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| Thread ID: 81183 | 2007-07-19 11:45:00 | Portable DVD players | mejobloggs (264) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 570325 | 2007-07-19 11:45:00 | Looking to get a portable DVD player for my grandparents. I know nothing about them (the grandparents.... no wait :p) Main use will be to view photos that the family send (they don't have a pc) Family have come to me asking what's good, and what's not, but no idea. www.dse.co.nz www.dse.co.nz www.dse.co.nz I'm just going to say, get the biggest screen size. But i know nothing about quality, or anything else i have to watch out for in dvd players. Advice? Suggestions? Thanks |
mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 570326 | 2007-07-20 03:01:00 | Why not just buy a DVD player that plugs into a TV? Or are they specifically wanting something portable? | FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 570327 | 2007-07-20 03:13:00 | No tv | mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 570328 | 2007-07-20 03:41:00 | Buy them a PC. | Metla (12) | ||
| 570329 | 2007-07-22 03:00:00 | Let's see, I believe KMart was selling a a built-in DVD player TV a while ago, but somehow I couldn't find it in their catalogue. They were selling it for about $200, if my brain doesn't fail me. Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 570330 | 2007-07-22 03:21:00 | Perhaps what is wanted for the gift is a portable DVD player. A computer is not a portable DVD player, and a bit expensive for something which "also" plays DVD movies as well as doing what it is meant for. A TV with built-in DVD is not a portable DVD player. Why hasn't someone suggested a car with a built-in DVD player?:confused: |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 570331 | 2007-07-22 03:35:00 | Meh, You could easily buy an (older) decent PC for the price of a new portable DVD player. | Metla (12) | ||
| 570332 | 2007-07-22 03:49:00 | Why hasn't someone suggested a car with a built-in DVD player?:confused: mejobloggs why don't you get them a car with a built-in DVD player? :p Seriously though, just suggest they try them out in the shop if they can to see what the picture is like and check if the controls are easy to use. And ensure they get a decent free warranty with it as I have seen a lot of those things being returned. |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 570333 | 2007-07-22 04:43:00 | I'm not real keen on cheap "kamakuza" brand DVD players, portable or otherwise. I'd recommend a name brand player backed by a decent warranty. I find the compatability with +/- RW disks is bad on cheap players, they don't deal well with dirty or scratched disks , and are more prone to failure. That said consumer law says that things should be suitable for the purpose they're sold for and last a reasonable amount of time, so you have some protection as long as you buy from a retailer. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 570334 | 2007-07-22 04:50:00 | I'm not real keen on cheap "kamakuza" brand DVD players, portable or otherwise. I'd recommend a name brand player backed by a decent warranty. lol well the Phillips DVD I brought a few yrs ago cost over 1000. It doesnt play + or - dvds either, DVD's I burn. But the stereo here, which was $150 cheaper, plays anything u chuck in it. So, its not only cheap dvd players that wont play + or - dvd's. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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