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dubbah
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Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:49 pm Post subject:
Re: dvd players that last more than a year |
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campu2.net wrote:
| Quote: | Just returned from Wal-Mart where I saw their Cyberhome DVD players
for $36
I don't know anyone that owns one, but at that price I could pick up
a half dozen and would probably be set for years.
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Saw those Cyberhome players at Target. Was told by a clerk
there have been returns. You get what you pay for.
Buy a Sony.
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campu2.net
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Fri Oct 14, 2005 4:40 am Post subject:
Re: dvd players that last more than a year |
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dubbah wrote:
| Quote: | campu2.net wrote:
Just returned from Wal-Mart where I saw their Cyberhome DVD players
for $36
I don't know anyone that owns one, but at that price I could pick up
a half dozen and would probably be set for years.
Saw those Cyberhome players at Target. Was told by a clerk
there have been returns. You get what you pay for.
Buy a Sony.
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Apex players are/were the same way. I've read about a lot of them
"dead on arrival" purchased brand new. Still the APEX AD1500 is the
longest lasting DVD player I've owned.
I have a Sony VCR which took 3 returns and exchanges at Wal-Mart.
The first two were running very hot. You could smell the overheating
and the tapes were comming out of the player were hot.
No problem with Wal-Mart. They let you exchange bad players until you
get one you're happy with. No restocking fees.
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Black Locust
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Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:40 am Post subject:
Re: dvd players that last more than a year |
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In article <1129256795.546273.209580@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
"campu2.net" <campu2@hotmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Apex players are/were the same way. I've read about a lot of them
"dead on arrival" purchased brand new. Still the APEX AD1500 is the
longest lasting DVD player I've owned.
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I've read so many mixed things about Apex over the years that I'm not
sure what to make of them, but I've steered clear of them anyway. Any
player that's $40 or less just scares me. They've GOT to be cutting
corners somewhere to sell the unit at that price.
| Quote: | I have a Sony VCR which took 3 returns and exchanges at Wal-Mart.
The first two were running very hot. You could smell the overheating
and the tapes were comming out of the player were hot.
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I purchased a Sony SLV-N60 about 5 years ago and it's still going
strong. But I've no idea what more recent Sony VCR's are like. As far as
I can tell, it's nearly impossible to find a VCR these days that's
anything but a total POS. It seems that electronics manufactures are
deliberately building these units to break within 6 months or are being
forced to use the cheapest parts available because no one will pay more
than $30 for a VCR now.
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we.
They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people,
and neither do we." - George Dumbya Bush |
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Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:24 pm Post subject:
Re: dvd players that last more than a year |
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This has been a problem since cheap players (<$100) became the norm.
Even name brands fail now. I have an original Toshiba 2006 ($500) that
still works after 8 years. I have a Toshiba 2109 ($250) that still
works after 5 years. The last two Toshibas I bought (both about $80 in
2003) both failed after about a year.
The best answer I can give is to not buy a cheap player. The more it
costs, the better it's built. I'll never buy another sub-$100 player
again. Unforunately, there isn't much selection available in the
$150-$300 range for just a general player (most in this range are
either cheap DVD-recorders or multi-disc players that are prone to
mechanical failures).
-Eric |
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Sami Marksman
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dubbah
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 12:14 am Post subject:
Re: dvd players that last more than a year |
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elrous0@pop.uky.edu wrote:
| Quote: | This has been a problem since cheap players (<$100) became the norm.
Even name brands fail now. I have an original Toshiba 2006 ($500) that
still works after 8 years. I have a Toshiba 2109 ($250) that still
works after 5 years. The last two Toshibas I bought (both about $80 in
2003) both failed after about a year.
The best answer I can give is to not buy a cheap player. The more it
costs, the better it's built. I'll never buy another sub-$100 player
again.
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Sony should be a good brand name. I had a bad experience with a
Philips/Magnavox DVD recorder, which I tossed in the rubbish, and with
a Philips/Magnavox DVD player whose laser is dead, so I use only
to play music cds with.
I have to say I am a bit shocked at the Toshiba info. |
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Mike S.
