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Posted by Art on 01/19/07 14:17
"Mike S." <retsuhcs@xinap.moc> wrote in message
news:eoqe8g$jvt$1@reader2.panix.com...
>
> In article <olYrh.59852$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. :)
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> 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.
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> 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.
>
>
Inexcusable? Not to me. I just use +R. Like I said, it works fine for me.
Art
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