Rob Kiff(Competent) posted this on Friday, 21st April 2000, 18:17
Smiler you do have a very good point about all the complaints that are posted if people insist on purchasing these cheap players,they are going to struggle with some of the newer software that is starting to be released. But your argument on region 1 is not valid OK R 2 is getting a lot better with the release dates but you only have to look at the amount of discs available in the US to see we have a long way to go before you can make a fair comparison. One other little complaint I have a Pioneer 717 and the layer change is very noticable so I find it hard to believe you can`t see yours.
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Inkfinger(Harmless) posted this on Friday, 21st April 2000, 18:37
Remember that it isn`t just cheap machines that can be caught out by new software. Wasn`t one of the machines that tripped up over the Matrix an £800 Namagutchi machine?
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Smiler(Competent) posted this on Friday, 21st April 2000, 20:44
Rob - OK so the layer change is maybe 2-3 seconds and I find this perfectly acceptable, it doesn`t spoil the movie experience.
Namagutchi? Dodgy chinese over priced crap in that case :)
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Mark Fountain(Super Admin) posted this on Friday, 21st April 2000, 21:56
One thing about the cheapy Wharfedale: no layer change has ever been spotted....
Mark DVD Reviewer
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Rob Kiff(Competent) posted this on Saturday, 22nd April 2000, 14:25
I`d have to see the wharfdale to believe it. I also think the other player mentioned was a Nakamichi.
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Mark Fountain(Super Admin) posted this on Saturday, 22nd April 2000, 15:11
Heh - Reviewer has one. And no layer changes have ever been spotted. This has also been reported by other Wharfy owners in the newsgroup.
