Page 1 of SC2500 opinions

Right, just saw this fabulous deal on scan.co.uk and am VERY tempted to buy one, has anyone got one and are they any good?

Thanks a lot.

Excellent for DVDs, good for VCD, crappy for MP3 and CD-Audio. Watch out for that damned remote though.

A very good deal, and I am extremely happy with mine.

What is wrong with the MP3 and CD-Audio on them may I ask? And the remote?

The Mp3 on mine is exellent at all bitrates.

Cd Audio -is exellent too -cant complain -i have the sc2000 and the sc2500 and both handle both these audio types well.

Remote control fix will be available shortly by way of f/w upgrade.

Watch this space

Perhaps I should have been clearer. MP3 and CD-Audio are lacking because of the terrible interfaces. I could handle the CD-Audio if it wasn`t for that puke inducing background colour, the sound quality is fine.

The MP3 really makes me angry though. I could have lived without ID3v2, but what I have trouble living with is the lack of ID3 all together and the SC-2500`s inability to even show filenames, and not just full length filenames, this thing can`t even manage cut down 8 character directory / file names. Oh, and the midrange seems to be lacking a bit on playback too, but that might be equaliser settings.

But as I said, excellent otherwise, or it would`t still be in my house. If I wanna play CDs or MP3s I always have my comp which is connected to exactly the same model speakers as the SC-2500.

For £130 I dont think i can find something better with all the features that this has, so i guess im ordering one

Nice choice.

The manufacturer is working to improve the mp3.Id3 tags and long filenames.The remote problem firmware will be on the scan site in the next few days but i can email any one who needs a copy.Email me
on yellen[at].ku.oc.nacs
nilesh

It`s a good machine with a few quirks. Review soon.

Psychotext - what the hell difference does the *background* colour make when we`re talking audio CD ?!?! What a misleading thing to say !

I have had mine for a month now, and am quite impressed with it. The only problems I have had so far are :
1) Centre channel seems to be missing when using the analogue connectors, seems to be downmixed to the front left/right channels.
2) Occasional remote glitches.
3) Wont access the `O Brother Where Art Thou` R2 Single Disc extras menu - although that may be related to the remote problems.

DB