Samsung DVD611 DVD Player
Samsung has skipping problems
I got the Samsung DVD-709 as a gift and it seemed to play DVD's well until we rented &quot;Mystery Alaska.&quot;  There were several scenes where the player would skip and then freeze.  We thought it might be the DVD, so we  exchanged it for the same movie at Blockbuster and found the same problems.   It would even skip in the exact same scenes.<br />It has a lot of nice  features like 32X FFWD and RWD.  Also, 2X and 4X magnification.  Not to  mention DTS and Dolby Digital compatible.  I just can't live with the  skipping though.  <br />I guess with a lower price you compromise quality.   Sticking with the larger name brands like Sony, Pioneer, Panasonic,  Toshiba, or Sharp seem like a much better and safer bet.