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 1:44 am Post subject:
Re: dvd players that last more than a year |
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In article <1129555443.360527.94190@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
<elrous0@pop.uky.edu> wrote:
| Quote: | This has been a problem since cheap players (<$100) became the norm.
Even name brands fail now. I have an original Toshiba 2006 ($500) that
still works after 8 years. I have a Toshiba 2109 ($250) that still
works after 5 years. The last two Toshibas I bought (both about $80 in
2003) both failed after about a year.
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Early Toshiba players were actually manufactured by Toshiba.
More recent Toshiba-labelled players are manufactured by Lucky-Goldstar
(LG) |
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Bob
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:46 pm Post subject:
Re: dvd players that last more than a year |
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On Mon, 7 Nov 2005 01:44:30 +0000 (UTC), retsuhcs@xinap.moc (Mike S.)
wrote:
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In article <1129555443.360527.94190@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
elrous0@pop.uky.edu> wrote:
This has been a problem since cheap players (<$100) became the norm.
Even name brands fail now. I have an original Toshiba 2006 ($500) that
still works after 8 years. I have a Toshiba 2109 ($250) that still
works after 5 years. The last two Toshibas I bought (both about $80 in
2003) both failed after about a year.
Early Toshiba players were actually manufactured by Toshiba.
More recent Toshiba-labelled players are manufactured by Lucky-Goldstar
(LG)
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With the rapid advances in DVD technology, a DVDR older than 1 year is
obsolete.
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Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!"
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Justin
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 8:42 pm Post subject:
Re: dvd players that last more than a year |
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Bob wrote on [Mon, 07 Nov 2005 13:46:22 GMT]:
| Quote: | On Mon, 7 Nov 2005 01:44:30 +0000 (UTC), retsuhcs@xinap.moc (Mike S.)
wrote:
In article <1129555443.360527.94190@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
elrous0@pop.uky.edu> wrote:
This has been a problem since cheap players (<$100) became the norm.
Even name brands fail now. I have an original Toshiba 2006 ($500) that
still works after 8 years. I have a Toshiba 2109 ($250) that still
works after 5 years. The last two Toshibas I bought (both about $80 in
2003) both failed after about a year.
Early Toshiba players were actually manufactured by Toshiba.
More recent Toshiba-labelled players are manufactured by Lucky-Goldstar
(LG)
With the rapid advances in DVD technology, a DVDR older than 1 year is
obsolete.
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Once it becomes obsolete, does that mean it no longer records TV
programs? |
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Bob
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 8:56 pm Post subject:
Re: dvd players that last more than a year |
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On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 14:42:09 GMT, Justin <nospam@insightbb.com> wrote:
| Quote: | With the rapid advances in DVD technology, a DVDR older than 1 year is
obsolete.
Once it becomes obsolete, does that mean it no longer records TV
programs?
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It means it becomes a backup machine for recording programs that
conflict in time.
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Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!"
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Justin
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:06 pm Post subject:
Re: dvd players that last more than a year |
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Bob wrote on [Mon, 07 Nov 2005 14:56:27 GMT]:
| Quote: | On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 14:42:09 GMT, Justin <nospam@insightbb.com> wrote:
With the rapid advances in DVD technology, a DVDR older than 1 year is
obsolete.
Once it becomes obsolete, does that mean it no longer records TV
programs?
It means it becomes a backup machine for recording programs that
conflict in time.
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If it doesn't work after a year, then it does neither, yes? |
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Bob
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Tue Nov 08, 2005 12:45 am Post subject:
Re: dvd players that last more than a year |
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On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 15:06:54 GMT, Justin <nospam@insightbb.com> wrote:
| Quote: | With the rapid advances in DVD technology, a DVDR older than 1 year is
obsolete.
Once it becomes obsolete, does that mean it no longer records TV
programs?
It means it becomes a backup machine for recording programs that
conflict in time.
If it doesn't work after a year, then it does neither, yes?
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I was talking about machines that are still working after a year, but
are obsolete.
I have had to throw out my share of video recorders after just 1 year.
But that's because I used it every day.
Which is not bad considering that you are lucky if you can get your
new car off the lot.
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Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!"
--Ben Franklin |
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