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Post by Raoul Duke on Aug 15, 2006 2:02:40 GMT 7
I bought a Chinese-made DVD player with Family Theatre (surround sound) system some 4 years ago up in Changchun. The brand name is "BoBoGao".I paid about 1000 for a high-end, surround-sound compatible DVD player and about 1500 for the Family Theatre receiver and 5 speakers. I'm sure prices have plummeted since then. It's been GREAT! I think I got a great balance between price and performance. Sound quality is good and picture quality is excellent. Best of all, the system has been moved (usually by China Railway Express! ) to 4 new cities and about 7 new apartments, and has taken it without a hitch. After playing about a million DVDs, CDs, and VCDs, the disc drive finally started having trouble recognizing discs. A local shop put a new drive in in about 10 minutes for under 200 RMB; the thing is good as new now. I've been really happy with this system and highly recommend the BoBoGao brand for this!
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Post by Lotus Eater on Aug 15, 2006 2:15:03 GMT 7
Mine I paid 365K (one K per day that I figured it would last!) However it is still going. I have added a speaker system to it for better sound - I love my music! It's Chinese - brand Ye Fong - slim line, red and sort of cute.
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Post by Raoul Duke on Aug 15, 2006 2:17:09 GMT 7
K for Kuai, right? Not K for thousand?
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Post by Lotus Eater on Aug 15, 2006 2:23:00 GMT 7
K for RMB.
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Post by Mr Nobody on Aug 15, 2006 11:09:42 GMT 7
We have two, one supplied by the college - Geardon, price unknown. It is good, never a problem in 12 months.
The other one (I'll get the name later when I go back to our other apartment, but I think it was something like a panasonic, or other "known brand") we had endless trouble with it not reading pirated or copied discs but after a free service (something was wrong with the laser) it was as good as anything, still working after 18 months. I bought it without help when I was new to China and I am terrible at bargaining, wasn't game to try the local brands I was unfamilier with, so it was over priced at 480 Y. (I got only 50 off the asking price)
We are going for a new one soon, high end, surround etc, new tv etc, will report when we get around to it. After the baby, probably.
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Post by Missi on Aug 16, 2006 11:30:34 GMT 7
I buy Qisheng brand and its the only DVD brand I will buy. The selling point that I was hooked on was the clerk holding the player about a metre above the ground and dropped it and the movie didn't skip, the player was still working. Plus it came with a two year warranty. Currently they are on sale for 350-700RMB depending on colour, and extra's.
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Post by phets72 on Aug 16, 2006 12:50:28 GMT 7
I bought a new DVD for my sanity when I first came to China - and with thanks to non-dave. I paid about 300rmb for it and it played quite OK until the day that Non-Dave left Hailun for greener pastures and the school moved me into his apartment because my lease had expired. It promptly blew up when I was sitting having a well earnt pijuo after moving and cleaning up the apartment. It was then a mercy dash to the DVD who pronounced it DOA and agreed to sell me a start of the art thing that does everything but organism for 80rmb. Its withstanding everything I have put it though over the past 8 weeks including a rough train ride. Steph
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