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From: schley@mmm.UUCP (Steve Schley)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Cheap Magnavox CD players.
Message-ID: <200@mmm.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 1-Oct-85 09:52:54 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct  1 09:52:54 1985
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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? 

It's a pretty good deal.  Around here, the 2040 (see below) goes for
$199.  Relative the other players, it's a great bargain.  Check past
postings for details, but in short, the Magnavox players are the same
as the Philips players in Europe, and they are the favorites over there.

>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. From an article in Consumers report, I found that there are
>at least 6 different Magnavox models. 1040SL,1041BK,1051BK,2040SL,
>2041BK,3040SL. What's the difference between these?
>
>(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.

The explanation of model numbers:

1040 -- Entry level unit.  Narrow chassis.
1041 -- Replacement for 1040.  Few changes.
1051 -- 1041 with remote control.
2040 -- Next model up from 1040.  17" chassis.  Nicer looks.
2041 -- Replacement for 2040.  Few changes.
3040 -- Next model up from 2040.  Remote control.  Different cosmetics.

SL = silver, BK = black.
>
>		Frank Owen
>		(..ihnp4!ttrdc!fjo)

-- 
	Steve Schley

	ihnp4!mmm!schley