Pacific DVD-750 Reviews
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“£39 Purchase 8 yrs use”
Written on: 21/01/2012 by MarcusTB
Time to say goodbye, finally after 8 yrs loyal and trusted service the disc player started to go wrong. Not all DVDs are affected however as a multi-regional player it has certainly lasted longer and better than other "big brand" players. (read more)
“Our Pacific DVD-750 DVD player developed a strange...”
Written on: 12/02/2006 by A Holyoak (13 reviews written)
Our Pacific DVD-750 DVD player developed a strange very loud vibrating noise for the first 10-15 minutes til it has warmed up fully, ASDA happily exchanged it as it was only a couple of weeks old. Our new player was very noisy skipping around tracks & when listening to it late at night with the sound down low the motors etc seemed noisy, but it was very cheap & you do tend to get what you pay for. Picture quality was fine, sound quality not so nice as it made everyone shout, even when they... (read more)
“I bought the Pacific DVD player in 2002 in ASDA and it...”
Written on: 11/04/2005 by Clark Gwent
I bought the Pacific DVD player in 2002 in ASDA and it plays most things, but there are a few discs it will not play at all. Recently I purchased a legitimate box set of Joss Wheldon's FIREFLY TV series, of which I am an enormous fan, and it quite simply will not play it. This is most disappointing as by now the device is well out of guarantee and I cannot get a refund. I would strongly advise against purchasing one of these because you never know, a few years down the line, you might... (read more)
“This Pacific DVD-750 is a great dvd player, Reasonably...”
Written on: 05/05/2004 by street65
This Pacific DVD-750 is a great dvd player, Reasonably old but still stands strong even in todays market. Irritating that the Free 9 key display does not configurate with the default Exp 4 Fty lock.
But great!!
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“The Pacific DVD-750 is a nice dvd, vcd, mp3 player,...”
Written on: 22/02/2004 by MadMan Forever (4 reviews written)
The Pacific DVD-750 is a nice dvd, vcd, mp3 player, didn't have any trouble with it, i recommend it to everyone wanting a good player at a low cost (read more)
“I bought the pacific 750 at en ebay auction last year...”
Written on: 15/09/2003 by vada80 (1 review written)
I bought the pacific 750 at en ebay auction last year in december. It doesn't not play vcds or svcds and can't find some songs on my mp3. Is there any update which i could download? Because in germany there`s no asda. Or should i send an email to the manufacturers? I hope you could help me. Thanx
Katja
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“We have had the Pacific DVD-750 DVD Player for nearly...”
Written on: 28/08/2003 by pammi (1 review written)
We have had the Pacific DVD-750 DVD Player for nearly a year and can't say a wrong word about it, it is that good we are buying 2 more for xmas presents for the family!!!! (read more)
“The model I bought from Asda in Feb/March 2002 works a...”
Written on: 13/01/2003 by Chris.
The model I bought from Asda in Feb/March 2002 works a charm. But later stock doesn't work as specified in manual. Keep away till they have been fixed. (read more)
“I have had the Pacific dvd750 for 5 months, in that...”
Written on: 12/11/2002 by Jon.
I have had the Pacific dvd750 for 5 months, in that time it has played everything vcd,svcd,MP3,DVD,DVD-R,DVD-RW with no problems. Even with 45p DVD-R there appears to be no glitch from DV Camera via MYDVD software to the pacific. This player has few faults and these are accepted with the cheap price. (read more)
“I got the DVD from A Place in Middlebrough, In The...”
Written on: 27/10/2002 by Stephen.
I got the DVD from A Place in Middlebrough, In The North East Of England. The Shop's Call "Superscreen". More in Stock - also it say's Will Not Play VCD's (read more)
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“I am thoroughly disappointed in that every DVD watched...”
Written on: 21/10/2002 by Geordie.
I am thoroughly disappointed in that every DVD watched on this Pacific DVD750 DVD player either froze up completely or jumped constantly. After 6 weeks I have had enough and I am never buying Pacific again. I suppose if you buy cheap you get cheap! (read more)
“I'm happy with the Pacific dvd-750 DVD player. I have...”
