Geez you blokes are paranoid. I am a genuine user and I bought DP-P2 some years ago and the only problem was crook sectors on the hard disk which occasionally would wreck a playback of a recording. I subsequently replaced the hard disk with a bigger one which goes well. One nice thing with the DP-P2...

I had this problem but I discovered the cure. BEFORE switching off at the mains ALWAYS press the blue Beyonwiz circle on the front of the unit and WAIT until the STANDBY display ends and the time shows. THEN switch off at the mains and all will then restart normally. You can also use the End Session...