Page 1 of Anyone Got an Encore with No problems???????????

Has anyone who ordered an Encore(from Encore Direct) recently still having lip-sync, or any other problems?

I suppose I`m really asking have Encore put in the 3.3 Fireware upgrade or do u have to pester them, or even end up doing it yourself? The later of the three options I would find really annoying as I dont have a PC, nevermind a CD Rewriter, at the moment.

I know the CS is good but I still can`t be arsed having to wait for a disk or send the machine back as soon as I get it.

Any recent Encore, i.e. last couple of weeks, recipients with no complaints out there???

Got one the other day. There`s no lip-sync probs with region 2, but I`ve not recieved my orders for region 1 yet to test with.

Got mine about a week ago. No problems on Regions 1 or 2 with Lip Sync. Having spoken to Encore`s Technical lads it seems that the lip sync issues are caused by setting the player to output PAL when using an NTSC disc on a TV which cannot handle the signal and vice versa. Using the hidden "transmission format" menu allows you to alter the settings to PAL, NTSC or AUTO (which detects the disc`s format and transmits in the applicable format).

Overall a great player, better dolby seperation and much better picture than my previous Eclipse 595.........but Im missing the macrovision disable function !

How do u get 2 the hidden "tranmissions format" menu?

Yeah, how do you do that then ?

Re the 3.3 firmware - unfortunately, the site that you could download this from doesn`t offer it any more !

But, all is not lost as I have both firmware discs (cheers Bedlam) - 2.0 to disable Macro and 3.3 to resolve R1 lip sync probs (if any).

Very intrigued about this `other menu` though - pray tell us more

Its not actually a menu as such, more an input code. You can enter it at any time, but I suggest doing this whilst a disc is playing to see the effect which switching to say NTSC from PAL has (particularly noicable on Gladiator R2).

Type 72555 on the remote and the player will switch to the next format in the sequence. This is displayed in the top left hand corner of the screen. From memory (Im at work at the moment !!) I think the cycle goes PAL > MULTI > NTSC > PAL.

Try it on the Gladiator disc - on my S Video connection the picture changes noticably when changing to NTSC (black bars are increased, change in picture tone etc). Make sure that your TV can handle an NTSC signal before you do this though.

I was advised that if my TV can handle NTSC (which it can - Panasonic PK2) then it is best to leave the player set to "MULTI" which automatically selects the relevant output appropriate for the disc which you are playing. (As a default the player is set to output PAL).

Hope this helps, and would be very interested to hear technically what the effect is of outputing R2 PAL discs via an NTSC signal ?!

PS - Clayts, would you mind emailing me the two firmware versions please so that I can get them burnt onto a CDR ?

Cheers.

Can`t do unfortunately, as I didn`t have a PC when both sets were available on the sausage-eaters` website.

However, me mate Bedlam kindly supplied the discs and I have got in touch with him today to see whether he retained the download files on his PC. I`ll come back to you once he`s replied.

The queue is two people at the moment so you may want to put your name down NOW.....

(Am I the only person in the UK with these discs ?)

Bedlam has now posted his e-mail address for those with CD writers - he can zip the downloads for you too.

Diamond geezer !!!

See:

http://www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/forums/thread.asp?Forum=211&Thread=9082&Index=9586

Big thanks to Bedlam !