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Posted by Stan Brown on 10/01/63 11:33
Fri, 02 Dec 2005 02:24:00 GMT from Mike <miker@rochester.rr.com>:
> They took it to a repair place and last I heard from them, it was
> repaired at a cost of $350. The disc drive needed to be replaced.
>
> Now, beside the point that $350 is way more than anyone should pay for a
> new good DVD player (unless maybe it's some sore of home theater
> specialty) Is there anyway a replacement of the disc drive should
> approach this much money?
Hard to say. The drive itself was probably under half of that, but
servicing most electronic devices costs a fortune because they're
really made to be thrown away when they stop working. (Yes, I think
that's terrible.)
On the other hand, it could be a pure ripoff.
--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com/
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