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Posted by Mike S. on 01/19/07 12:40
In article <olYrh.59852$kn7.11224@newsfe23.lga>, Art <dont@email.me> wrote:
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>"M. Baker" <thebakersmml@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:1168960003.832246.244290@q2g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>I just bought a Nexxtech DVD player from Circuit City, but am thinking
>> of taking it back because it got pretty crappy user ratings on their
>> website. So I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a decent, compact DVD
>> player that won't break down after using it 5 times or something. The
>> space I have to fit it into is only a little over 12" wide, so I'm
>> looking at the compact ones that all seem to be priced between $25-40
>> from what I'm seeing. All the ones I'm seeing that are that size seem
>> to be "no-name" brands like Durabrand (Walmart), Trutech (Target),
>> Nexxtech (Circuit City), etc. My friend got a small Magnavox one from
>> Sam's Club a few years ago, but they don't have it now.
>>
>> Any input, recommendations, advice on what to avoid, etc.?
>>
>> TIA.
>>
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>I don't know what the user ratings are, but I bought a TruTech from Target 6
>months ago for $29.95. It works great. The picture quality is better than
>my old Magnavox. The only downside I've noticed so far is that it doesn't
>play DVD -R. No big deal, I just use DVD +R for home videos. Unfortunately
>I didn't RTM and found out after ordering a spindle of -Rs. But again, no
>biggie. I give them to friends who can play them and they love it cause
>they get updates on our 5 year much more frequently than they used to. :)
For DVD equipment, TruTech used to be Target stores' private label brand
for equipment sold elsewhere under the Cyberhome brand. The tiny TruTech
DVD player was the Cyberhome CH-DVD300 or 320, and all 5 or 6 hardware
varieties of this model definitely played all media you could throw at it.
Since Cyberhome USA went belly-up, Target appears to be sourcing their TruTech
DVD player and recorder from another supplier, and it looks like things
have gone from mediocre to worse. Frankly, "in this day and age", it's
simply inexcusable for a new production DVD player not to read a properly
authored DVD-R video disc.
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