Written on: 21/09/2002 by Jman.
I'm happy with the Pacific dvd-750 DVD player. I have seen other people have mixed reviews. My multi-region has allowed me to purchase dvds that ain't even out in the UK yet!
And view Vcds as well (which are always cheaper) and I must say the quality of Vcd is getting better.
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49283_Jean-Marian.'s Response to Jman.'s Review
Written on: 08/11/2002
I purchased it from Amsterdam/Holland this week and the seller has told me that it didn't work with cd-r's,vcd's and any of the cd's recorded with my PC. I'am also looking for a multi region hack for Pacific DVD750, can anyone help, please?... Hopefully, Jean-Marian
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Dodgey.'s Response to Jman.'s Review
Written on: 01/01/2003
to make the 750 multi region:
<br>open drawer,select 9,8,1,7 on remote
<br>press enter untill "all" is displayed.
<br>i can't get mine to play vcd's,any suggestions??
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Cushyh.'s Response to Jman.'s Review
Written on: 04/01/2003
We've tried the macro hack open tray key 4561, this should show macrovision enable/disable then close tray but it didn't work for us. We also had a different multi region hack code 8421 and this worked fine. If anyone knows of any other macro hack for this player please email me. :-)
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63415_Jman.'s Response to Jman.'s Review
Written on: 08/01/2003
I have had no probs with VCD's I have aquired some from Hong Kong and they play fine. It maybe that you have bought them as VCD's and they are not maybe they have a different format and are only compatible with PC's for and example. The only thing I haven't tried is to play MP3....not to sure how that works yet.
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Onions.'s Response to Jman.'s Review
Written on: 18/05/2003
I also am very happy with the Pacific 750 with Vcd, cd, cdr etc, have happily deregionalised it with 8421, but I cannot disable macrovision with 4561. Please email anonionspresentationtwo@hotmail.com if you know of any other way to disable macrovision. Lovely machine.
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“I purchased a Pacific dvd player model DVD750 in...”
Written on: 15/09/2002 by misty69.
I purchased a Pacific dvd player model DVD750 in January of this year. Upon taking it home we tested it and found it to be working ok but not wanting to watch a dvd at that moment left it for a while. When we returned to it we found that not only would it not play but it would not even turn on!Yet my dvd was still inside it! We returned it the following day and were assured that this was an isolated problem so collected a replacment. This one lasted approximatley 6 weeks before succumbing to... (read more)
“I read other reviews on this page and decided to buy...”
Written on: 12/09/2002 by Neil.
I read other reviews on this page and decided to buy the Pacific 750 from Asda on 11/9/02, realising I could activate the Multi-region. This prove to be a piece of cake.
After a couple of tries I managed to boot a cheap dvd-r Movie backup and it runs smoothly. The only thing is when I change chapters, the player can't seem to handle this and crashes. This only happens on the backup though. Originals work a peach. This has to get 10 stars if only purely for the excellent, no-fuss 3 yr...
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49284_Jean-Marian.'s Response to 37504_Neil.'s Review
Written on: 08/11/2002
I purchased it from Amsterdam/Holland this week and the seller has told me that it didn't work with cd-r's,vcd's and any of the cd's recorded with my PC.I'am also looking for a multi region hack for Pacific DVD750, can anyone help, please?... Hopefully, Jean-Marian
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“I bought this Pacific dvd-750 approximately 1 week ago...”
Written on: 29/08/2002 by maz.
I bought this Pacific dvd-750 approximately 1 week ago - 1st dvd player I have owned. I was very pleased except I decided I should have vcd option so decided to get another model which would play them. Took it back to Asda. Toured the local stores & bought Alba 108 £69.99 -Argos...returned, very noisy drive, poor sound, fair picture.
(played vcd with Hack), Next bought Apex AD1100wb - Asda (Good old Asda) £69.80. Touted as mp3 kodac picture cd jpeg readable - store info said cdrom soon...
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“The Pacific dvd-750 DVD player is supposed to play...”
Written on: 20/08/2002 by ian c.
