Posted by Justin on 01/10/06 14:41

Large Farva wrote on [Tue, 10 Jan 2006 06:32:48 GMT]:
>
> "Justin" <nospam@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:slrnds5uoh.be4.nospam@debian.dns2go.com...
>> Large Farva wrote on [Mon, 09 Jan 2006 21:31:41 GMT]:
>>> You have a DVD player from 1999? Jesus man, throw that dinosaur in the
>>> trash. A $59 modern player will be 100 times better.
>>
>> Find me a $59 player that will still be running in 6 years and be as
>> reliable as my sd-2109
>
> Take your pick. In 1999 your 2109 was $300. For that same $300 you can buy a
> new $59 player every year for 5 years. The first one will probably last 3
> years at least...giving you 4 backups. You'll probably get 12-15 years out
> of that deal. Plus guess what....if the 2109 were made today it would
> cost.....$59. If not less.

It would also be made in China and last 3-8 months. It seems from
reading lots of reviews that most players these days are made in China
and last under a year. I like not having to rewire my setup every year
though.

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