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ok guys i have the pacific already but i have loads of trouble with the picture freezing for a few seconds then fine again.annoying when watching a good film.is the reoc a good buy?theres also a download to change the firmware to make it macro free.anyone tried it?

The Reoc A5 is so-so, but not the best that Sampo have come up with. They were being sold for £90 two weeks back, but I think that offer has ended now, meaning they`re back to £140.

The unofficial firmware you refer to is fine and dandy : there are quite a few people running it on their A5 without any problems.

For a very bizarre comparison, check out Westy`s head to head between the Reoc A5 and the Sharp DV740H. Why bizarre ? Both are based upon the same Sampo US model, the DVE611, and yet the Sharp is miles ahead : these have recently been popping up in Catalogue Bargain Shops for around £100. The drawback with the `740 is that there is no MV-free firmware available for the UK or European model.

Westy`s review is here :

http://www.area450.com/thesampozone/players/dve611reocvsharp.htm

The quick guide to the Reoc A5 is here :

http://www.area450.com/thesampozone/quickguide/reoca5.htm

Details of all Sampo unofficial firmware is here :

http://www.area450.com/firmware/unofficialfirmware.htm

The independent Reoc website is here :

http://www.reoc.uk8.net/

The Reoc website is here :

http://reoc.keyservice.co.uk/

This item was edited on Friday, 14th June 2002, 14:51

I get that problem with my 750 freezing every now and again, I have had 2 different ones but will just go in soon and get my money back. I like the idea of the Tosh 110 that has been recommended here.

Simon