The Pacific dvd-750 DVD player is supposed to play vcd's but the 2 I've had from Asda didn't. The guy in the shop assured me they should. They are due new stock this week. Will the problem be fixed? I gave in and bought the 1002 model. This plays everything I have tried and was cheaper. Nuff said! (read more)
35448_John.'s Response to 33967_ian c.'s Review
Written on: 30/08/2002
I also have the Pacific DVD 750 from Asda. It plays VCDs without any problems - this was the reason that I bought it as my older Matsui simply refused to play ball. Are you sure that you are encoding your VCDs correctly when you write them - and have you tried them on other DVD players?
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<br>Apart from that the 750 is brilliant value for money. True, the drawer mechanism is a little slow - as are other functions. But when it's playing both the picture (particularly through the component video outputs - how many budget decks have that?) and the digi sound are terrific. At this price range I think it's virtually unbeatable, so I can't understand the rating given in this review.
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40302_Nicki.'s Response to 33967_ian c.'s Review
Written on: 28/09/2002
hi i work at asda, the reason why you can't play vcd's, is that they've taken that function off them, if you read the packaging it no longers says vcds...
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47239_Steve.'s Response to 33967_ian c.'s Review
Written on: 31/10/2002
The Manual for the DVD-750 clearly states that it will play MPEG1 and 2 formats. A VCD is MPEG1 format and so we are within our rights to expect it to play them. I am taking mine back to Asda for a refund or to swap for the cheaper model mentioned above.
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65014_Chris.'s Response to 33967_ian c.'s Review
Written on: 13/01/2003
I bought a Pacific DV-750 in November of this year as xmas pressie for the eldest. Set it up boxing day and guess what it didn't play vcd's.
This was my first buy of this model. I bought one in Feb last year and that one works fine.
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76908_Rab.'s Response to 33967_ian c.'s Review
Written on: 02/03/2003
I bought one of these a couple of months ago from Asda, and it is clearly stated on the packaging that it plays VCD's... but it definately doesn't.
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<br>I will be taking this up with Asda, whom I have heard supply a firmware update to re-enable the VCD function.
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117913_Antropolis.'s Response to 33967_ian c.'s Review
Written on: 22/07/2003
the one i got plays everything except divx files...it plays mpeg, avi, vcd svcd mp3 cd-r dvd-r its good.i was a bit dissapointed that you can zoom in but not out !
<br>:-/
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“Open & close operation on the Pacific dvd-750 DVD...”
Written on: 18/08/2002 by Fev.
Open & close operation on the Pacific dvd-750 DVD player is a bit poor but otherwise all seems OK at the moment. (read more)
“for $88 it must be the best dvd in the world ive over...”
Written on: 15/08/2002 by gazza 1972.
for $88 it must be the best dvd in the world ive over 180 vcd and there as good as my dvd originals.... (read more)
49285_Jean-Marian.'s Response to gazza 1972.'s Review
Written on: 08/11/2002
I purchased it from Amsterdam/Holland this week and the seller has told me that it didn't work with cd-r's,vcd's and any of the cd's recorded with my PC. I'am also looking for a multi region hack for Pacific DVD750, can anyone help, please?... Hopefully, Jean-Marian
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“Help! ”
Written on: 12/08/2002 by Steve.
Help!
We're having intermittent problems with audio on DVD playback. Normally, audio quality is fine but we experience a problem where the sound mutes to an unrecognisable mush for no apparent reason. Happens on every DVD we've tried to play - thought I'd 'fixed' it yesterday by switching off Dolby and resorting to surroundsound only but five minutes later (and on the same scene) the audio was terrible again!
Anyone got a clue how to sort this?
Connection is by SCART plug to the TV.
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“Has anyone got the codes to enable the copied vcd...”
Written on: 10/08/2002 by missile2.
Has anyone got the codes to enable the copied vcd prevention? (read more)
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“I just bought the machine tonight on the strength of...”
Written on: 05/08/2002 by rupe.
