Page 1 of Wharfedale Firmware Upgrade

Does anyone know if the newly announced firmware upgrade keeps the region hack?

I want to upgrade to play Jaws etc, but I bought it primarily as a Region 1/2 player

For those thinking of upgrading, the Tesco Electrical Fault Helpline is 0845 6012549

Yes it keeps the region hack.

Problem solved - I took it back to Tescos for a new one! It`s got a DTS light as well now. Jaws & LA Confiential play, plus all the extras.

Thought about waiting for the 750s, but nobody knows if it`s any good yet. If the innards are different, it could have problems with other disks, and I don`t need the PAL60 stuff or fast forward.

Er, the 750 has a DTS light? Are you sure you haven`t got the 750s?

No, the 750 now has a DTS light as well, and is not the 750s as it doesn`t have the 20x fast forward etc.

Apparently, the latest batch of wharfs have a DTS light as well as updated firmware (the menus have little logos, including DTS option), as the player now officially supports it (woo hoo! - now all we need is the disks...)

This is not the 750s though. Forums on DVDTimes (sorry to plug a rival site!!) also reveal that the latest batch of 750 machines now come with a DTS light, but the model is still the 750 (not 750s).

The 750s uses a completely different chipset and uses a different region hack, has only 1 set of audio outputs but 2 scarts. Apparently a player (can`t remember the name) from Debenhams also uses the same hack, so it suggests the players are similar.

There are 2 product codes for them at Tesco as well. reports so far say that they will be in the shops in the next few days, but will be hard to distinguish from the 750 just by looking at the box. Still no news on how good they`ll be, I just chose to stick with `the devil I know`.

And I can now access 40 odd minutes worth of extra LA Confidential footage!!!