aka_Gilo
Standard Member
In October last year I bought a Toshiba RD-XS34 online from a well known catalogue and net retailer (no names at this point!). Almost from day one it would freeze with no warning (requiring the on/off button to be held down to power it off), during playback, after recording etc. I phoned Toshiba and arranged for it to go back to be looked at. While they had it I spoke to the engineer working on it who could find nothing wrong with it. He replaced the dvd drive and updated the firmware in the hope that that would fix it.
Since I had it back (end of November) it has carried on the same - works perfectly for weeks at a time then freezes with no warning, sometimes twice in an hour or two. When it failed to respond to a timer recording at the weekend and froze again I decided enough was enough - I'd tried to live with it (and 98% of the time when it's working as it should I love it - great machine) but now have to sort out a replacement.
I called the retailer I bought it from and was told to return it to Toshiba but I explained the situation and that I'd already done this but they could find nothing wrong. I was then told "After Sales" would call me to discuss. No call so phoned again and had identical conversation. Got home tonight to find they tried calling me while I was cycling home, had left a voicemail saying I would need to return the machine to Toshiba again.
Now given that Toshiba could not find a fault last time there is no reason that they would if sent back to them again, so I don't see why I should waste my time doing so.
I want an exchange (XS34 discontinued, but they have The XS24 in stock which looks almost identical) or refund as the machine is clearly "not fit for the purpose..etc". Am I within my rights to demand this and has anyone had a similar experience?
Thanks
Since I had it back (end of November) it has carried on the same - works perfectly for weeks at a time then freezes with no warning, sometimes twice in an hour or two. When it failed to respond to a timer recording at the weekend and froze again I decided enough was enough - I'd tried to live with it (and 98% of the time when it's working as it should I love it - great machine) but now have to sort out a replacement.
I called the retailer I bought it from and was told to return it to Toshiba but I explained the situation and that I'd already done this but they could find nothing wrong. I was then told "After Sales" would call me to discuss. No call so phoned again and had identical conversation. Got home tonight to find they tried calling me while I was cycling home, had left a voicemail saying I would need to return the machine to Toshiba again.
Now given that Toshiba could not find a fault last time there is no reason that they would if sent back to them again, so I don't see why I should waste my time doing so.
I want an exchange (XS34 discontinued, but they have The XS24 in stock which looks almost identical) or refund as the machine is clearly "not fit for the purpose..etc". Am I within my rights to demand this and has anyone had a similar experience?
Thanks