Info and forum posts by 'BRILEY'

DVD-ROM DRIVE ONLY £37.49!!

I got my Memorex DVD-MAXX1240 12x40 drive today from http://www.ebuyer.com

I think it gone up to £51 now though, Sorry!

RE: Good Quality scart to scart lead

I have always found http://www.keene.co.uk/ good for leads and stuff

RE: DVD Sale at Argos!!

Yes, It was the one with the amp and speakers. I must have written down the wrong letter!

I just had a Look at the review in my August 2000 issue of "What Video" and they gave it a 9/10 and a best buy!

DVD Sale at Argos!!

I saw a few DVD players on sale at Argos on Saturday. I`m not sure if they are any good or if they are sold at all Argos stores

JVC XV-M557 (3 Disc) - £149.99
Panasonic RV20EB - £249.99
Panasonic SA-HT80 - £399.99
Sanyo DVD-1500 - £179.99

There was also a Hitachi 505 for £169.99 but I would give it a miss (Ironduke!)

RE: What DVD player to buy???????????

You can get a Mico A980s for about £210 delivered.

It is region free, Macro disabled and does everything you want and more

Look here

http://www.multizonedvd.co.uk/acatalog/index.html

RE: VCD

Try copying them to RW discs. Some DVD players will play RW but not CD-R`s

RE: Widescreen choice advice

In the May edition of What Video & TV they reviewed a Goodmans W322NS 32" Widescreen for £500.

It got 9/10 and a best buy award! Worth a look

This item was edited on Sunday, 17th June 2001, 14:50

RE: Anyone still have the whattvandhifi March issue??

The Review in What TV & Video is as follows:

Picture - 9/10
Sound - 9/10
Features - 8/10
Easy of use - 9/10
Overall - 9/10

Looks good! It does not necessarily mean the 32" will be as good but probably will. Price listed as £1100 for a 28" seems allot though.

RE: SE7EN

I hear there is no macrovision on the "Se7en" DVD?

Is this correct?

RE: mico screenssaver

I have the Mico DVD and the screen saver will only appear if you are not playing anything

I doubt it will harm your TV if its just for the odd hour a day as new TV`s and monitors are not as likely to be effected as they used to be

RE: Bush DVDAV3k

The AV3K comprises of a Bush DVD2004 DVD play and 6 speaker surround speakers and retails for £300

The 2004 is region hackable and also is macrovision disabled!

It is mentioned in the July edition of "What Video & TV"

RE: Not everyone can afford dd 5.1 so prologic it will have to be!!

Yes it was the Aiwa Sub I was looking at.

Thanks for the info, I will proberbly give it a miss. It`s just I`m after a cheap electrical Item fix! I need one at least once a month!

This item was edited on Friday, 8th June 2001, 18:29

RE: Not everyone can afford dd 5.1 so prologic it will have to be!!

I have a Aiwa pro-logic hi-fi which I think sounds quite good

What I want to know is it worth me getting an active sub? (I see Richer Sounds are selling one for £40)

I think I get a lot of base already

RE: Can a DivX movie be played on a DVD player?

I downloaded a Divx trailer for X Men and coverted it to a VCD.

I think it looked and sounded quite good on my DVD player

RE: Slightly off topic - But let`s hear it for the England boys tonight !!!

I come here to get away from all types of sport especially football!

The sooner its all on Sky the better!!

Start your own sport forum about kicking a leather sack on a bit of grass and let us get on with talking about something that matters!!

8cm DVD`s???????

It`s says in my Mico DVD player manual about 12cm/8cm DVD`s?

Are there any 8cm/3in DVD`s?

I have some 3in CD singles from the 80`s (can you still get them?)

If they did a dual layer, double sided 3in DVD could they not get a film on it? That would be great!

Anyone got any info?

Briley

RE: 32`` Widescreen Telly for £299

Yes, The latest estimate for analogue turn off is 10-15 years!

RE: Back by popular demand - what players have you all got then ?

Mico A980 - Plays just about anything!!

RE: People Looking For a Macrovision Remover

"Try www.maplin.co.uk Product code TB79 49 quid."

I bought the same thing from Keene for £55 and I found it worked fine for VHS-VHS but I sent it back as Maplin were doing it for £40

I ended up not getting it as I got a DVD player with macro disabled

http://www.keene.co.uk - P/N - VP260

The other ones I see for £25 charge extra for the adapter and cables!!

RE: The big 100hz/50hz debate - what`s your view ?

Did see that Asda or Tesco were selling a 28" Widescreen with 100hz for £400??

RE: Playing CD-R on Samsung 511

You could try RW discs? I know that a Panasonic and Toshiba will not play CD-R but will play RW.

The last ones I bought ( Mirror Media ) were only 99p!

RE: Are there any VCR`s which automatically disable macrovision?

"ET mode is only for American ntsc video"

I think you will find you mean EP mode (Extended play) which the US have had for some time but is now in some UK VCR`s. It allows 12 hours recording on a 4 hour tape

ET mode (Extended Technology) allow near SVHS quality to be recorded on normal VHS tapes

RE: Where is cheap for cables online?

I have always found Keene offer very good service and there prices are very good

http://www.keene.co.uk/

RE: Recorded VHS or Bought VHS?

I have a Mico A980 and I can copy to VHS fine but I still think a bought VHS tape is of better Quality.

DVD Player Under £150??????

A mate want`s a DVD player and is not willing to pay much (thinks DVD-R will be available soon. Ha! Ha!)

He just wants a region 2 which plays CD-R`s with good picture and sound.

He been looking at the JMB but I have heard it has Lip sync problems?
I was thinking of recommending the Cyberhome? Can it still be bought through WH Smith? as well as Richer Sounds.

All help appreciated

This item was edited on Saturday, 12th May 2001, 17:00

RE: Have all dvd`s got macrovision????and one for Clayts

Psst!

I hear Se7en has no Macrovision

RE: Are there any VCR`s which automatically disable macrovision?

Yes, I have found it mentioned in a Mag. Pity as I have over 300 tapes already so I don`t want to get too many more!

Thanks

Briley

RE: ADULT DVDS

www.yourchoice.co.uk

They are Ok but the site was in £`s but my credit card was billed in Gilders so paid about £4 more! If ordering send a cheque.

All DVD`s and videos are dispached from the uk so no customs problems.

DVD`s are £30 though!! Can they be bought cheaper??

RE: Are there any VCR`s which automatically disable macrovision?

Here is the e-mail I sent to "What Video & TV" Mag

I have a JVC J665 VCR at the moment and would like to get a JVC HRS 6700 at some stage.
If both these VCR`s are placed together am I going to get conflicts with the remotes?

Does the 6700 record in ET mode in Long Play? And will a recording in ET mode play back on another VCR with no ET?

Any help appreciated

Reply -

Yes, you will get conflicts with the remote.

ET mode works in LP.

ET recordings will not play back on a non-ET VCR.

Rgds
What Video & TV

Are they wrong?

RE: Are there any VCR`s which automatically disable macrovision?

">1. Can it record in ET mode in LP?

No - none of the SVHS ET machines can do this (I think!)"

Could you give it a try, as I have heard they can. It is very important to me that it works in LP as I back up most of my films in LP

Thanks, Briley