Quote Originally Posted by oaty
...it pauses a lot on rental DVD's...
Hmmm... no comments on what type of rental DVDs you are watching or at what point it pauses I see... (thinking XXX Busty Blondes from the Beach).

Anyway, I had similar problems (until my girlfriend caught me... oh no hang on wrong thought), I mean my DVD player was skipping and pausing and was an early model.
So I trashed it and got a new one from a supermarket at £20, like Gawain says about $40. Works fine, and I'm not bothered if it breaks 'cos it only costs the same as one night's drinks.

Go buy yourself another one.