AGiP DVD Player

I was looking for a DVD player at Tesco and there were a few el cheapo brands on promotion. I chose one which felt like it had OK build quality - the least tacky-looking one was sold out - brought it home, and set it up. The next day I couldn’t find my condominium pass. I last saw my one-year-old son playing with it. I looked under the cushions and rummaged amongst his toys - this has happened before, but no luck this time. Then a sickening realization dawned upon me - did he put it in our new DVD player?

I pressed the eject button - nothing happened. Oh man. I peered inside the DVD tray and there it was - my condominium card. Aaargh! I tried to pull out the tray but it was the stuck, the card was wedged inside. I had no choice but to prise open the top cover, voiding the warranty. It wasn’t easy - DVD players aren’t designed to be disassembled by end users, unlike PCs - but after a sweaty 30 minutes I managed to get my card out.

I refastened the top cover and found two screws left over. Who cares. I plugged in the DVD, fully expecting it not to work. It switched on. Hmm. Then I pressed the eject button. No response. Yup, just as I thought - I had pulled out the tray with some force, so I was sure I had broken something. Then my son pressed the eject button. The tray came out like it was brand new! Woohoo!

I would therefore wholeheartedly recommend the AGiP DVD player. It has been toppled over, dropped, force-fed, unprofessionally disassembled and even sat upon by a 16 kg toddler. And it works just fine. For RM89.90 (original price RM119.90) you couldn’t ask for more.

19 December 2007 | Uncategorized | Comments