thing be go great for 5 month , until suddenly I can not play dvd . the dvd audio be choppy and the video pixelate then stop altogether within seconds . Samsung of course be difficult to deal with to have they complete a warranty repair . rather than just send a new unit , which most reputable manufacturer would do to minimize you inconvenience & displeasure with they company , they want I to send it off to they for 2-3 week . -lrb- not a partcularly entice option when the unit comprise the sum total of you home audio\/video equipment . -rrb- we 'll see how this play out , but I be inclined to return to Sony product . after all , I have the same receiver , CD player , tape deck , & dvd player for many year -lrb- nearly 20 year in the case of the receiver -rrb- , and now my Samsung replacement die after 5 month . other down side that I be willing to overlook , but deserve mention : \* when you plug in you ipod to the usb port , its next to impossible to control what song be next . it do not pull up the song\/artist info , but rather you get a series of 4-5 random letter , so you be stick just click next until a song play that you may want to hear at that particular moment . the work around I start use be just to plug the ipod into the stereo use the ipod 's headphone jack & control thing from the ipod itself . the usb port be a great idea for Samsung , but its not think out well enough to actually be effective . \* the remote control be not well organize . difficult to navigate dvd without really concentrate on the button you be look for . \* the disc #s on the carousel should be white on black , rather than black on black . its real hard to read they -- even up close -- in a dark armoire . \* no cd mode that I can discern . so if you just want music , you gotta take out the dvd , otherwise , it 'll play they when it come around to they . my old Sony dvd player have this feature and would skip the dvd in CD Mode .