This was the first blu-ray player I purchased and paid around $600 for it gently used (at the time they were going for $1000 new). I was stoked for how good of a deal I had found. Yes I was an early investor in HDDVDs and already owned over 50 titles when they announced Blu-rays would become the sole source of high definition hardware. So this combo player was my answer to not ditching my HDDVDs and starting over with Blu-rays. At the time this unit was the flagship of Sammy's line, offering 30 sec load times, which by today's standards are slow, but at the time some players had 2 minute load times. This unit is up to date on its firmware, still operates as well as it did from day one, and is in exceptional shape. I would like $100 + shipping for it. PM any questions you may have.