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Posted by Clem Dye on 10/21/49 11:45
Ian Richardson wrote:
> I was just watching episode 1 of the new Doctor Who DVD, Genesis of the
> Daleks and, after about 15 minutes, my DVD player ceased playing.
>
> I've tried other DVDs and CDs and it looks like the drive in my 4 year
> old chipped Pioneer DV-939A itself has died. All I get is the nice blue
> LED to the right of the drive flashing on and off whenever a disk is loaded.
>
> I've got three options, I guess...
>
> 1. Repair. How much is it likely to cost to get it repaired? It's
> already four years old, so it is even worth it?
>
> 2. Replace. Any recommendations on a similarly specified DVD player?
> Note absolutely must be region free (chipped or not), and capable of
> playing RCE disks.
>
> 3. Upgrade. Any recommendations on a replacement which is also a DVD
> recorder (with Freeview)?
>
> Any help would be very much appreciated.
>
> Ian
Replace, I think. There are quite a few good quality players out there,
and it's not worth trying to hang-on for HD-DVD/BluRay. I guy I work
with just bought a new Pioneer (sorry, can't recall the number) and the
dealer had made it multi-region using a remote. That's a better bet than
having a player chipped, because you haven't invalidated the machine's
warranty.
The Net is your friend here.
Clem
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