Page 1 of SUPERDRUG DVD PLAYER £64.99

For those in the Merseyside area Superdrug on the East Lancashire Rd by the Showcase Cinemas have three in stock - just been there this morning. Thanks to you people with instructions for the hack it plays SVCD and VCD`s fine. The only thing is what is "Macrovision" and should I have it enabled or disabled? Also how does the "Parental Control" bit work? By the way the only fly in the ointment is Superdrug had a 10% off day yesterday! Still £65 is good value, it`s a nice looking slimline jobby!

This is a repost of my "sorry for being so thick but..." questions posted a couple of days ago. I`d be REALLY grateful for some answers.

1. Will this (or any other dvd player) work if you have a tv with no scart socket?

2. What exactly are the input and output sockets on this machine?

3. Can I play back sound through a hi-fi system and if so, how?

4. Does it have DTS and/or 5.1 surround sound? What equipment do I need to have playback in these formats?

5. Is it possible to hook the dvd player up with a vhs video recorder and
a) still playback dvds/vhs tapes through the tv?
b) record dvds onto vhs tapes?

6. Given the problems some people seem to have had playing dvd files copied from the web onto cdrs:-
a) does this machine have a problem playing vcds copied onto on any cdrs or is it fussy about certain file types/brands of cdr?
b) is there an issue with certain file types (eg .mpeg vs .avi)

7. Having read all the posts, I`m (still) a little unsure of this player plays vcds out of the box or if you need to input the hacks to enable it to play them?

8. Will it play svcds? What are these exactly?!

9. Can you actually disable macrovision on the player? If so, how?

Again, apologies for repeating these idiot-type questions but any help/advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks to all who reply.

I have also just bought one of these players. were can i get the hack codes from & info on how to do it. as i want to play vcds on it, and what is macrovision?

take a peek at the hack forum

if you disable macro it allows you to tape to vhs