Now just a suggestion (don't bag me or Stag me...he..he..he..) we have found that our cheap Bali dvd's play a lot better (ie. even play..they don't on the others) on a cheap DVD player bought from The Warehouse or Crazy Clarks etc. Because a lot of them are made in Asia and they aren't as sensitive as the "sony's" etc. We have done the excersise and we have a cheap one just for all our cheap dvd's. $70 is not too much of an outlay for them and they work really well. Ones that will not play on the Sony are pretty much perfect on the "strange named ones". Just thought I'd let you all know - though you probably already know.... have a great night.