On 26 Oct last year I posted:
Does anyone have an unwanted Video Cassette Player and/or a CD/DVD player that work, but which they might be thinking of ditching? I have been running through my collection of both video cassettes and CDs, but unfortunately both my aged machines have decided to throw in the towel and it is not worth trying to get either of them repaired.
No-one replied, but I'm just repeating it before I cast my net further afield.