Page 1 of Scan SC2000 v LG 3200 v ?

Hi All,

(originally posted to uk.media.dvd but would like further opinions)

I have been researching the LG 3200 and the Scan SC2000 DVD players
and there doesn`t seem to be too much between them with the following
exceptions:

SC2000 can play MP3`s
SC2000 has ability to disable macrovision
SC2000 is slightly cheaper

So it`s looking good for the SC2000....But I have few questions
surrounding it that only seem to be half answered on the sites I
visited.

1) To disable the macrovision you need to access a secret menu in
firmware 1.80 - do the newer SC2000`s have this ability or do you need
to downgrade? Does the 2.08 firmware allow this?

2) I have seen a few people grumbling about the picture quality, how
bad is this? Would current owners by this machine again or do they
think it doesn`t meet expectations?

3) The LG is silver! I know that`s really fickle but the rest of my
stuff is Panasonic silver so the SC2000 would look like a sore thumb.
I am obviously willing to sacrifice looks in favour of features but
the features need to be worth having and the display quality is the
most important thing. Bearing this in mind, is there another DVD
player with the same features (or more), including macrovision
disabling (if the SC2000 can still do this) that comes in silver and
doesn`t cost an extra £250 for the privilege?

I hear (from in here somewhere) Scan have a new batch on the 25th, does anyone know if these are newer revisions or just more of the same?


Many thanks

David

All new scans shipped will be able to upgrade to v.208 firmware and it automatically disables macro.But it will be almost certain that macro will be disabled before shipped as the two machines i have had have been macro free before and after upgrade.

Regarding playback -my first player had amazing playback quality but i had to replace it as the unit was scored apon arrival.The replacement machine that i got was awful in the picture department -but nelley is organising a drop and pick on my machine this week when the new batch comes in.

If you want a copy on the latest macro free v2.08 firmware -email me @
yytrehod_s[at]moc.oohay