# I'm going to throw my DVD player out the window **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 14, 2004, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-throw-my-dvd-player-out-the-window/274668 "2004-11-14T04:53:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-throw-my-dvd-player-out-the-window/274668/1 "2004-11-14T04:53:08Z")
If Daewoo can’t even make a DVD player that works right, why the HELL would I buy a car from them? Stupid piece of crap keeps freezing every 3rd frame, rendering most movies unwatchable. Well, if I’m patient and persistent enough, the right combination of opening and re-closing the tray, pressing pause and then rewind x8, then Menu Play and Play again will sometimes get the thing to work right. A few times, a well placed thump against the front left corner will magically do the trick. But if it works at all, it’s usually at least 20 minutes before I can finally watch a DVD without it freezing on me. What really, really annoys the hell out of me is, it never does this with my mother’s Thai Karaoke VCDs, or the cheapo Thai-dubbed DVDs of mainstream movies that she brought back from Thailand. Nope, only the DVDs I actually want to watch will work. It gets to the point where “In the Beginning” in Thai actually starts to seem like a promising viewing choice. If you heard a loud crash, followed by a thud, and a triumphant whoop of victory, you’ll know why. ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-throw-my-dvd-player-out-the-window/274668/2 "2004-11-14T05:13:45Z")
Do it. A cheap new player will cost you $35. It’s worth that for the vein in your forehead to stop throbbing. ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-throw-my-dvd-player-out-the-window/274668/3 "2004-11-14T05:49:40Z")
> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#): > > If you heard a loud crash, followed by a thud, and a triumphant whoop of victory, you’ll know why. When you’re done, join us over in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=286225) and tell us all about it, y’hear? Oh, and sorry to hear about your DVD player. I’ve had a Daewoo player for a little over 2 years now and It’s been great. ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-throw-my-dvd-player-out-the-window/274668/4 "2004-11-14T07:42:35Z")
I play DVDs on my Xbox, and could not be happier about it. I don’t think I’d ever buy a Daewoo anything. ---
**Author:** ![Cerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3bc359/32.png) [@Cerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerri)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-throw-my-dvd-player-out-the-window/274668/5 "2004-11-15T00:28:21Z")
We keep meaning to buy a DVD player, but we’ve been using our Playstation 2 to play DVDs for about 2 years now. _shrug_ Works perfectly. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-throw-my-dvd-player-out-the-window/274668/6 "2004-11-15T01:41:12Z")
> [@buttonjockey308](#): > > I play DVDs on my Xbox, and could not be happier about it. I don’t think I’d ever buy a Daewoo anything. Actually, you probably _do_ own a Daewoo item. Nearly everything these days is outsourced, so the components are more likely to be made by one manufacturer who then slaps everybody else’s label on them. In reading this, I couldn’t help but be reminded of [this thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=119551) ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-throw-my-dvd-player-out-the-window/274668/7 "2004-11-15T02:12:12Z")
> [@Cerri](#): > > We keep meaning to buy a DVD player, but we’ve been using our Playstation 2 to play DVDs for about 2 years now. _shrug_ Works perfectly. Why would you even consider buying a DVD player if the PS2 plays DVDs so well? ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-throw-my-dvd-player-out-the-window/274668/8 "2004-11-15T02:33:36Z")
Heh, Daewoo DVD players. Get a sony, magnavox, zenith or something along those lines. They start at $40-50 now. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-throw-my-dvd-player-out-the-window/274668/9 "2004-11-15T02:58:53Z")
> [@Wesley Clark](#): > > Heh, Daewoo DVD players. Get a sony, magnavox, zenith or something along those lines. They start at $40-50 now. See **Tuckerfans** post. They are all probably made in one factory and doled out to different companies. I doubt each company that sells them would build their own factory. Cheaper to buy them pre made. ---
**Author:** ![Cerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3bc359/32.png) [@Cerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerri)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-throw-my-dvd-player-out-the-window/274668/10 "2004-11-15T03:54:09Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Why would you even consider buying a DVD player if the PS2 plays DVDs so well? Well, I’d like something I can build more of a home theater from, and one of those multi-disc DVD players would be nice for multiple-disc films/series I’m watching. Other than that…no particular reason, just more money to waste on crap I don’t actually “need”, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![Cerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3bc359/32.png) [@Cerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerri)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-throw-my-dvd-player-out-the-window/274668/11 "2004-11-15T03:57:12Z")
Also, the kids would like it alot better…right now they can’t play games while their dad and I watch movies, unless I decide to watch movies on my computer (which I also do sometimes). If I buy a dedicated DVD player, I can hook up the PS2 to the other TV and the kids can have at without needing to wait till I’m done watching stuff. =) ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-throw-my-dvd-player-out-the-window/274668/12 "2004-11-15T14:14:45Z")
Makes sense **Cerri**.