Page 1 of NEW XWAVE 1100..............MICO EATER ? ?

I already have a Mico C20, the Macro off version. Which for the money, the picture quality IS excellent. But there are a few things I hate about it.

So today on impulse, I also purchased an XWave 1100 and although I havent had a thorough play with it yet, the initial impression is that it betters the Mico on the following points :-

1) Picture quality (just)
2) Build Quality (by miles)
3) Looks (Subjective i know, but the Mico does look `Fisher Price`)
4) Sound
5) Features (Many More)
6) Menu Interface & ease of use
7) Region Free from out the box
8) Macro permanently disabled out the box ( The Mico needs resetting every power up) :-(

Now, having said all that I`ve no idea how much the Xwave retails at, but mine was only a little dearer than the Mico in which case it MAY be a better alternative. It has played everything so far, but no doubt I`ll find some quirky exception/faults. There always is.

If anyone`s interested i`ll post further information after Ive given it a rigorous test. (Even the operating underwater test!) Let me know.

In the meantime you can get the technical low down here..... http://www.celltec.net/ExtraInfo/XWave1100.htm

This item was edited on Wednesday, 1st May 2002, 00:58

I know what you mean about `Fisher Price` ;) Same reason I didn`t want one, from first batch too

Questions remain:
will it play MiniDVD? vcdhelp.com doesn`t list 1100 model
play MPG as files?
does it output NTSC>PAL50

Does it play Mpeg Video files burnt to a CD-R as data? Like the Dansai

£163.33 delivered is alot more than the Mico!!

This item was edited on Wednesday, 1st May 2002, 21:07

Betamax = I dont have many items to try as I only use my machine to play DVd`s. But I had a DeNiro VCD and that worked fine. I then tried a MP3 cd and the menu showed the track name / time etc. I have no mini dvds so cannot test. I also put a photo cd in, all the files displayed but they didn`t seem to open. Maybe I have to change the settings, or do photo cd`s have to be done in Nero or something ? ?

NTSC - Pal 50. I dont know, but if you advise how to do a physical test I will try it out. Sorry can`t be more help at the moment but I will read the manual as soon as i get chance.

MicoMan = Dont know where you got £163.33 from. Mine was £120 ! !

ATB

Jaxon

This item was edited on Wednesday, 1st May 2002, 22:43

At a guess from www.celltec.net - by some miracle if you click add to basket you can have for £163.33

£163.33 ? ? ? Irrelevant, I put the link there for the spec. (As clearly stated) I didn`t buy my machine from there. Neither would I at that price.

This item was edited on Thursday, 2nd May 2002, 00:47

Hi Pjaxon,

>MicoMan = Dont know where you got £163.33 from. Mine was £120 ! !
Could you please tell us where you obtained this for £120.

Many Thanks

Darren,
I will check with the company as soon as poss and reply to you`re email address Friday/Saturday. I dont think it was a `special` deal to me, although I know the guy well. And someone within this forum has mentioned that they are alredy available for £129 !

The Mico is also a good machine, but the pictures not so sharp and it looks sod awful with some really annoying gliches. But if you want mine, its about six weeks old....... £75 boxed with receipt. (including 250 hard core porn dvd`s) ! ! ! :-)

All the best.

NTS.

This item was edited on Friday, 3rd May 2002, 00:04

pjaxon

www.vcdhelp.com has a miniDVD test image you ca nburn to CD-R

to check PAL50 conversion from NTSC you could run a Region 1 disc through to a VCR with Macro-off. If it comes out recorded ok then it`s successful

cheers

jason betamax