RCA RTD160 DVD Home Theater System


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200W total system power 30W x 5 with 50W subwoofer Digital Cinema & Video Mode Progressive Scan Dolby Digital Up to 5.1 channels with full wide-band frequency response 5 main channels are discrete & have 20 Hz-20 kHz frequency response Dolby Pro Logic II DTS surround decoding Digital tuning Component video output
1 3 Strikes, Your Out!
I made the mistake of falling for a good sales pitch on this product a couple years ago. Of course this is a "newer model year" but it still has the same guts.

I was skeptical about buying RCA after my parents 5-disk player went out on them only 3 months after they purchased it. (STRIKE 1) RCA, which had a call center at that time, replaced it under warranty. ---That call center no longer exists, you have to take it to an authorized service center, so I have recently learned from the website.---

Shortly after I purchased this item, the replacement that RCA sent to my parents went out...in the same manner as the first one did. (STRIKE 2) This time, their "replacement" model made it exactly 1 year-3 months, so no longer was it covered under the warranty.

Well, what do you know, now this one has gone out on me...same symptoms as the failures on my parent's systems. (STRIKE 3)

This is what happens...you decide you want to watch a movie with the family. You are all excited, pop the disk in, and it says "Reading...Reading...Reading." After a few minutes, a message comes on the screen saying "This disk cannot be read. Check the region code..." The problem is the lazer that reads the disks itself. IT'S LIFE IS ONLY ABOUT 1-2 YEARS!!! Oh well, I now have a great surround-sound AM/FM stereo that cost me over $400 (paid $369 +tax for the system 2 years ago) when all was said and done. Did I mention it cost $30 just to get a quote for repairs?

So, if you can afford to buy a new system that often or pay the $275 repair bill then go ahead and buy away. Otherwise, RCA has been a HUGE expense & disappointment for our family.

Tuesday, 08-Jul-2008 23:39:13 CDT
Quote of the Day:


An American scientist once visited the offices of the great Nobel prize

winning physicist, Niels Bohr, in Copenhagen. He was amazed to find that
over Bohr's desk was a horseshoe, securely nailed to the wall, with the
open end up in the approved manner (so it would catch the good luck and not
let it spill out). The American said with a nervous laugh,
"Surely you don't believe the horseshoe will bring you good luck,
do you, Professor Bohr? After all, as a scientist --"
Bohr chuckled.
"I believe no such thing, my good friend. Not at all. I am
scarcely likely to believe in such foolish nonsense. However, I am told
that a horseshoe will bring you good luck whether you believe in it or not."

(1) Avoid fried meats which angry up the blood.
(2) If your stomach antagonizes you, pacify it with cool thoughts.
(3) Keep the juices flowing by jangling around gently as you move.
(4) Go very lightly on the vices, such as carrying on in society, as
the social ramble ain't restful.
(5) Avoid running at all times.
(6) Don't look back, something might be gaining on you.
-- S. Paige, c. 1951