I just bought the machine tonight on the strength of reviews and recomendations that it will play VCD's I have a collection that may well just rot (commercial vcd's ) and will not play !! do not buy look at the instruction manual it now says "video cd function has been Disabled"!! it goes back to ASDA tomorrow !! .I wonder if this comes under trade description law because there was no sticker on the front of the box saying that this function has been disabled. (read more)
32652_Jay.'s Response to rupe.'s Review
Written on: 10/08/2002
You can take your Pacific back to asda and get your money back no problems...you gurantee covers you for total satisfaction and if your not happy with it then they will give you a full refund.Go get your monet back and find your nearest TESCO store and buy there dvd player...its around £80 and still plays the job lot (vcd's etc)
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Ketty.'s Response to rupe.'s Review
Written on: 17/03/2003
CAN I TURN THE VCD BACK ON.AS I HAVE HAD MY DVD FOR 2 YEARS NOW.AS I C'NOT TAKE MINE BACK.THANKYOU
<br>KETTY
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“I bought the 750 today,after reading that it played...”
Written on: 03/08/2002 by sqwarker.
I bought the 750 today,after reading that it played everything in the manual at Asda.
I took it to work and checked it with a few vcds(non original) and it played fine,i dont know about skipping though,but then again as asda said "any probs within 3 years take it back for a no quibble refund-exchange"
so whichever way you look at it- i cant loose :-)))
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“The Pacific dvd-750 is a good all round DVD player. ”
Written on: 29/07/2002 by Geeze.
The Pacific dvd-750 is a good all round DVD player.
To get milti region
open draw,,,press 8421,press enter,,,,select all
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“I've just bought a Pacific DVD 750 DVD player from...”
Written on: 26/06/2002 by Billy.
I've just bought a Pacific DVD 750 DVD player from Asda. In his review Lucas says that the machine plays VCD's. I tried this and the display screen said 'no disk'. Is there a hack that would enable this feature?
Many thanks in advance
Billy
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On.average.'s Response to 29398_Billy.'s Review
Written on: 20/07/2002
The DVD- 750 does infact play VCD's both VCD 1 and VCD2 (SVCD's) however I have not figured out how to get the picture to colour. The info supplied with the DVD - 750 from ASDA sucks. If your having problems with VCD's (Billy) I would cheek to see if the disk you have is compliant with the VCD standards.
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“i have the same problem with the pacific dvd-750 DVD...”
Written on: 16/06/2002 by maxpayne142k2.
i have the same problem with the pacific dvd-750 DVD player too. It's because asda apparently told "pacific" about the player playing vcd's, which is illegal. So it's impossible to get done! SORRY! (read more)
28429_Maxpayne142K2.'s Response to maxpayne142k2.'s Review
Written on: 19/06/2002
i know how to sort it out if u have an extra 10 quid on you. the pacific was made by something called schindler (not spelt right) and if you take ur pacific 1 back and say can i swap it for a "schindler dvd 856 and buy it!" because 1 simple reson they make pacific and disabled theres so they could sell more of there own! its just a tenna extrabut IT PLAYS EVREYTHING DVD VCD etc... ull luv it send the "pacific" back and get the schindler 856 (write it down lol)
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“I bought my Pacific Dvd 750 DVD player from my local...”
Written on: 13/06/2002 by compujue.
I bought my Pacific Dvd 750 DVD player from my local Asda. As i also happen to work there, i received 10% discount. So all in all a bargain for £80.....but my brother also bought one and his won't play the Vcd's that i can play on mine. So i've told him to try to exchange it as it must be some stock has disabled Vcd facility and some hasn't. (read more)
36960_Garyb.'s Response to compujue.'s Review
Written on: 09/09/2002
Not sure whether this helps but a friend recently bought a DVD from Asda and they weren't sure whether it would play picture cd's, they were told to register at customer services and they would be mailed a DVD which contained update software to ensure it played them.
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79738_Steppermami.'s Response to compujue.'s Review
Written on: 13/03/2003
Is it possible, to write the Adress or Internet-adress from Pacific in this review?
<br>I bought an new one of the Pacific 750 and it can not play VCD or SVCD. Now, I want to get the Software-Update, but in the Manual isn't an adress.
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<br>Please help me.
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“I bought the Pacific DVD-750 DVD player believing it's...”
Written on: 10/06/2002 by rob29264.
