for electrical goods, nowadays i don buy the expensive/branded ones.
as u know, the technology changes so fast, so buy a cheap one, last u say 4-5 years, then if spoil, can buy latest model then.
10 years ago i bought a JVC 29inch TV, S$2999. that bloody thing is still in good condition, so i got no excuse to change TV now - throw away very sayang la.
so now my DVD player from Akira, <100.