ive bought slot loading philips hdmi dvd upscaling to 1080i,forgot what model,oledi 2 years and still good. their slogan is king of playability,meaning can play any kind of dvd condition.....ive to agree,u can play scratch dvd,calar here and there or cracked cd/dvd n still can play it,even beat my PC dvdrw drive,beat samsung,beat lg,beat sony,beat my xbox360,beat china lauya brand,beat pioneer dvd hdmi. i trusted japan brand. now new model,up to 1080p. will get it soon. philips hdmi dvd,4 thumbs up!