04-23-2004, 11:07 AM
I had a Panasonic 5 disc player which needed repairs three times in under two years. It was great when it worked but I now doubt the reliability of Panasonic players.
I spent some time talking with the repair guy after my last visit about the reliability of players. He said all the cheap players are using drives with only one or sometimes no bearings on the drive motors. These are the parts that are wearing out of all brands and usually cost more than the price of a new player to replace. Unless you're buying a high end player you should consider your DVD player to be a disposable item. Depending on the number of hours a day you spend using it, you may only have a one or two year life with it.
My new player is a Toshiba which works very well. It's played everything I've put into it so far. I also have a PS2 which sucks for playing just about any DVDs and the player in my computer which is only OK.
I spent some time talking with the repair guy after my last visit about the reliability of players. He said all the cheap players are using drives with only one or sometimes no bearings on the drive motors. These are the parts that are wearing out of all brands and usually cost more than the price of a new player to replace. Unless you're buying a high end player you should consider your DVD player to be a disposable item. Depending on the number of hours a day you spend using it, you may only have a one or two year life with it.
My new player is a Toshiba which works very well. It's played everything I've put into it so far. I also have a PS2 which sucks for playing just about any DVDs and the player in my computer which is only OK.
Gullible isn't in the dictionary.