Info and forum posts by 'winactive_uk'

RE: Integrated Digital TV`s

None of these are iDTVs, however an ITVDogdytal box can be added for around £50 available through small ads or local computer fairs.

If you can wait though, the STB may be very affordable early next year;

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/displayarticle.php?id=8500

I must agree, the JVC or Philips sets are best bang / bucks. I say this even though I had a bad Philips from Currys - just don`t buy it there.

No need to buy same brand VCR - TV remotes only do basic VCR functions anyway, use a VCR remote to control TV - my VCR is the Toshiba V711UK and it controls lots of TVs. It`s readily available from Argos for 129.99, worth the extra £30 over no-name VCRs. It`s NTSC/PAL, Dual-Speed, NICAM, Videoplus Deluxe/PDC, TV-LINK and Autosetup and it rewinds tapes damn quick! Useful when you`ve a panic on when favourite proggie is about to start! ;)

RE: Need advice on replacing a Dansai DVD852

Thanks Si.

I have looked up the Derby store numbers, I may call them as I am in the Derby area in a fortnight.

Meanwhile, anyone have any thoughts on the Mustek DVD-V562?

W

RE: Dansai Change

The 1010 is a poor substitute for the 852.

It doesnt play VCD/SVCD and is not able to be Macrovision disabled.

And it doesn`t look as nice. :)

I think a refund may be the best option of a bad lot, I think I could live with / investigate a (sometimes) sticky tray.

(You have taken the stick-on plastic protective cover off the display - this fouls the tray if on too high?)

Regards

W

RE: New JVC widescreen TV - advice please.

Thanks Tom,

`Info` & `Mute` get you into the menu - not sure what to do next!

W

RE: DIGITAL BOXES, What channels do you get ? ?

After the licence awards earlier this week BBC and $KY have the MUXes vacated by ITV/on.

They propose to have around 25 FTA channels eventually and *hopefully* there will be a return of subscription TV and PPV on this platform. Read more here:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/displayarticle.php?id=7735

Can`t see the last bit going ahead without a radical rethink of the smartcard / access system though.

W

RE: Another newbie question about PAL/NTSC

More likely the DVD player is outputting PAL 60 and the TV wants PAL(50).

NTSC uses 60Hz refresh as US mains is 60Hz.

There are more VCRs than TVs with NTSC/PAL circuitry, but it depends how new they are.

Try a PAL60 setting on your TV if your DVD does not have a NTSC/PAL option. Some NTSC/PAL coversions are crude.

NTSC uses 29.97fps and PAL uses 25fps. The Dansai DVD852 I used to have had an `on-the-fly` NTSC/PAL/AUTO button. Worked a treat.........wish I still had one.......

W

RE: New JVC widescreen TV - advice please.

Read these posts and I am interested in the remote / service menu option, if available. Do you know how you would activate this?

I have had both the 28PW6006 and the AV28T5EKS, the Philips had a tube fault and I had to have months of hassle with Currys to get a refund.

Have to say the JVC is a better experience / TV `out of the box` but the Philips was a nice set when it worked without patches!

As Tom mentions, you would indeed be lucky to get a WS without any geometry problems, the Philips `flared` at the top and bottom of the tube with extreme brightness in 4:3 (a little like the problem U mentioned) although the JVC does not seem to exhibit this tendency, there is a (minor) geometrical `issue` in 4:3, which is not easily spotted.

(However, as I am sure many of you will agree, once you notice it, it is easy to remind yourself of it and you are `drawn` to looking at it! :) )

Mind you, I got my JVC from Comet and it was £390 with a 3yr warranty - it was the display model and the back was missing off the remote - they allowed me to pinch another back from another dispaly model! Anyway, once I`d got it home and cleaned it, it was pristine.

I`d sure be interested in that service menu though.

W

RE: Where do i get PC DVD firmware?

Try

http://perso.club-internet.fr/farzeno/firmware/

then click on COMBO link.

-Samsung SM-308B (8X/4X/32X/8X) BS02, BS03, BS04, BS05 - T100, T101 (WinXP update) / For OEM drives BT01 / For Dell OEM drives M002, M003, XP01, t104 / For NEC/Packardbell OEM drives BB04, T101 / For OEM drives in HP computers t101 / For OEM drives in Sony computers BY0D, T101 / For OEM drives in IBM computers T103 (DOS, Win95/98/ME, 2000/XP)
You can load Samsung flash utility for DOS, WIN95/98/ME and WinNT/2000 here.
You can make your drive region free (RPC-1) by using one of these firmware (patch by etna) :
For Samsung classical drives E101 RPC-1
For Sony OEM drives E101 RPC-1
For HP OEM drives e101 RPC-1
For IBM OEM drives E103 RPC-1
For DELL OEM drives E104 RPC-1
For Packard Bell/NEC OEM EB04 RPC-1
RPC-2

Make sure u pick the right drive! :)

Regards

W

Hey Dave, U beat me to it! :)

This item was edited on Friday, 5th July 2002, 15:25

RE: Need advice on replacing a Dansai DVD852

Cheers. Any idea where I might be able to get hold of one of these? (The Powerhouse website does not have it listed.)

Thanks

W

I`ve e-mailed Tatung UK for a list of resellers.

You can see the player here. (at least I assume this is the one as it is the only one listed!) Obviously they are not wanting to advertise the fact that it can be made region free or de-macrovision? :)

http://www.tatung.co.uk/consumer/tdv5100.htm

This item was edited on Thursday, 4th July 2002, 19:38

RE: Need advice on replacing a Dansai DVD852

Okay, hoping you are all at work and will reply this evening! :)

I have been scouring the forum and found that the Dansai has clones;

Decca DVD2110
Technica DVD-212

and that the

X-Wave 1100
Mico Classica 20 (is this the A980S or what?)

are also very good. Looks are important and I can say I`ve ruled out the Yelo 8000 and the Kiiro 838d

Anyone know where any of the above have pictures or are in stock?

(Still considering the two machines from the first post.)

Thanks

W

RE: Dansai DVD 852 Player - CDRW Problem

Well, I tried changing the brand of CD-RW from Princo to LG and it was still very dodgy, Mp3 would sometimes `garble` the first track, VCD was more pixellated, audio usually OK. Warm-up didn`t seem to apply, it did this all the time. I put this down to CD-RW brands, but then I tried the same discs in another 852 and they were OK.

It also locked up on Harry Potter DVD and AI DVD which again played without incident on another 852 and on my PC. (Toshiba SD-M1502/Power DVD 3.0/GeForce 4).

I took it back to Tesco and they gave me a refund.

It was always OK on CD-R (anything) and VCD/SVCD better than any other player I`ve seen and now I need to replace it with something as good feature-wise.

Need advice on replacing a Dansai DVD852

My 6 month old Dansai DVD852 had developed a fault and had to be replaced, unfortunately Tesco could not source a local replacement and offered a refund. They have the DVD1010 in stock but this does not `cut the mustard` according to reports!

I loved the 852 and would like to replace it, anyone know where they are in stock? (Apparently only Tesco sells them, but the player is not listed on their website anymore.)

If this is not possible I am considering alternatives. Anyone have any opinions on

Mico A980S
Goodmans GDVD 124

or any other player which MUST have VCD/SVCD/Mp3/CD-R/CD-RW/Region Free including RCE/Macro Disable (DVD-R/DVD-RW may be nice for future) i.e. as good as the Dansai or better :)

(Sorry about the edit, freeserve cut-off was up!)

Thanks

W

This item was edited on Thursday, 4th July 2002, 10:33