rip, dvd a110

it seems like it was just yesterday that i was saying how much sony sucks and how unlike my sony electronics, my panasonic dvd player has lasted from the first generation of players back in 98/99 until the present day.

well, that was yesterday.

now it says "NO DISC" when i put in any disc, and when i tried to use my ps2 to play the discs, it skipped and blipped and sucked to high heaven. so i guess i'm in the market for a new player.

now, back in the old days i'd research for days on end and get the bad-assest most awesome expensive player i could. but i got the a110 back in 98/99 for around $400, so that's about $50 yearly, which ain't bad. nowadays i (expect) i can pay $50 and get a player that has 20x the features, or pay $200 for one that's got 20x the features and a little bit of quality, too.

plus, nowadays $200 isn't my entire paycheck. huzzah! bleah.