Is it possible to fall in love with a DVD player? If it is, then this is the one that will grab your heart. The construction is designed to minimize any possible adverse effect the player’s environment could have on picture and sound quality. So you get offset feet to minimize vibration. You get a rock-solid disc tray, hidden behind an aluminum face plate, to minimize dust contamination and provide more stability for the disc, while spinning. You get a separate, glass-epoxy A/V circuit board. The result is that you could probably do your morning calisthenics, with the player sitting on the floor right next to you, and you’d cause nary a skip or glitch in the playback.Let’s talk picture quality - I was really impressed. The image was tremendous. Rich, vibrant colors and deep, detailed blacks. I saw no artifacting at all - the player just crunched right through even the toughest scenes. The hyperdrive scene of Lost In Space looked phenomenal. The whole sequence is white-washed with bright sunlight, yet no artifacting was visible, and plenty of detail was still apparent. Again, it was easy to use, once I got used to it. Best of all, the remote controls my TV (including switching video inputs), and the volume of my Technics receiver, in addition to the DVD player - very handy indeed.Love this!if you demand the highest video and audio performance from a DVD player, this is the one to buy.