I bought a denon dvd 2900 from ecost in mid '05 and have had no problems with it. It showed up in a timely manner. They stick you pretty hard on shipping, $20-$30 as I recall. I would be hard pressed to buy a denon or similar unit anywhere else given the savings. The lower end models don't save you all that much compared to the higher end models. I've been resisting the temptation to get something like a 2807 (one with the xm built in) for my garage system. Anybody try xm with one of these?