Wharfedale 2.1 DVD Micro System - £49.99 at Argos (multi-region hackable !)

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  rayman6 years, 10 months ago #1Show comment toolsReply

  Nice find :) Wharfedale used to be one of the best speaker manufacturers around. The 20w RMS isn't bad for a smallish room either. I wonder if this can be multi-region hacked?
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  edi6 years, 10 months ago #2Show comment toolsReply

  Multi-region hacking from DVDreviewer
  
  
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  rayman6 years, 10 months ago #3Show comment toolsReply

  That's good :) Notice the 5.1 speakers too, maybe the DVD player has 5.1 output even though it's just got the 2.1 in the ad...
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  edi6 years, 10 months ago #4Show comment toolsReply

  Ray, the pic from DVDreviewer is slightly misleading and correspond to DVD 5.1 Micro System.
  
  [COLOR=darkred]Wharfedale WMTS-6801 DVD 5.1 Micro System[/COLOR] is now £79.99 at Argos (was £119.99)
  
  Where: Argos
  
  
  
  Features: 35 watts RMS, FM/AM digital tuner with 40 station presets, RDS, DVD/CD/JPEG File/ CD-R/ CD-RW/ MP3 with Progressive scan, PAL/NTSC compatible, Search, memory, pause, skip, repeat functions, 5.1 Channel output with Dolby Digital, DTS digital out, Bass, treble and balance control, Output sockets include S-Video, Coaxial Digital, AV out/in, SCART,
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  rayman6 years, 10 months ago #5Show comment toolsReply

  Thanks edi, I should have looked on there. It's quite a nice little unit, ideal for someone with not too much room for all the electricals we use these days. 35w RMS, the second one is the best option and woth paying the extra £30 for I think.
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  jbp6 years, 10 months ago #6Show comment toolsReply

  rayman

  Nice find :) Wharfedale used to be one of the best speaker manufacturers around.

  
  
  The UK Wharfedale sold the name off to a chinese company years ago tho' so not a good indication of quality. Having said that, looks a bargain for £50. :-D
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  rayman6 years, 10 months ago #7Show comment toolsReply

  Thanks for the extra info jbp :)
  
  I think they still make quality HiFi gear, but of course it's much more expensive than these, which were more than likely made in China then ;)
  
  Not everything made in China is sub standard. Same as here really, you get what you pay for in most instances.
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  SAFC1BeerMonster6 years, 10 months ago #8Show comment toolsReply

  jbp

  The UK Wharfedale sold the name off to a chinese company years ago tho' so not a good indication of quality. Having said that, looks a bargain for £50. :-D

  
  
  Dude thanks for that info, I always wondered why no-one gets excited about Wharfedale anymore. I bought some Wharfedale Diamond speakers about 15 years ago, they were only aobut one foot high but cost me well over £100 for the pair. Awesome sound, 70watters they were.
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  edi6 years, 10 months ago #9Show comment toolsReply

  I think for £49.99, you cant go wrong. Again as Ray suggests, it may be worth spending £30 extra and go for the DVD 5.1 system.
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  boydetective6 years, 10 months ago #10Show comment toolsReply

  Can anyone confirm that the multi-region hack works for this (49.99) unit? At least one post on a different forum suggests that it does not. Thanks.
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  edi6 years, 10 months ago #11Show comment toolsReply

  Boydetective,
  
  I found the hacking procedure from DVDreviewer.co.uk and corresponds to Wharfedale WMTS-6801 system.
  
  I would have thought it should work, but cant confirm this. :)
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  rayman6 years, 10 months ago #12Show comment toolsReply

  [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]

  DVD365

  
  
  [CENTER][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=navy][B]WMTS-6801-2.1[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER]
  
  [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]Multi-Region:[/COLOR]
  [LIST]
  [*][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]
  [*][COLOR=navy]Open[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=navy] drawer [/COLOR]
  [*][COLOR=navy]Press:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/LIST][/SIZE][/FONT][LIST]
  [*][COLOR=navy][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]8, [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]1,[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]3,[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]2[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#00ff00][COLOR=navy] and [/COLOR][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#00ff00][COLOR=navy]8 [/COLOR]
  [*][COLOR=navy]Display shows: Region Code 2 [/COLOR]
  [*][COLOR=navy]Press Enter key 5 times until code is changed to 9 [/COLOR]
  [*][COLOR=navy]Press Play (or Setup to save & quit) [/COLOR]
  [*][COLOR=navy]Player is now multi region[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/LIST][/B]

  [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#00ff00][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#00ff00]
  [/COLOR][COLOR=navy]Found on DVD365 and is for the 2.1[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]
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  adamck6 years, 10 months ago #13Show comment toolsReply

  Anyone know if this is VCD compatable.
  I have 2 dvd players at the moment (from when dvd players where £150+) and they dont play VCD or AVI :x
  So if this is vcd compatable i would be most happy! (CD-R).
  I have loads of small speakers to make this 15:1 if i wanted too lol so 2.1 is ok for me!
  Ad,
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  Kommunist6 years, 10 months ago #14Show comment toolsReply

  Comment from VCDHelp
  
  You can play vcd and svcd's after setting the wmts-6801 as multi-region using the hack. Otherwise out of the box it won't.

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