Posted by Art on 01/20/07 06:08

"Mike S." <retsuhcs@xinap.moc> wrote in message
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>
> 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 :-)
>

Not a biggie either. I have two more DVD players in da house. My Panasonic
will play it and burn me a copy if necessary. But that is a whole nother
conversation... :)

Art

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