I bought the Pacific DVD-750 DVD player believing it's a vcd player as well. But, to my disgust, u have disabled it. It's like buying a car without an engine. Does anyone have the code? Can u help me sort this out - be much grateful. (read more)
27848_Geoff.'s Response to rob29264.'s Review
Written on: 14/06/2002
I've got the same problem can anybody help?
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31215_Cjay.'s Response to rob29264.'s Review
Written on: 30/07/2002
take it back to asda - they have changed the format back now, it now plays vcd and svcd now..trust me..
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32542_Romeo.'s Response to rob29264.'s Review
Written on: 09/08/2002
its hasn't change at all it still doesn't play vcd's
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34748_Big Al.'s Response to rob29264.'s Review
Written on: 25/08/2002
I recently bought a dvd-750 from asda (15/8/02) and it still does not play vcds. There is a little sticker on the back of the instruction manual.
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“I heard all about the vcd disable on the Pacific...”
Written on: 07/06/2002 by piddy.
I heard all about the vcd disable on the Pacific DVD-750 DVD player but i bought one anyway. Put a vcd original in, then a copy, then a dvd mp3 - it plays the lot. The region code works fine but i tried the macrovision crack, it only allows 3 digit input so doesn't work. (read more)
J J J.'s Response to 26769_piddy.'s Review
Written on: 19/06/2002
I have read all the articles on this player and must admit that it does look great value for £90, However like many others i want to play VCD`s on it and i understand there is a protection code which has been added.
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<br>Has any got codes to remove:
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<br>a) Region Codes
<br>b) VCD Playing Codes
<br>c) Macrovision Codes
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<br>Many Thanks
<br>J
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Missile2.'s Response to 26769_piddy.'s Review
Written on: 10/08/2002
Code for unlocking regions is: Switch unit on, press "open" using remote control.Press "enter" then 8,4,2,1. Then press 9 (this will open all regions), then press "enter" again. Close tray with remote. Job done!!!!
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32733_Tony.'s Response to 26769_piddy.'s Review
Written on: 11/08/2002
region code for pacific 750 8421 don't forget to open disc draw before entering code
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32795_Jjj.'s Response to 26769_piddy.'s Review
Written on: 12/08/2002
thanks guys, ill try this one...
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<br>J J J
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“Unfortunately in February this year Schneider saw fit...”
Written on: 07/06/2002 by CHR15.
Unfortunately in February this year Schneider saw fit to remove the Macro Hack from the Pacific DVD750 DVD Player, following this they also removed the VCD Playing facility. Schneider claim it is due to UK Copyright laws!! This all seems really bizarre!! Do they not want to sell any more players?? They have gone the right way about it. I can understand the Macro Hack removal, but why the VCD?? Practically ALL other players support VCD and SVCD. My review now goes down to 1/10. ASDA have been... (read more)
36366_Delboy.'s Response to 26709_CHR15.'s Review
Written on: 05/09/2002
Ref VCDs
<br>It does play them, if you where lucky to buy a player at the right time!!
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“The Pacific DVD-750 DVD player is great. For £90 who...”
Written on: 03/06/2002 by Bob.
The Pacific DVD-750 DVD player is great. For £90 who could ask for anything better. VCD has been disabled but a four digit code can sort that out in a few seconds. If anybody does know that code send it to me or post it on the forums of some of the DVD hack websites. (read more)
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“Bought this Pacific DVD750 DVD player and was very...”
Written on: 01/06/2002 by Jon.
Bought this Pacific DVD750 DVD player and was very pleased with purchase.
Looks great, fairly slim, silver, nice display, great MP3 playback compared to others I have tried.
But... seems to lose track during playback, leading to annoying pauses at random points in the film.
I'm taking it back tommorow.
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“I bought a pacific dvd750 dvd player from asda today...”
Written on: 31/05/2002 by electroman1uk.
I bought a pacific dvd750 dvd player from asda today to find that when i set it up, it does not play vcds any more it as been disabled with no other information as to why. It's a shame why asda have had to do this because they were very good on their electrical stuff until now........ (read more)
“The Pacific dvd-750 dvd player is a great deal if you...”
