Posted by Tricky Dicky on 01/02/06 14:05

"watty" <watson.d@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "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.

Many years ago, a Comet salesman tried to sell me an extended warranty for a
hi-fi rack. I just laughed

Tricky

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