Page 1 of Guess what,Techtronics Strikes Again!!!

Yes they`ve done it again! A week ago I bought Crouching Tiger Region 3 and The Matrix Region 4. Having instatlled a Mod chip from Techtronics about 2 years ago with Region 1-6 capabilities I was amazed to find out that both these region`s did`nt work.I got in touch with Techtronics via their website and had a reply saying that they knew about this problem and that it was a "firmware problem" that they had`nt forseen.
I have a Panasonic A350 and decided to try another mod chip ,enter www.dvdchips.co.uk.We`ll I just had it installed and guess what it works! Not only does it play all my dvd`s ,It selects the region`s for me and it has as a bonus disabled macrovision.So much for Techtronics.
People don`t use this company and judging by the comments on Forums here and on other site`s they won`t be around for much Longer!!!!

`they won`t be around for much longer!!!!` - let`s hope so!

I seem to remember that some of the early Techtronics mods for Panasonic players were only R1 and R2 mods ??

Your right, but it was a R1-6 mod I had fitted originaly.
The problem is that they are still selling the mod as 1-6 compatible.
I had my friend ( Who is a qualified Sony engineer ) fit the new mod ,and he said the main difference is the way the chip is attached to the board.
It seems that Techtronics proberly have`nt checked this out, I may be wrong about this but it would be interesting to hear if anyone else has had this problem.

Guys, can we shift this one over to Retailer Review Forum please ? (maybe tag onto the end of a similar-themed thread over there).

I`m just a bit wary that there`s no disclaimer over this forum, and this thread doesn`t appear to relate to any particular hardware issue per se.

Sorry to be a mardy-arse, but that`s why I`m here.....

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Clayts, Moderator for DVD Reviewer

and to think in one of the home cinema mags was plugging Techtronics i pity the poor person if he took there advice

Hey, join in the great Techtronics battle in the Retailers forum!!! Tell everyone your story, then rip the company to pieces! Seriously though, make sure everyone knows whats going on.

d:o)

Techtronics apparently cause more problems than any other company:
http://www.thedvdforums.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=4&t=000031

And their staff are known plagerists:
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/getstory.cgi?story=956

Overall, not a very kosha company. :(