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DVD players.(Product/Service Evaluation)

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| December 01, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

"Forty-three million sold and climbing." That may sound like an early McDonald's slogan, but it's got nothing to do with burgers. We're talking about DVD players, the fastest-growing product in the history of consumer electronics. In the five years since their introduction, DVD players have found their way into one out of three U.S. households.

Several trends make a DVD player an attractive buy right now:

* Prices have fallen sharply over the past year or two, with some players now selling for less than $100.

* Even low-priced models can deliver the excellent picture and multichannel sound we've come to expect from DVD players, surpassing what ...

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