A Cheapo...Period.
Written: Jul 24 '01
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Pros: LOW PRICE! Fairly good quality if it is actually working right.
Cons: Unreliable. Don't waste your money.
The Bottom Line: DON'T BUY IT! Spend an extra $50 and get a name you know. But if you like fixing things, then maybe this is the thing for you.
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| clarkch's Full Review: Oritron DVD100 DVD Player |
When I thumbed through the ads of the Sunday paper this "Great Deal" caught my eye...The Oritron DVD-100 available at Best Buy for the Low Low price of only $100! And I thought to myself..."Wow! I can't pass this one up! Finally a NEW DVD PLAYER that even I can afford!" Being only 15 I didn't exactly have a reliable source of income at the time, but I had somehow managed to save up a hundred bucks, and was the first in the house to have my very own DVD player. Well anyway, I hooked it up and it worked great for 3 months although I didn't use it all that much. Well today, I switched it on and it finally bit the big one. Oh yeah, the movie started playing alright...WITH A BUNCH OF RANDOM FUZZY BOXES JUMPING ALL OVER THE SCREEN! So the first thing that came to my mind was...warranty! "Hey I saved the receipt and the warranty card for once, now I can send it in and get it fixed for free!...WRONG!" The thing came with a lousy 90 day warranty, and being only 10 days after it expired, I was pretty mad. But then I read some of these Epinions and tried unplugging it as suggested...IT WORKED! Now it works just as "good" as it used to.
If you are experiencing problems with your DVD-100 try some of these suggestions...
Problem: Fuzzy boxes randomly jumping around screen.
Solution: Unplug your DVD-100 and plug it back in.
Magically for a very not obvious reason it should be
good as new.
Problem: Player responds as "BAD DISC..."
Solution: This could be a problem with the motor. It could be overheating or just plain "burned out" Try removing the cover and giving it plenty of air and let it cool of before you try it.
I hope that these solutions help you as they did me.
~Chris
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Amount Paid (US$): 100
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