Same old story...
Unfortunately, I did not read these customer reviews until AFTER my toshiba dvd player stopped working. It was suggested by an employee in the electronics department at a major department store... Apparently I should do my own research before I purchase a similar product. I bought the dvd player approximately one month ago and have used it less than ten times. I discovered today that it is not working and reads the message "bad" even after inserting a brand new dvd. I do not plan to purchase any other toshiba dvd players, and strongly discourage any consumers from purchasing the sd-3980 in particular. VERY DISAPPOINTED!