br />Well, today it died and now my living room smells like burnt electronics. Not only am I extremely ticked off because this piece of junk lasted less than 2 years, but I'm also concerned about what would have happened if I hadn't tried to watch a movie today and learned that the player would not turn on. Would this thing have started a fire?<br />I should have learned my lesson with my RCA TV, which stopped working less than 2 years after I bought it (I detect a pattern with RCA products breaking just over their 1 year warranties). I can say that I've learned my lesson now. No more RCA products in this house.