Posted by watty on 01/02/06 12:58

"Owen" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
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> "watty" <watson.d@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> > "Owen" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
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> >>
> >> Just been looking around for a decent multi-region player on the
> >> high-street. Nobody seems to sell them any more. Argos? Nope.
> > Bennetts?
> >> Nope. Dixons? Nope.
> >>
> >> On the web, Amazon.co.uk sells a few (poor selection) but play.com
turns
> > up
> >> nothing.
> >>
> >> What happened?
> >>
> >> Owen
> >
> > I picked up a multi-region player from Dixons yesterday for a relative.
> >
> > Matsui for �25. Haven't tried any R1 disks as the player isn't mine but
it
> > says in the shops that its multi-region.
> >
>
> Yep, actually I did see the Matsui on the dixons website - looked a bit
shit
> to be honest, so I passed on it.
>
> Funny though because 3 years ago I'm sure there were loads of 'em, in fact
> it was a big selling point. Whereas today it seems almost taboo.
>
> Owen

You're right, its not the best looking machine and has very basic
features...... but it wasn't for me so don't care :) still it is only �25 so
you get what you pay for.

amazingly though, Dixons asked if we wanted to take out extended warranty on
the player for �30!! as if anyone is going to bother with a machine that
cheap.

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