Instruct: Classify a given review as either positive or negative.
Query: Waste of money

Although it's a perfectly good-looking DVD player with a good list of specifications for the price, the Toshiba SD-5000 is junk. The unit started to misbehave (mostly the common "Loading..." error) after two weeks and was completely useless by about month nine. Support from Toshiba was beyond disappointing and cemented my resolve to avoid cheap Toshiba electronics whenever possible, especially when early reviews start to indicate failures. Sony, LG, GE, Panasonic, and others should write Toshiba a thank-you note for creating junk like the SD-5000, because I'm sure that I'm not the only owner who will now purchase any other brand rather than wasting money on Toshiba's garbage.