When you switch on the Wharfedale DVD-750, the drawer just will not open for a good 10-20 seconds. The machine does not have sufficient logic to realise that when there is no disc in there, it's gotta open. No questions.

This is a great machine. OK, it looks a little less sleek than the budget players of today, but I have no excuse (other than the desire to have a DVD player that plays MP3 files and is DTS compatible) to replace mine. PLUS it is possible to use this region-free if you know where to look...

A bargain at the time, and certainly a good player, but can't really keep up with today's high performing budget players.

I bought my Wharfdale DVD-750S from Tescos in Enfield. I went looking on the shelves where they should have been, but they were all sold out. Mine was hidden by someone else behind some clothing where I spotted it. I took it to the cashier who told me it was £100. A man behind me at the checkouts started kicking the counter saying that he had bought 1 the previous week for £180. I was very lucky. So far to date (1yr and 5 months on) I have be able to watch and hear everything that I put in the DVD Player. What a find, what a result. Why have they stopped making them ??

Bought the Wharfdale DVD-750 DVD player in June 2000 from Tescos for £180 - cheapest around at the time.

Good sound and picture quality. Had no problems with it except that it wouldn't play Gladiator disk 2 with the additional features. Until recently that is...
Had some trouble switching it on until eventually it would not power up at all. I have been informed that the power unit is broken and the part is no longer made so the player is now useless.
So much for buying cheap. Anybody got a spare power unit?

I bought the Wharfdale 750 DVD player from Tescos second or third batch. It was simple to set up and easy to hack. Plays through RGB scart and digital coaxial. The picture and sound are exceptional, the first through my old (1995) 25 inch Panasonic TV, the second through a Sherwood 925RDS receiver, 5 speakers and a sub. I can't complain about its value (at the time of buying there was nothing to really touch it at the price) or performance which I find is exceptional, don't even notice the layer changes. I have got one issue though, Swordfish and A.I. region 2's (both Warner Brothers discs, Wharfdale technical say's it's the way the disc's are formatted that's the problem - how helpful can they be) bought them both from woollies. Swordfish would only play after the menu timer had finished it's first cycle. A.I. would not even play, try to access the menu and the player would freeze (switch machine off and on to retrieve disc). Disc 2 just gave a dark blank screen. Could it be the discs at fault - can't see them having RCE? encoding on R2's, I've seen other people have had similar problems but no answers, or the player needs setting back to region 2 only, if so, HOW. Could the player be upgraded to play the two disc's and any future problem disc's?. Any help would be appreciated.

Ever since I bought my Wharfedale DVD-750 dvd player for £150, i've enjoyed every moment of owning it. The picture is very good on all the films i've seen, and the sound is very clear. I can confidently say that this has to be the best dvd player you can pick up at this price, unless of course you're a bit of a dodgy geezer and steal a nice top-end one! By the way, for anybody who wants a mental film, look into 'The Fast and The Furious'-oh yes!

Get a life if you think there is anything particularly wrong with this box. I've had my Wharfedale DVD-750 DVD player for well over a year with only a few minor glitches which were usually resolved by either cleaning the disk or changing back from multiregion to region 2. I did have some initial setup issues but I put that down to my own inexperience.
For the guy with problems on the Gladiator Disk 2, this is not the player. It's the disk. It used to be possible to get the disk replaced. Newer copies don't have this issue. Mine is fine and overall the DTS playback through the Wharfdale is fantastic.
I have recently purchased a new widescreen TV, new AV receiver and speaker package and new nicam VCR. Not once did I consider replacing the Wharfdale with a more flashy piece of kit. This box is so good, I don't think I would have received anything extra for my money.

I bought this Wharfedale DVD-750 DVD player because it was the cheapest available at the time but I have had trouble with the disc freezing and recently I can't view the Gladiator disc 2 at all or the Atlantis R1 dvd I have just spent £18 on! If anyone has any ideas?!

I bought one of these Wharfedale DVD-750 DVD players when I saw them in my local tescos. It wasn't the cheapest they had, but it was very reasonable and offered all of the features I was after. At first I was reasonably happy with my purchase but it was only after watching a number of films on it that flaws became apparent.
- The menu system is UGLY.
- When watching some titles it would freeze the frame and sound for a fraction of a second. For some titles this was very bad.
- Extra features on some dvd's just could not be used at all.
- The sound was poor, although for the price I didn't consider this a big problem.
- On dark sections of films the background would be blocky.

This was not a one off dodgy dvd player that I had purchased as I myself originally thought. I swapped it at my local store for another of the same model and had all the same problems. I may have been unfortunate enough to have been given a dodgy dvd player on both occasions, I will never know as I didn't have the will left to swap for a 3rd one.
My advice? Don't buy!

I've had my Wharfdale DVD-750 DVD player for about a year now and I can honestly say I've had no problems with it. Yes, it might look clunky alongside some of the more streamlined DVD players available, but the quality of this particular player means looks aren't important. As long as I can keep playing all my favourite DVD's, my 750 is staying right where it is.
And for all those people who've been asking about playing multi-regional DVD's on the 750, you might want to check out the following website:
http://home.clara.net/laserdisc/wharfedale_dvd/wharfedale_dvd.htm

You obviously don't know a good thing wwhen you see it.
Excellent player, good quality picture and excellent value for money. Plays region 1 & 2 straight out of the box.
Top value for money.

I bought one of the clearance £99 ones at Tesco's and have nothing but good times with this puppy. It plays any region DVD's without any problems and sounds and looks great.

the picture is very dark. the sound is extremely poor. when its hooked to my surround system is sounds like it was recorded on a record player. the menu is dull and the loading and general playing of disks is noisy.

I have had my Wharfedale 750 for about a year and a half now and I'm chuffed to bits! I can't really complain about it at all. Yes them menu is not good looking but who watches the menu, it's the films you watch anyway.

The sound is very good, mine is set up through a Dolby Digital tv and the sound is spot on, picture quality is very good too, you have to remember too that all dvd disks vary in quality, some are pin sharp and some aren't.

I'm tempted to upgrade the the new Wharfedale model, the M something, lol but I'm not sure yet.

Anyhow I'd recommend it to anyone who want a very good dvd player without spending alot of cash and you can play those imported dvd's too!

I have had 5 DVD players of varying cost and the 750S has an equal picture quality to players 3 times the price.
I agree the menus are a bit nasty but I tend not to look at them that much. It has been very reliable and following advice from various websites I can now play multi-region disks too!

I like mine.

I was tempted when i saw one of these at Tesco at £99.99. Bargain i thought until i switched the thing on. The menu system looks like it was developed using a Sinclair Spectrum. The drive is noisy and picture quality is poor (for a DVD) as for the sound hmmm this was my biggest let down. I wasn't even tempted to put it in the kids bedroom so i took it back and got a full refund. From what i have heard Wharfdale is not the company it once was and this is proof of it.
Here is the puzzle given the above why do so many including a certain hi fi magazine give this machine such a high rating. HMMMMmmmmmm??????

Fabulous! Linked it up to a Dolby SDU4 surround decoder and the whole experience is awesome!