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Recent Messages Posted:

RE: Anyone with Philips DVD701, or any Philips DVD - Please help !!

i see what you meen
i too have sky through rgb if you have two scarts on your dvd player then just loop it through you can even loop a vcr as well but if you have only one scart on dvd player then you screwed youll have to buy a double scart adapter and share it ok

RE: Anyone seen HTK-215 less than £259 ?

i got my htk 215 for £80 yes £80
currys screwed up and gave me the wrong box so i just walked out with it and said nothing lucky or what?

RE: Anyone with Philips DVD701, or any Philips DVD - Please help !!

my manual says:
1.rgb connect a scart to the rgb scart on tv
2.s-video .connect the s-video out jack on the dvd to the s-video in jack in o tv using an optional s-video cable then connect the audio jacks to the tv
3.video cvbs connection connect the video out (cvbs) jack to the video in jack on tv using the cable suppled

does this help?
ps.if you have rgb tv why would you want to use the other connection anyway?

RE: should i buy a pioneer dv444 or panasonic xv10......please help !......

id buy a phillips dvd958 from currys £150
easy to multi region
built in 5,1 /dts decoders
lots of features
pause free play back on multi layered discs
twin scart with rgb
plays cdr cdw mpeg
plays RCE disc on multi region
£400 pound machine for £150
if you buy from a local dealer he`ll probably multi region it for free
cant disable macro though if you want that doing go for
any panasonic player your local shop will do it for you they all have the disc to alter software try xv41 it looks like a good buy

advice needed

hi therei need some advice
i have just bought a multi region phillips dvd 958
and i want to know if it wll play RCE encoded discs?
also it has got a built in 5.1 decoder and all the connections now what kind of amp do i need for surround sound? will a six channel do
also would i be able to wire my hi fi into the amp and use its speakers and could i wire anything else into it ie sky ,playstation 2 etc .are amps switchable between devices . I know nothing(much) about amplifiers so any advice would be greatly appreciated
thanks

RE: Sharing TV`s 1 RGB Scart Between DVD & Sky Digibox - Worth It ?

yes tvs with two rgb sockets are hard to find unless you pay plenty for them anyway.
has your dvd player got two scart sockets? if so do the following
1 connect sky to rgb socket on tv
2 connect another scart lead from sky (vcr socket) to dvd player scart marked tv
3 connect another scart from dvd socket marked VCR to the in/out scart on your VCR
if done right this will mean everthing is running in rgb if you press play on video the video will play
if you switch on DVD it will cut in and play ETC
and you will lose no picture quality
sky is 100 times better in RGB as is DVD
you can still tape off sky while watching dvds it makes no difference
BUT if you have only got one scart socket on your dvd player then im afraid your screewed pal you will have to think of something else this is why i have just spent 4 days buying a new dvd player cause most cheep to mid range players only have one scart if you do have to use a double scart connector just switch off sky and it should not make any difference to picture quality
i hav currently got six things plugged into two scarts this way with no problems
hope this helps

RE: Sky Digibox Problems

i have a grundig box and it does exactly the same things
you have mentioned only mine goes to tv guide if you touch the top of the box how wierd is that i have got a five year cover on mine which cost £100 pounds it has already paid for itself with nearly four years left to run so it is worth thinking about that what with the p*** poor quality of all digiboxes
my friend has a panasonic box that you cant get a picture on unless you half unscreew the aerial cable!!
surely that aint right is it

RE: external macrovision disabler

thanks guys very useful

external macrovision disabler

does anyone know where i can buy an external macrovision disabling device from?

ghosting effects from sky digibox

does anyone know why i get a ghost on my dvd player video recorder ps2 and internet box when sky digital is switched on? the picture is fine when i switch it off everything is linked with scart and set to RGB as the manual says the picture is great until i switch sky on the tv is brand new so is the video and dvd any ideas anyone? it may be something to do with the output from the digibox can it be changed? any advice welcome

RE: blocky pixels

isnt it something to with dvd players not updating pieces of picture that dont change i read something about it in FAQ section look there by the way my dvd player worked fine on my old daewoo tv

RE: Mods

what about cable filters (between dvd and video) does any such product exist? if so where would i get one any ideas

RE: wanted: remote hacks for Grundig GDV 230

i have a grundig gdv220 try this
remove disc
press stop open/close and skip forword together (on the player NOT the remote)and hold for ten seconds and menu should appear with multi region options
this works on gdv220 worth a try i`d say good luck
let me know if it work

RE: Mods

right i see thanks steve I have already set it to region free with a remote code do you know if it possible to disable macravision in the same way or do i need a chip?
its a grundig gdv220 any advice would be helpful

RE: Mods

i might be bit thick but could you please tell me what the hell you are all talking about what kind of modifications can you get for a dvd player i mean it plays discs doesnt it what else could it possibly do

RE: grundig gdv220 remote hack

thanks
but do i need to try a region 1 disc or will this bring up a hidden menu with options? i ask this as there is another hack which is supposed to do this but it doesnt work have i got a newer version or something?

grundig gdv220 remote hack

does anybody out there know any multi-region remote hacks for grundig gdv220 please help