Posted by Citizen Bob on 10/05/06 16:51

On Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:05:52 +0100, Charlie+ <charlie@xxx.net> wrote:

>FWIW - Bearing in mind you can destroy the readability of some DVD+R and -R
>disks by heat alone in about three days at over 50C, be careful with these
>writeable disks in any machine that runs very hot - they will not last long,
>especially if left in the player.

+/-Rs did not cause as much trouble as +RWs.

>Why not try a fan if you insist on using this player?
>Charlie+

How?

Anyway, I just retired the ILO. It has become progressively worse each
day. Cyberhome, the manufacturer, is either out of business or going
out of business. WalMart has dropped the product, although I see Best
Buy is offering it for reduced price.

I can't complain - I got a year's service for $99. I know people who
bought big brand name units for 4 times that amount and their unit
spent more time in the repair shop than playing DVDs at their home.
And then it craps out when the warranty expires so they have to throw
it away after 1 year.

There's only one way to go - a PVR that you build yourself. I will
wait another year because some of the critical parts for a reliable
PVR have not been completely developed.





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you would have good people doing good things and evil
people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil
things, that takes govt. Govt is the root of all evil.

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