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Wharfedale brightness problem - IT`s OFFICIAL!

Tom T. (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Friday, 22nd December 2000, 18:58

I don`t know if it`s a firmware problem, or a compatibility issue, or if its common to all Wharfedale 750(s) players, but I know what I`ve seen, and it`s been confirmed. It`s official. There are Wharfedale 750s being sold that are outputting shoddy pictures, lacking in brightness, that are disturbingly dark on a TV, and almost completely indefinable via video projector. I know from my extensive research online that (very) few people are experiencing this, but if "pmoran" who posted on HCCs forum with a similar problem is reading this, thank-you for confirming that I am not in fact going mad or blind. All I can say to you is "Take it back now!". When I returned mine today, the (very candid) shop assistant not only told me that the Wharfedale widescreen TVs that I was looking at are crap and are coming back every day, but also that mine was the third 750 to be returned with a brightness problem. For anyone experiencing this, the problem does NOT go away if you connect via scart/RGB. It`s just not quite as bad. If you`re panicking about where to go next, can I recommend the Samsung 511. Fully hackable, and on first viewing, fully capable. If you`re interested, let me know, and I`ll keep you posted, but so far, it`s blowing the 750 out of the water!

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jaxon (Competent) posted this on Friday, 22nd December 2000, 20:38

Is the multi region hack permanent and can you disable macro ?

A.T.B. Jaxon.

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yee_har (Competent) posted this on Saturday, 23rd December 2000, 09:29

I`ll have to remember if our Wharfedale W/S TV goes wonky that there`s a history of this.....should ensure a prompt resolution!

Having said that....still going strong!

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clyde (Harmless) posted this on Sunday, 24th December 2000, 14:34

The multi reigon hack is permanent.
The brightness problem is probably because you have plugged into the wrong scart socket, if you have more than 1 . Plug into the socket marked S-VIDEO. I done this on a borrowed 750 and it worked.
I have now bought a samsung 511 and think its great. Ive multi reigoned it with its own remote and had no problems.

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