Chris Shelly
Second Unit
- Joined
- Dec 16, 2001
- Messages
- 274
Hello,
I bought my first DVD player when they first came out. It is an RCA RC5200P. This DVD player has seen at least 2 movies a week and is still going strong. Layer changes are fast and it has never ever locked up. 2 years later I purchased a Panasonic A112. Like the RCA above this player has fast layer changes and has never froze up. Still going strong.
In my basement I decided to put together a budget system. I picked up a Sherwood RD-7106 receiver (great piece by the way) for $129. Also added a JBL NSP1 speaker package. I figured that after 6 years DVD players would be more affordable and work better then ever. I bought a Sampo 611 player for this set up. Other then slow layer changes it worked very good for the first 2 months. One day during a movie it froze up solid during the middle of it. When I removed the disk and put it back in all I would get is "DISK ERROR". The next day I watched the movie again and it did not freeze at all. Ever since then this happens 2 out of 3 times. It always freezes at random during different parts of the movie. I got sick of it so I put the SAMPO 611 up in the guest bedroom to collect dust.
I figured you get what you pay for so I purchased a Panasonic RV32. This DVD player still plays okay but the layer changes take forever compared to my 2 older models. It also does not feel as solid as my older players. I am sure it will break before the others.
Chris
I bought my first DVD player when they first came out. It is an RCA RC5200P. This DVD player has seen at least 2 movies a week and is still going strong. Layer changes are fast and it has never ever locked up. 2 years later I purchased a Panasonic A112. Like the RCA above this player has fast layer changes and has never froze up. Still going strong.
In my basement I decided to put together a budget system. I picked up a Sherwood RD-7106 receiver (great piece by the way) for $129. Also added a JBL NSP1 speaker package. I figured that after 6 years DVD players would be more affordable and work better then ever. I bought a Sampo 611 player for this set up. Other then slow layer changes it worked very good for the first 2 months. One day during a movie it froze up solid during the middle of it. When I removed the disk and put it back in all I would get is "DISK ERROR". The next day I watched the movie again and it did not freeze at all. Ever since then this happens 2 out of 3 times. It always freezes at random during different parts of the movie. I got sick of it so I put the SAMPO 611 up in the guest bedroom to collect dust.
I figured you get what you pay for so I purchased a Panasonic RV32. This DVD player still plays okay but the layer changes take forever compared to my 2 older models. It also does not feel as solid as my older players. I am sure it will break before the others.
Chris