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Could anyone please give me the answers to the following queries - I`ve looked all over these forums and the web and can`t find the definitive answers.

1. Is there a (non-hardware) hack to disable macrovision on this player?
2. Is there a way to enable the player to play SVCDs with no sound loss/lipsynch problems?
3. I have heard that the player is fussy about only liking branded cdrs/cdrws - is this true as far as any owners of this machine know?
4 What is people`s experience of this player?

Any advice or info gratefully received. Many thanks to all who reply.