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RE: Help: Red Dwarf 3

The third one isn`t `hidden` as such. If you watch the episode `Marooned` right to the end of the credits you`ll see a model shot of Starbug in the snow. Apparently this was only latched on to the end of the episode to force the BBFC into reclassifying the series.

RE: Schneider 857

When I play R1 DVDs on this player with the setting on PAL, the playback is jerky and out of sync with the audio. When I switch it to NTSC, the playback is fine but the image becomes quite dull (so the colours don`t appear as sharp anymore). Is there any way around this problem?

RE: HELP!! Schneider dvd 857 Excessive noise

I too have this exact same problem with the player vibrating VERY loudly! Has anyone else who`s had this problem been able to resolve it somehow??? I wrote to Schneider directly but they said they`ve had no other feedback about this issue!!!

This is the second time I`ve exchanged my player at Asda (the one in Colindale) making this my THIRD player - with exactly the same problem of loud noise. I wish this wasn`t happening because other than this issue, it`s a fantastic player! (The problem only occurs with DVDs for some reason, not with audio CDs, VCDs or CD-Rs.)

By the way, the handbook that came with the player has Revision 3 written on the back which I think means that they`ve updated the software to accept jpegs and mpegs (and also changed the multi-region hack to the one given above). Revision 1 didn`t have the fancy software but also didn`t have this annoying vibrating problem!

And, for your information, elsewhere on this forum I`ve read that the multi-region hack (above) also disables macrovision (at least it does on Revision 3 models). Indeed it does. I applied the hack and then attached the scart lead from the player via the scart input socket in my VCR and I was able to WATCH movies perfectly fine. But when I tried to RECORD, the resulting recording on the video tape was totally distorted (even though the picture on the screen was perfect while the recording was taking place). Does macrovision somehow know when you`re recording? But then, the picture on the screen was fine while recording, just the actual copy of the film on tape that was distorted. Am I doing something wrong? Could it be because my VCR is also a Schneider model?

As for the DVR-R, aren`t there different types? Maybe Schneider and Pacific models only accept a certain types. Sorry I can`t be more help.

This item was edited on Thursday, 5th June 2003, 15:42