Info and forum posts by 'GregB'

RE: Scart Cable

"There is no need to buy a scart cable at all. Just keep your tv in it`s box and imagine as if you are watching it using your brain.

God knows there`ll probably be more on it than there is these days."

That reminds me of the old `Why-Don`t-You` theme music!

Oh why am I slave to the flickering box in the corner?

Can anyone set me free? (now that sounds like a song!)

RE: Scart Cable

On that note, does anyone know of any `tests` that can performed to see how good/bad your connections are?

I`m using my old SCART leads at the moment, and would like to get a shiny new gold-plated one (if only because it makes me *feel* as though I`m getting a better picture), but I`d like some test.

I don`t notice any poor picture quality from DVD and Sky via a £3 SCART lead from B&Q!

Any advice.....?

RE: Philips pw9616 feedback

Well, it arrived okay, together with a Sony DVD player.

And in a word - Excellent! The zoom modes work superbly, so even normal 4:3 pictures look good. The `Natural Motion` mode in 100Hz really does remove any ghosting of images that I have seen on other 100 Hz televisions (like the Sony 32FX60 ).

Teletext is dual screen and excellent - it takes about 10 seconds to get the info, rather than 2 mins on my old system.

And the sound is top notch - the dolby digital on the Matrix was lively and well propotioned around the room.

So in conclusion - it should be a great christmas, provided I don`t eat too much and end up as wide as the telly!

(BTW, There is a possible connectivity problem if you don`t have a DVD player with a pass-through. On my setup, SCART1 (RGB) feeds the DVD and Sky Digibox on pass-through. Digital sound has go with Ext1 also. SCART2 has my SVHS video (only SVHS port, although it has RGB as well). I don`t used 3 & 4, and use the front SVHS port for the video camera. )

RE: VAT free DVDs at Tesco.com (1 week only)

And you have to be careful, though - sometimes they bump up the price a bit to make no difference.

Woolies is doing a `buy one, get 2nd half price`, but then wanted 24.99 for Gladiator! So I got it from Tesco instead - only 17 pounds!

RE: Philips pw9616 feedback

Telly will be delivered tomorrow (Tues 5 Dec) along with DVD player.

Watch this space!

Incidently, I paid £1200, which was the cheapest I could find in stock before xmas, from http://www.jonesofoakwood.co.uk - Pretty good prices really, although not linked anywhere (found it from an altavista search!).

This item was edited on Monday, 4th December 2000, 14:08

RE: I`m loosing it here.... Samsung 909, LG 3551, Pioneer 535, Toshiba SD100E, Aiwa 370 or Harman Ka

I have just been through the mill trying to decide which player to buy. Top of the list was an LG3350, but I couldn`t find it in stock anywhere.

Jimbo`s comments about the Aiwa are certainly appealing, but I have a big problem getting it from Comet (et al.), knowing the huge mark-ups they earn.

Anyway, to cut a long story short, I eventually plumped for a Sony 536. Now I know it doesn`t do MP3 or CDR, but I`m hardly, if ever, going to use those features. If MP3 is important to you, don`t go for a Sony.

My eventual decision was actual based on more than just a feature count. I`ve been reading the forums here for a couple of weeks, and have seen various reports of problems with players, some of which are common, others restricted to one or two people. Now I`ve just bought a new 32" widescreen, and wanted a DVD player that would give me top notch playback without any hassle/blocking/skipping etc. At 298 pounds, the Sony was my best bet (before Xmas!).

Overall, just make sure you`re not attracted too much by features - after all, it is a DVD player, and video and sound quality should be paramount shouldn`t they?

RE: Philips pw9616 feedback

I have recently ordered the 32PW9616 (they were quite short in supply), along with a Sony 536 DVD player, so can let you know how it performs if you want. I actually did quite a bit of research on price/perform/features, and the Philips came out top.

I hope it will worth the hard-earned pennies!