Instruct: Classify a review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: nice price -- short life

i picked this baby up from my college bookstore a few months ago because it was small and cheap and we needed to replace our Cyberhome model which decided not to work anymore. it looks cute, and the picture quality is ok, however it no longer wants to play entire DVDs...it seems like the once the reader goes out to a certain point, the player will start skipping and then eventually give up. of course, this usually coincides with the dramatic climax of whatever movie is in there, so it becomes THAT MUCH more frustrating. sigh. also, what the other reviewer said about the player running hot is true! it has never melted anything of mine, but it does get unreasonably heated. if you can, i would recommend investing in something sturdier/from a bigger brand name.