Sony DVP-NS50P/S Single DVD Player, Silver
Frequently freezes on rental disks!
I steered away from the Consumer Reports'-recommended Panasonic DVD player when I saw customer reviews about the player freezing during playback. This Sony player, which is rated highly by CR, started freeze-framing on rental disks just 30 days after I bought it. Sony won't replace it unless it freezes with all disks. We rent a lot, and have never had any of our past 6 DVD players freeze like this, so it must be more sensitive to media scratches.