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Wharfedale 750S problems with X-Men R1.
I have just got a Wharfedale 750S for Xmas and also just got my first R1 disk X-Men, I was able to change the 750S to Region Free without any problems but when I tried playing X-Men it plays the FOX trailers OK but does not display the menu correctly and will not play Chapters 1 and 2. If you GOTO Chapter 3 it starts to play it OK but then it hangs in different places and parts of the screen go `blocky`. Is this a problem with the disk or the player? and is X-Men going to be a `problem disk` like The Matrix. I have tried changing the TV Output to PAL 60 or 60R but my TV just flickers very badly, does this mean my TV can`t handle the different signals?. Also I have noticed that the picture on R1 & R2 discs is quite Dark so I have to change the brightness on the TV everytime I play a movie, should I return the player for another one, or get a refund a buy something completely different?
Any help would be appreciated
MartinD
RE: Wharfedale 750S problems with X-Men R1.
Get a refund, go to Comet or such like, and purchase an Aiwa 370. Iron Duke and many others are very happy with this machine. Sorry for blunt but honest answer.
RE: Wharfedale 750S problems with X-Men R1.
Thanks for the reply
Will the AIWA 370 solve my X-Men R1 problems???.
RE: Wharfedale 750S problems with X-Men R1.
If you can get a colour picture while playiny a r.1 disc your tv is NTSC compatible.
This item was edited on Wednesday, 27th December 2000, 10:41
RE: Wharfedale 750S problems with X-Men R1.
Do you know if the AIWA has any problems with playing Fight Club R1 as this seems to play OK on the Wharfedale?.
Thanks
RE: Wharfedale 750S problems with X-Men R1.
no problems with fight club
RE: Wharfedale 750S problems with X-Men R1.
Looks like I will be taking my Wharfedale back today and getting an AIWA 370 then, I just hope that my copy X-Men is not faulty, presumably it`s a software problem on the chip in the Wharfedale??.
MartinD
RE: Wharfedale 750S problems with X-Men R1.
I should be able to try that combo out later today if I nip over to mothers, I``ll make a post later is possible, sounds more likely to be a disk problem, but you would be better off with the aiwa either way(unless you dont want a silver / champagne player)
RE: Wharfedale 750S problems with X-Men R1.
I`m not too bothered about the colour of the player, I would rather have one that plays the two R1 disks I have at the moment X-Men and Fight Club. I have since found out (I think!) that the AIWA does a
good job in converting NTSC to PAL50, as I think my TV uses that as
it cannot handle PAL 60/60R from the setup menu on the Wharfedale.
MartinD
RE: Wharfedale 750S problems with X-Men R1.
I have the 750S (first gen.) this plays X-Men with no problems. It also plays on the second gen. as well. In both cases I used the R1 code not the region free code. Picture is as good as my dads Panasonic. I have other 100 R1 discs and have had no problem with any.
Wharfie is a great little player.
Michael.
This item was edited on Thursday, 28th December 2000, 10:16