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Beware the Marantz DV-4300 DVD player. When it was introduced it was slim, slick, good-looking. But it had technical issues that, if the owner was lucky, would surface before the warranty expired. The units would fail to initiate and recognize discs. Early on they might quit playing a disc after it had been running for a while, or pixellate after warmup. Well after the warranty period, Marantz allowed free and unlimited repairs and retrofits of these units for original owners, handled through their authorized Marantz dealers. Some customers were even offered a later DV-4400 in exchange, at no charge; that one wasn't as slim, slick or good-looking, but it was utterly reliable, which I'd take to be a good tradeoff! Unfortunately the program for exchanging defective Marantz DV-4300 expired about three years ago and there is no more recourse other than paying to have a defective one fixed. The problem may have been due to excessive heat buildup. The video processor in the DV-4300 runs hot. The ones that came back from Marantz after repair or retrofit appear to be reliable and long-lasting, so the good news is that if you encounter one that works, probably it will continue doing so. Those that don't work are probably already discarded. The Marantz DVD-4300...at least the versions I've tried...can be set to play DVDs from any region but won't play PAL DVDs in progressive scan. That this may vary according to the version you are dealing with, or if someone has updated the firmware in the unit. Routinely the firmware would be updated any time an authorized Marantz servicer, or the factory, did work on the player, so the following may not work on any particular DV-4300: Marantz DV-4300 region-free setup 1. Open the disc tray 2. Press SETUP 3. Press 9,1,1,1,1 4. Press PAUSE 5. Press SHUFFLE 6. Press NEXTRead full review