Dual In Car DVD Player

A little while ago, I purchased a Dual DVD Player and stereo for my car. I was so happy to have it and I was extremely excited to start playing with it. So, I installed it and everything seemed to work very well. I had even figured out how to remove the safety controls that prevent you from watching a DVD while driving. Yes, I like to go a buck 20 while watching Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

Anyway, after a couple months, the damn thing started screwing up pretty bad. It seems to choose which CD's it likes to play. At first, I thought that maybe it just didn't like certain brands of burnable CD's, but no, it just likes to fuck with me. It also over heats like crazy which might have something to do with not playing CD's properly.

The motorized face plate opener is screwing up as well. It tries to open a couple times, gives up, and then gives me the finger. I have no idea where it learned that kind of language, but I don't like it. I have tried physically pushing it open and closed, maybe to get it back on track, but to no avail.

Basically, the only way I can really use my Dual car stereo / DVD player, is by hoking up my computer to the aux in and using windows media player. I suppose it's not soooo bad having to use my computer, but it completely takes away the use of the touch screen on the DVD player. And if you know me, you know how much I love touch screens. So, one of it's coolest features is now rendered useless.

I did try to call people about it, but, everyone had the same answer... "We're sorry, it doesn't look like your warranty can handle that, so eat a dick!". Are you serious?? It's not like a decided to use a hammer for the stylus and my penis as a DVD. Dual won't even back up their shitty products and just say sorry about letting you blow $600 on something that will only last you a couple months. I really think they should have replaced the damn thing. But, I guess it just gives me more reason to hate them.

If I had to make a recommendation on DVD players for your car, I would say to NEVER EVER EVER EVER buy a Dual DVD player. The sad thing, is that I used to hold Dual pretty high up in the brand name world. But apparently they have no idea what's going on when it comes to electronics. They pretty much just succeeded at pissing me off and making me want to piss all over the inside of my car.