I think there may have been some receint software changes, I had read of some of those problems in the past, but most of the worst of them seem to have been corrected.

The biggest complaint can be eliminated by simply categorizing in "Folders" the way it's designed.

It works. and the convenience of having all the DVDs in one place makes up for what little agrevation that the Disc Explorer contributes. (Adding Pictures to the titles does slow things down a bit)

I don't know enough to make a decision on the next model yet, but will have to pretty soon-this machine is nearly filled and the Wife is giving no indication that she's ready to stop buying new DVDs any time soon!