Page 1 of Pacific 750 pauses repeatedly during playback, help needed

My new Pacfic 750 from ASDA pauses when playing DVDs. It normally occurs about an hour into a film and once it starts happening it pause for a couple of seconds and then starts again and it does this every few seconds. Is this due to a dirty laser, a scratched DVD or is it a fault with the player?

I am a DVD newbie and only have 2 DVDs to test it with but it happens on both.

Cheers,

Simon

I am a newbie as well but as I understand it if a DVD is duel layer which I guess is most of them there will be a slight pause as it reads the layers. Some DVDs warn you of this on the back cover [check small print] I would guess the more expensive models have a way around this. In any cause mine is the same so you are not alone :-)

But does yours pause more than once per movie? Mine does! It does it every minute or so, surely its more than it being dual layer?

Simon

sorry, my fault, didn`t read your post properly. No it only pauses once in a while, maybe 3-4 times at most in a whole movie. Try contacting Schneider who make the player and see what they say at ofni[at]moc.kuredienhcs

This item was edited on Tuesday, 12th March 2002, 10:25

NO! NO!...You got a faulty player take it back to ASDA then get your money back or a replacment, your contract is with ASDA not Schneider !

I find it sad that the British public are so ill informed about their rights.

So is it likely that another Pacific 750 would not have this problem? Or am I best off getting my money back and buying a different model?

Cheers

If it was me I would try a replacment and if that fails then get your money back and buy one of the following Tosh, Sony, Pioneer...ect.

Thanks for your comment, I will do as you suggest and get another 750 and give that a try.

Cheers,
Simon

I exchanged my 750 for another one at ASDA and at first it seemed better but now about 1 hr 15 mins into a movie it starts freezing again. Is this a problem with my DVD media being scratched or is it a common problem of the 750?
What do you think I should do? Should I get my money back and go for another model at ASDA or should I get a Mico Classic from Sainsburys?

Simon

BUY A MICO, £89-00 at Sainsburys bigger stores, it is the only player that plays everything with no problem. If you want to pay more & ONLY play DVDs then the Toshiba SD210E is your best buy Or Pioneer 444. I still prefer the Mico having had all three.