Written on: 30/05/2002 by MAD MAC.
The Pacific dvd-750 dvd player is a great deal if you are on a budget and with a 3 year (yes, 3 year!) warranty, who could ask for more. (read more)
Ps2.'s Response to MAD MAC.'s Review
Written on: 12/08/2002
i have the pacific 750, and it plays vcd, svcd,dvd, mp3,the only ones it wont play are dvd-r, but my freind has bought a newer version which plays dvd-r and vcd, so why in the review u say it wont play vcd is beyond me... :-)
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D2Vuk.'s Response to MAD MAC.'s Review
Written on: 31/08/2002
i have just purchased the pacific-750 and mine wont play vcd if you can help please forward details to d2vuk@yahoo.co.uk
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37474_Kiff 1212.'s Response to MAD MAC.'s Review
Written on: 12/09/2002
I bought the 750 in may and it played vcd discs .
<br>but my son spat on a disc and tried to play it ,as a result vcd and dvd would not play.
<br>we took it back to asda and they replaced it there and then ,but the new one won't play my vdc's I have since found that the makers realised that people were only buying the machine to play copies, so they dropped the code that plays vcd's ,since then sales have bombed. they are going to reinstate the vcd software on a future batch around xmas time. the three year warrantry will come in handy:)
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“I first bought this Pacific dvd-750 DVD player in...”
Written on: 27/05/2002 by Meefy.
I first bought this Pacific dvd-750 DVD player in April 2002. Thought it was fab at the time because it played home-burnt VCDs and SVCDs, but after 2 months I noticed it skipping more and more on many discs, which made me take it back. A new one (still the 750) proved that the VCD function had been disabled - apparently because of copyright issues (!!!) There are still some 750's out there which will play VCDs (the Scheider model available at the moment is similar) so snap one up quickly if... (read more)
“Video CD's will no longer work on the Pacific dvd-750...”
Written on: 26/05/2002 by Alex.
Video CD's will no longer work on the Pacific dvd-750 DVD player. Do not buy this player! Look elsewhere unless you only play DVD's or MP3's. (read more)
Sinbadfishing.'s Response to 24923_Alex.'s Review
Written on: 23/08/2002
I notice on the box of the DVD-750 it still states
<br>DVD/CD/MP3/CD-R thats BAD..
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“I quite like this Pacific DVD750 DVD player (silver,...”
Written on: 15/05/2002 by Stevie_mac.
I quite like this Pacific DVD750 DVD player (silver, cheap, cheap) but one thing annoys me. Every SVCD i play seems to pause (audio drops video too some times) every 4-8 secs. Can anyone confirm that this machine plays SVCDs without a hitch? If it's just me then i'll take it back! (read more)
24827_A.n - D.'s Response to 23743_Stevie_mac.'s Review
Written on: 25/05/2002
the 750 doesn't play svcds they all pause :(
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<br>btw if u did replace it the new models are vcd disabled and the macro hack dont work :(
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36367_Backslash.'s Response to 23743_Stevie_mac.'s Review
Written on: 05/09/2002
Mpegs used to make SVCD's need to have a variable bit rate fixed bit rate do not play right on dvd-750
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“My Pacific dvd-750 dvd player wouldn't play VCD's. Has...”
Written on: 14/05/2002 by Gaz.
My Pacific dvd-750 dvd player wouldn't play VCD's. Has VCD been disabled for a specific reason? Don't buy until VCD operational, and be sure to check. (read more)
“After reading the reviews on the pacific 750 DVD...”
Written on: 12/05/2002 by Mick.
After reading the reviews on the pacific 750 DVD player, I bought one. I was impressed with it until I tried to play a VCD disc. Some reviews gave the impression that it could play this type of disc. When I looked through the instruction manual it tells you about advance play back with VCD. On the front cover of the manual there is an additional sticker telling me the VCD option is disabled on this equipment. Shouldn't that sticker be on the box I ask. (read more)
“I bought a Pacific DVD750 dvd player today (from...”
Written on: 11/05/2002 by A.n - D.
