Re: Magnovox CD Model# FD2040SL12

jakdedert wrote:
> Anybody remember this relic, ca. 1985?  I found it on the curb the other

> day and picked it up before it rained.  'Picked it up' was a lot more 
> difficult than I expected.  This thing weighs more than some
receivers....
> 
> Saying it's built like a tank  is an understatement.  The main chassis 
> is *cast* aluminum!  The analog ps is pretty massive, with five to220 
> devices mounted to a 2 1/4" x 8" finned heatsink.  Initial tests show 
> that it works fine (even plays burned CDs).  Button legends show some 
> wear, and flourescent display is showing its age.
> 
> I have a DVD player in my home system and don't really need it.  Has 
> anyone here had experience with this, and do you think it's worth 
> eBaying?  I'd try Craigslist to avoid ****pping, but wonder if the 
> benefit of a wider audience would outweigh (no pun intended) the expense

> of ****pping.
> 
> Any ideas?  It was made in Belgium...Phillips?
> 
> jak


    It's the U.S. version of the Phillips CD-204  Whether any one would 
buy it is the question. A collector might use it, I would out of
posterity.

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