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From: jjhnsn@ut-ngp.UTEXAS (J. Lee Johnson)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Cheap Magnavox CD players.
Message-ID: <2470@ut-ngp.UTEXAS>
Date: Thu, 10-Oct-85 13:09:36 EDT
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> From: schley@mmm.UUCP (Steve Schley)
> In article <462@ttrdc.UUCP> fjo@ttrdc.UUCP (Frank Owen ) writes:
>> I just received an advertisement from Service Merchandise advertising
>> the Magnavox FD1040 compact disc player for $169.95. Is this as good
>> a deal as it seems? 

The 1040 has no remote control and no audible scan mode.  It has a limitation
that a track can only appear once in a program. If you can live with
these limitations, it's an excellent buy.

>> I am somewhat confused about the different
>> Magnavox models. I was even more confused when I went to see the player
>> at the store and found it to look quite different from the one in
>> the ad. ...
>> (The Magnavox I saw at Service Merchandise had a single large square
>> button on the right which serves as a play/search forward/search backward/
>> pause button.)
> 
> The one you saw at the store is probably the 2040.

No, the 1040 also has a large square button on the right.  I don't 
recognize the unit in the ad, but there is a disclaimer beside the picture.

> 2040 -- Next model up from 1040.  17" chassis.  Nicer looks.

Actually, I chose the 1040 because I thought the 2040 looked cheaper.  If
you want to stack your equipment, or plan to send the player off to one
of the shops that modify these units, the 2040 may be the better choice.