the unit be work today in August 2010 . no I do not depend on it to watch dvd , as I have another dvd player for watch video . this be sort of a gift from someone . the dvd player be great when it decide to work . as another review mention this dav fc7 have a bad or malfunction part which the sony repair guy know about . and this should have be recall and all owner should not be charge for repair . yes , I have dvd and cd stick in there , for month . and then one day it decide to spit it out . if it do not , I would have to take this thing apart and remove the dvd myself . and a few time I want to use the dvd player within , it turn off after try to find the disc inside the player . I want to throw it out then , but be too lazy to . now I use this for the speaker . the radio be not sensitive enough to lock into station , as I like 710 wor be in NYC . other than these problem . it have okay sound . okay sub woofer . but I be go to change the front and center speaker when I save up enough money . I may use old Sony bookshelf speaker for the front , and at 8 ohm , they have the same volume . and may get a cheap center from ebay . $ 80 be too much for a new center speaker , as sell here in amazon .