Info and forum posts by 'Glamster'

RE: Kwik Save COMPACKS DVD-101 RECORDER £69.99!!!

Stay well away from it. Kwiksave/Woolworths and whoever else sells the 101 should be ashamed of themselves for selling such junk.

Below info taken from HERE

It burns only DVD+R/RW media;

Won`t playback media recorded in the DVD-R/RW format;

It playbacks CD-R/RW, commercial DVDs, supports MPG and JPG files;

Needs a SCART to RCA cable to connect with your TV box;

It doesn`t perform a "Pause Recording" function;

Available outputs: Component, Composite and S-video;

Available inputs: Composite and S-video;

Available upgrades: on the Compacks` website, firmware upgrade and multi-region;

Connection cables are not supplied; be sure to buy Scart to Composite or Scart to S-video adapters;

Playback in "progressive scan" mode is good.

You can choose among five recording modes: HQ, SP, LP, EP, SLP.

On this unit you cannot apply any editing functions to your recordings. The DVD+R/RW discs need to be finalized in order to playback. Finalizing a DVD+R means that no more recordings can be added on it, whether there is free space left or not. A finalized DVD+RW can be re-recorded, but all the previous content will be lost.

Clearly, this machine is not mind-blowing and performs only the most basic functions of a DVD recorder. The firmware upgrade available on Compacks` website has been often reported by users to mess up the machine`s functions.

This item was edited on Friday, 15th July 2005, 20:43

RE: Cello R100LB DVD recorder - £89.99 Kwik Save

Thanks for the info chaps. I do not know if i will buy it now as i have had problems in the past with Mustek devices and overheating..

RE: Cello R100LB DVD recorder - £89.99 Kwik Save

Yes. Someone please provide some info.

This item was edited on Friday, 15th July 2005, 09:32

RE: Daewoo SD-8800P DVD/VCR - £69.99

Kwik Save - Hollins Road, Oldham has 9 of those 8800P players left (3rd April).

This item was edited on Sunday, 3rd April 2005, 12:03

RE: Daewoo SD-8800P DVD/VCR - £69.99

It was set at region 2 and ALL (ie: copies) but used the below hack and set it to ALL REGIONS.


* Switch on player

* Press the DVD button on the remote control to switch to DVD mode

* Press the Open button on your remote control to open the disc tray

* Using your remote control, press 0, 5, 2 and 0, in order, one at a time

* Press the Up button on your remote control

* Press the Down button on your remote control

* Press the Left button on your remote control

* Press the Right button on your remote control

* A hidden menu appears showing the current region setting.

* Press 1 - 6 for new region , or 0 for multi-region.

This item was edited on Thursday, 31st March 2005, 22:39

Daewoo SD-8800P DVD/VCR - £69.99

Daewoo SD-8800P DVD/VCR - £69.99

Purchased one yesterday and i can confirm it plays the following.

DVD
DVD -R
DVD +R
DVD +RW
VCD
SVCD
CVD
MP3
K(S)VCD
PAL/NTSC (but not mixed)

Picture of player box

Yeah sorry, it is from Kwik Save.

This item was edited on Thursday, 31st March 2005, 20:11

Clairlone DVD 8087 player at KwikSave for £29.97 until 26th September

Clairlone DVD 8087 player at KwikSave for £29.97 until 26th September.

Bought one and it plays the following, which i tested.

DVD (Region 2)
DVD +r
DVD -r
VCD 1.1 & 2.0
SVCD
CVD
MP3
Audio CD
XSVCD
XVCD
XCVD
PhotoCD (Not tested)
NTSC/PAL selectable or auto



Total bargain, small and very slim, picture is good quality and has Scart, A\V, and other sockets (which i do not know what they are for).

The box is very misleading on what it plays

Edit: The actual price is £29.98 (a penny more :D )

This item was edited on Tuesday, 7th September 2004, 13:39

Kwik Save £49.99

I purchase one of these cameras the other day from Kwik Save (friday). i am really happy with the size of the camera, the quality of the pictures look superb on photo paper, also the little tripod came in handy for close up shots of the garden.

Overall i am impressed with the price and picture quality. i really thought it was going to be rubbish at that price.

Someone mentioned yellow looking pictures. tooks loads like that but eventually found out to press EFFECT till a LIGHT BULB icon comes up at the bottom of the screen and the pictures look a lot better.

This item was edited on Tuesday, 1st June 2004, 15:37