1.5 Million DVD Players Recalled by Wal-Mart

[domenic]

[citation][nom]tayb[/nom]So we have 5 in 1,500,000 over a course of three years that caught fire and a total of 12 that overheated? Don't buy this DVD player it has a 0.0000008% chance of overheating and a 0.0000003% of catching fire. Pardon me if I'm not worried.[/citation]
Exactly. Safe to use. They have a better safety rating than most medical devices.

 

[ssalim]

I bought that player exactly 3 years ago and never even caught fire or heated up. Why? because I have a life and only let it run 2 hours a day, 4 hours tops. No actually, I lied. I have a $60 sony dvd player and it's been running awesomely for 4 years... and a $30 forgot-brand-name dvd player that I tossed away in a year because it was sucking so badly.

 

[Guest]

well, we can burn dvd's on it

 

[grieve]

[citation][nom]tayb[/nom]So we have 5 in 1,500,000 over a course of three years that caught fire and a total of 12 that overheated? Don't buy this DVD player it has a 0.0000008% chance of overheating and a 0.0000003% of catching fire. Pardon me if I'm not worried.[/citation]
Seriously, them are good stats for $29

Im gunna go snag one on my way home.

 

[salem80]

Cheap brand

 

[tayb]

[citation][nom]domenic[/nom]Exactly. Safe to use. They have a better safety rating than most medical devices.[/citation]

I am willing to bet the chance of dying in an automobile accident while driving to Walmart and back is greater than the chance of this thing catching fire.

 

[Greg_77]

[citation][nom]tayb[/nom]I am willing to bet the chance of dying in an automobile accident while driving to Walmart and back is greater than the chance of this thing catching fire.[/citation]

Yea, and it is even riskier on black friday

 

[PLATTERMAN]

Gives a whole new meaning to the term "DVD burner". I would never buy this kind of crap player. My Pioneer Elite DV-37 was alot more money but i bought it more than a decade ago and has never failed to play a disc, has had more than a 1000 hours of use. Did this player even have a UL tag on the cord or on back of unit?

 

[AdamB5000]

"Durabrand" LOL

 

[xophaser]

just give people a fire extinguster when they get one of these dvd player as a add-on.

 

[Guest]

Durabrand Board meeting: "Jim, should we invest our profits in improving quality control measures, or give our CEO a bonus?" "Let's give him the bonus. Matter of fact, I'll give it to him. Who has change for a $20?"