Posted by Mike S. on 01/19/07 16:03

In article <3q4sh.59993$kn7.10414@newsfe23.lga>, Art <dont@email.me> wrote:
>
>"Mike S." <retsuhcs@xinap.moc> wrote in message
>news:eoqe8g$jvt$1@reader2.panix.com...
>>
>> In article <olYrh.59852$kn7.11224@newsfe23.lga>, Art <dont@email.me>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>"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.
>>>>
>>>
>>>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.
>
>Inexcusable? Not to me. I just use +R. Like I said, it works fine for me.

Obviously you're satisfied if it meets your needs - until someone gives
you something on DVD-R :-)

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