I bought a Pacific DVD750 dvd player today (from ASDA). This is my first DVD player. I tried the settings etc, then watched my first vcd and half way through i tried to stop it and it kept playing, I checked the remote batteries because nothing worked, then i realised that on the player the display had frozen. The only way to stop it was to turn it off.
Tried it again and the same thing happened.
Anyone know whats up??
At least with the guarantee there's no problem,
I'd still advice you to...
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24825_A.n - D.'s Response to 23193_A.n - D.'s Review
Written on: 25/05/2002
I didn't take the player back because no more problems occurred.
<br>Great player.
<br>Only thing bad is no SVCD, but i like it cuz of the 3 year guarantee
<br>NOTE: My player doesn't have a macro hack, and new players cannot play VCDs.
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“As the others say, for £89, what do you expect - the...”
Written on: 10/04/2002 by mark.
As the others say, for £89, what do you expect - the Pacific DVD750 is a basic dvd player that does the job.
This is my first machine and i love it !!!
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“The region hack worked well on my Pacific DVD750 DVD...”
Written on: 06/04/2002 by cornfed.
The region hack worked well on my Pacific DVD750 DVD player, but the macro hack only seemed to work on region 2 dvd's. Region 1 still won't tape. (read more)
“The Pacific DVD-750 DVD player is £90 from ASDA! I've...”
Written on: 06/04/2002 by Mike Higgins.
The Pacific DVD-750 DVD player is £90 from ASDA! I've paid more than that for a bloody toaster. And it comes with a 3 year, I repeat, 3 year guarantee. It's a bit big but so are most of the DVD players in the shops. Why do they have to be so wide and deep? (read more)
“Well I'll take my Pacific dvd-750 DVD player back soon...”
Written on: 02/04/2002 by William.
Well I'll take my Pacific dvd-750 DVD player back soon as it refuses to play anything anymore. It first started skipping a bit and eventually died... Oh well... My old Samsung DVD player is still going strong, I guess you get what you pay for. (read more)
“Well, I wanted a DVD player, and at my local ASDA I...”
Written on: 30/03/2002 by LucasTones.
Well, I wanted a DVD player, and at my local ASDA I found the deal of the millenium. £90 (YES, NINETY POUNDS!!) will get you this Pacific DVD-750 DVD player with enough functions to warrant a good £200 price tag in any of the high street stores. The multi-region and anti-macrovision aren't official features, but are easily accessed with no 'chipping' of the machine or anything like that (see the hacks on this site.) Ok, so it's a bit big, but what are we, Japanese? And it's also a bit noisy... (read more)
“The Pacific DVD-750 DVD player is a fantastic deal...”
Written on: 12/03/2002 by steve longmore.
The Pacific DVD-750 DVD player is a fantastic deal from asda (read more)
16375_H.'s Response to steve longmore.'s Review
Written on: 19/03/2002
Disagree
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“this Pacific DVD-750 is the cheapest DVD player I...”
Written on: 10/03/2002 by steve.
this Pacific DVD-750 is the cheapest DVD player I could find and includes a three year guarantee fron ASDA in UK. Good quality at a great price (no I dont work for ASDA honest!) (read more)
“I bought one of these paper weight Pacific DVD750 DVD...”
Written on: 05/03/2002 by Gav.
I bought one of these paper weight Pacific DVD750 DVD players. When I tried to play a certain vcd it dumped like mad. I spoke with the help line after I had changed the player twice and was told they were having a lot of trouble with the opticals on this machine. SO WHY ARE THEY STILL SELLING THEM. I have it on good authority that a new model is coming out in April so I'll change it then. (read more)
“THE PACIFIC DVD-750 DVD PLAYER IS A NICE LOOKING,...”
Written on: 24/02/2002 by ROB.
THE PACIFIC DVD-750 DVD PLAYER IS A NICE LOOKING, SIMPLE TO USE MACHINE. PICTURE QUALITY IS EXCELLENT FOR THE MONEY. (read more)
14934_Dean.'s Response to 13777_ROB.'s Review
Written on: 05/03/2002
<br>Great value for the money.Plays Mp3's/Vcd's a treat.
