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Posted by William A. T. Clark on 02/24/06 14:44
In article <43fe385c$0$8248$e4fe514c@dreader30.news.xs4all.nl>,
"Rob Jonker" <xxrjonker.2xx@hccnet.nl> wrote:
> "D. Spencer Hines" <poguemidden@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht
> news:axqLf.40$bW.71@eagle.america.net...
> > Interesting...
> >
> > You don't EXPECT a Phillips, Sony, Panasonic or Toshiba DVD/VCR Combo
> Player
> > to last more than two years?
> >
> > Is it the transport drives that wear out -- or the lasers that fail -- or
> > what?
> >
> > I've had lots of these companies' products in the past -- going back over
> 40
> > years -- and they generally last FIVE years -- or more.
> >
> > Defective Merchandise Today?
> >
> > DVD/VCR Combo Players are flimsy, delicate and inherently prone to
> failure?
> >
> > Some other important factors?
> >
> > DSH
> >
> > "Rob Jonker" <xxrjonker.2xx@hccnet.nl> wrote in message
> > news:43fe30aa$0$7236$e4fe514c@dreader26.news.xs4all.nl...
> > >
> > > "D. Spencer Hines" <poguemidden@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht
> > > news:pR9Lf.67$NX4.594@eagle.america.net...
> >
> > >> Which one of these DVD/VCR Combo Players currently on the market is the
> > >> best one?
> > >>
> > >> Why do there seem to be so many problems with these players -- which
> seem
> > >> to die in a year or two -- at the longest?
> > >>
> > >> Thank you.
> > >>
> > >> DSH
> > >>
> > >>
> > > I also have a Philips combo DVD/VHS player. The latest models play
> almost
> > > anything: MP3, DivX, JPEG, MPEG, not MOV or RM but you can't have it
> all.
> > > I can't say anything about how long it will last, but 2 years is likely
> > > the maximum lifespan. Do not expect any this special of such a machine,
> > > technically simple but up to date.
> > >
> > > Rob Jonker
> >
> >
>
> The laser I guess. I have a 20 year old CD player working fine but if you
> read in this group the defective DVD players are falling out of the sky. I
> think the lasers die quick.
> Someone correct me if I'm wrong, it happens to me all the time.....
>
> Rob
I think a lot of it has to do with devices that are just too elaborate
to support themselves. I have had a nightmare with a JVC DR-MV1S. It is
going back to JVC for a replacement, but it is hard to use, incredibly
overcomplicated, and I think as a result, inherently fragile.
As you say, we have all had simple CD players that last for years and
years - my CD unit is close to 18 years old, so there is no inherent
reason for the technology to fail, other than when poor design renders
them delicate.
William Clark
William Clark
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