Eclipse is very reliable from what i have seen. I have a deck that is 5 years old. my brother has one that is 4 years old. that just got back from getting fixed because the lens was cracked. I have another friend how has that same deck, and another friend that has one that is 2 years old with no problems. And my brother will blow anything you give him. They did have a problem with the 5440's? decks skipping. but it depended on what car it was in. one car it would skip and you put it into another car and it would be fine. i think it was mostly german cars they skipped in.