<br>just watch your fingers near the loading tray..lol
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15397_Colin.'s Response to 13777_ROB.'s Review
Written on: 09/03/2002
where can i find multi region codes for this unit
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“I had the same lockup problem with my Pacific DVD750...”
Written on: 07/02/2002 by CHR15.
I had the same lockup problem with my Pacific DVD750 DVD player.
It turned out it was because my VCR was on top of it. I switched them around and have not had a single problem since. The price you pay is that the case is very flimsy and won't support much weight.
It's played everything I've thrown at it, DVD, MP3 on CD-r and VCD, I've yet to try it with an SVCD.
The basic PACIFIC DVD screen looks quite tacky, almost out of focus the image is so poor, I would expect more from a DVD...
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Jason__Uk.'s Response to CHR15.'s Review
Written on: 28/02/2002
Hi mate, I've got one of these Pacific dvd players. How do I make it multi region and turn off macro ? Any help much appreciated. Cheers.
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14429_Chr15.'s Response to CHR15.'s Review
Written on: 01/03/2002
macrovision hack for the Pacific DVD-750!!!!
<br>Open Tray.
<br>Enter 4561 on remote.
<br>Press ENTER on remote until display indicates Macrovision OFF.
<br>Close tray.
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<br>Enable MultiRegion
<br>press open/close key
<br>either press 8421 on your remote
<br>press enter key untill ALL appears
<br>press open/close
<br>your dvd is now region free
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15156_Jason.'s Response to CHR15.'s Review
Written on: 07/03/2002
Thanks loads mate . . all done now thanks to you.
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18654_Mark.'s Response to CHR15.'s Review
Written on: 10/04/2002
thanx for the info about this machine, much helpful !!
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<br>Do you know how to stop the ploblem i am having with MP3 Encoded music discs- they skip between tracks (IE plays track 1, then a bit of 2, then stops then plays all of track2, then skips.......etc
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<br>Does anybody know pacific's web address??
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<br>Email me with the answers
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<br>M.Keyes@Talk21.com
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<br>Thanx
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Turv.'s Response to CHR15.'s Review
Written on: 05/06/2002
My brother in law just bought one of these from Asda, and it seems like a good buy. We checked the manual in store to make sure it did VCD/CDR, a prerequisite for his purchase. No problems, VCD is referred to many a time.
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<br>He takes it home, throws the box away, then notices a sticker on the front of the manual saying that the VCD function has been disabled. Gutted.
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<br>Anyone know a remote hack, or site for firmware download for this model? What is it a clone of? I have searched the net but can't really find much on it, apart from its made by Schneider.
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26766_Chr15.'s Response to CHR15.'s Review
Written on: 07/06/2002
Unfortunately in February this year Schneider saw fit to remove the Macro Hack from the Pacific DVD750 DVD Player, following this they also removed the VCD Playing facility. Schneider claim it is due to UK Copyright laws!! This all seems really bizarre!! Do they not want to sell any more players?? They have gone the right way about it. I can understand the Macro Hack removal, but why the VCD?? Practically ALL other players support VCD and SVCD. My review now goes down to 1/10. ASDA have been good though for all those returning their players. I can't really see why they should refuse to accept it if the box is missing, were you supposed to keep all the original packaging for the whole three years?? Not everyone has a garage to store empty boxes in. Take it back!
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“I bought one of these Pacific DVD750 DVD players at my...”
Written on: 27/01/2002 by The Mighty Zorg.
I bought one of these Pacific DVD750 DVD players at my local ASDA store for under £90, rigged it up easily & sat back to enjoy. Picture quality is fine, sound too, it plays mp3, cd, vcd, svcd, cdr, and of course dvd.
Unfortunately mine has a problem. After about 10 mins of playback, (vcd or dvd) the machine locks up solid and has to be reset before you can get the disc out. I'm going to try another one or the pacific dvd1000 if I can get one.
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117431_Brian.'s Response to 65015_Chris.'s Review
Written on: 21/07/2003
We got one last year and seems to work OK but insisted on being connected to scart 1 rather than scart 2. Plays VCD, MP3 OK but won't show jpegs. Anyone got any ideas on how to get it to show pictures rather than just video?