Page 1 of Sharp DV740H has the same problems that of Sampo 611.

It looks like the Sharp DV740H has the same problems that of Sampo 611 .
watched the Gladiator and Bridget jones`s diary both R1 and about 29 mins in to the film on the Gladiator it froze up just for a second or 2, and then starts back up again (you can hear the disc spinning in the meantime), it also did the same thing with B-J-Diary cannot remember how far into the film, but when i rewound it back to the point where it froze up it plays perfectly with no problems and continues to play the rest of the film with no hiccups at all.

Is anyone else having any problems with this player?

Jimmy

Have had similar freezing problems with my SHARP DV620 but cannot help with an explanation,don`t suppose u know of a hack for this machine.

cheers
Neil 2001

sorry m8 ,the only way im aware of to make the SHARP DV620 multiregion is to have it chipped.

Jimmy

I have contacted Sampo Taiwan about this issue : seems some US players have the same fault too, unfortunately.

Thanks clayts, are all the players having this problem or just some of them? what are your thoughts to the cause of this problem (dvd drive, firmware,etc)
I like this player but dont want to be left with a DOODOO player like my samsung 807.
If i change the player what would you recommend (Sampo and other makes) ?
Ive seen the Wharfedale M5 for £150 is this a much better player and has no faults?

Thanks to the team at Area 450

jimmy saville (and sorry jim`ll fixit cannot fixit this time)

Sampo assure me that the failure rate on the `740 is as normal - 2%

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