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From: T i m on 9 May 2010 13:03 On Sun, 9 May 2010 17:31:05 +0100, usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk (Woody) wrote: >Sabby has a telly that has a slot load DVD built in. The dvd has stopped >working well. > >On taking it apart I think it has had it, but the TV is fine, so in an >ideal world I could swap the 'foryou dl-05' dvd player for another. In a world of 20 years ago you mean when things were built to be repairable. > >Anyone know where you could get such things, preferably for a price >cheaper than replacing the telly? Only by the container full it seems (unless you can find a car DVD player you can nick the drive out of). What would be wrong with an external DVD player (rather than 'replacing the telly')? Cheers, T i m p.s. When we got our UMC FV TV / DVD player I viewed the DVD player as a temporary bonus.
From: Woody on 9 May 2010 13:22 T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > On Sun, 9 May 2010 17:31:05 +0100, usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk (Woody) > wrote: > > >Sabby has a telly that has a slot load DVD built in. The dvd has stopped > >working well. > > > >On taking it apart I think it has had it, but the TV is fine, so in an > >ideal world I could swap the 'foryou dl-05' dvd player for another. > > In a world of 20 years ago you mean when things were built to be > repairable. Well, they also cost the amount too! > >Anyone know where you could get such things, preferably for a price > >cheaper than replacing the telly? > > Only by the container full it seems (unless you can find a car DVD > player you can nick the drive out of). Maybe that is an option. > What would be wrong with an external DVD player (rather than > 'replacing the telly')? Becasue it is another thing to have. This is her telly/dvd player that she has in the bedroom. I am sure we have an old DVD player around still, just not as neat. I mean it doesn't really matter much at the moment, as she is watching stuff on her archos, but it seems a shame to have a telly that is otherwise not going to get used. > p.s. When we got our UMC FV TV / DVD player I viewed the DVD player as > a temporary bonus. That is because of your use. She wanted a DVD player with something to see it on, so a TV is of no use to her if it can't play DVDs. -- Woody www.alienrat.com
From: T i m on 9 May 2010 13:47 On Sun, 9 May 2010 18:22:27 +0100, usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk (Woody) wrote: >> In a world of 20 years ago you mean when things were built to be >> repairable. > >Well, they also cost the amount too! Indeed. > >> >Anyone know where you could get such things, preferably for a price >> >cheaper than replacing the telly? >> >> Only by the container full it seems (unless you can find a car DVD >> player you can nick the drive out of). > >Maybe that is an option. Unless you could get confirmation from the manufacturers that they were the same then it might be an expensive experiment (might be worth dropping them a line though. I have been lucky with companies sending me stuff (often foc) that wasn't technically available as a spare as such). > >> What would be wrong with an external DVD player (rather than >> 'replacing the telly')? > >Becasue it is another thing to have. This is her telly/dvd player that >she has in the bedroom. I am sure we have an old DVD player around >still, just not as neat. Ah, I forgot it was you. ;-) > >I mean it doesn't really matter much at the moment, as she is watching >stuff on her archos, but it seems a shame to have a telly that is >otherwise not going to get used. > >> p.s. When we got our UMC FV TV / DVD player I viewed the DVD player as >> a temporary bonus. > >That is because of your use. True. Plus I don't like having to play lucky dip re trying to find the DVD slot round the side of the TV (so use an external one anyway). I guess that's the price you can pay for all_in_ones, that and one bit goes down and it can write the whole thing off (in Sabs case etc). > She wanted a DVD player with something to >see it on, so a TV is of no use to her if it can't play DVDs. Will you get it in the cupboard with all that other kit though? ;-) Cheers, T i m
From: Peter Ceresole on 9 May 2010 14:53 T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > >Becasue it is another thing to have. This is her telly/dvd player that > >she has in the bedroom. I am sure we have an old DVD player around > >still, just not as neat. > > Ah, I forgot it was you. ;-) Certainly not just Woody. One of the reasons people are here is that they get Macs to avoid the clunky stuff. -- Peter
From: Woody on 9 May 2010 15:00
T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > On Sun, 9 May 2010 18:22:27 +0100, usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk (Woody) > wrote: > > >> In a world of 20 years ago you mean when things were built to be > >> repairable. > > > >Well, they also cost the amount too! > > Indeed. > > > >> >Anyone know where you could get such things, preferably for a price > >> >cheaper than replacing the telly? > >> > >> Only by the container full it seems (unless you can find a car DVD > >> player you can nick the drive out of). > > > >Maybe that is an option. > > Unless you could get confirmation from the manufacturers that they > were the same then it might be an expensive experiment (might be worth > dropping them a line though. I have been lucky with companies sending > me stuff (often foc) that wasn't technically available as a spare as > such). Well, all you need is transport controls and digital output, so it should be easy enough to find. > >> What would be wrong with an external DVD player (rather than > >> 'replacing the telly')? > > > >Becasue it is another thing to have. This is her telly/dvd player that > >she has in the bedroom. I am sure we have an old DVD player around > >still, just not as neat. > > Ah, I forgot it was you. ;-) Don't get you? I suggested that to her, she wasn't keen. There isn't much room there. > >I mean it doesn't really matter much at the moment, as she is watching > >stuff on her archos, but it seems a shame to have a telly that is > >otherwise not going to get used. > > > >> p.s. When we got our UMC FV TV / DVD player I viewed the DVD player as > >> a temporary bonus. > > > >That is because of your use. > > True. Plus I don't like having to play lucky dip re trying to find the > DVD slot round the side of the TV (so use an external one anyway). Never really had much trouble with that, it is pretty easy to find! > guess that's the price you can pay for all_in_ones, that and one bit > goes down and it can write the whole thing off (in Sabs case etc). it really depends on your use. If you have the space, it isn't an issue. > > She wanted a DVD player with something to > >see it on, so a TV is of no use to her if it can't play DVDs. > > Will you get it in the cupboard with all that other kit though? ;-) I already have a monitor in there, that would have to go in the loft, or better still the skip. Actualy not, I would probably keep it as it is pretty good as a telly, if I needed one of those -- Woody www.alienrat.com |