Limit 8072

I've just spent a number of hours tring to find out the hack code to make the Limit 8072 region free. Been on the websites etc didn't want to pay the money. Phoned Richer Sounds and they gave me two codes, the latter worked.

Switch on - Open Tray - Press 8,4,2,1

Then region box displays itself. Press okay till you reach 9 then close tray. This then stores the DVD Player as region free. Other code that was given is folow same function but use numbers - 8,9,2,3,9,9,9,1 then either 0 for region free or 1 or 2 etc.

I bought this Limit 8072 dvd player 2 years ago for £150, and back then it was a pretty good deal considering DVD was relatively new then.

I was very impressed with the quality of the picture and sound, although I have not managed to connect to a 5.1 speaker system.

Overall it is good but in time I have found a few flaws.

Firstly I played VCDs on them and they all had Lip Sync problems. I thought it was the VCD's problem but I realised in time all vcd's had the same problems! So I conclude that it was the layer that was faulty.

I took it back to repair (after 2 years) and although they said it was not specified to play VCD's and do not guarantee they can resolve the problem, they agreed to fix it under the cover scheme.

They fixed and it was fine. And then recently some VCDs are having the same problem. Have not yet ensured it was the same for all yet. But I had no problems with DVD picture.

Other minor, I bought a legit DVD from Hong Kong and it had problems with the sound stuttering, but this was the only one film with that problem. But it plays fine with NTSC TV's, so not sure what happened there.

Also I have realised that with NTSC DVD's (from HK and USA), movies seem fine but with some Anime (Animation) the picture stutters a bit.

So it isn't perfect but still good value for it's variety of media types and the bog standard DVD viwers who are not too adventurous.

Also when fast forwarding, it jumps straight to 2X then take about 1 or 2 secs before you can press fast forward again for higher speeds of fast fowarding.

I also find the picture quality is dated now. Even the most basic machine are slightly better now. Unless they use better technology than the machines 2 years ago, I would recommend paying a little more for a little better.

I bought this Limit 8072 DVD palyer from Richer Sounds for £79, although it's currently only £39!

For that price, it's fine. The picture and sound won't disappoint and the whole unit looks quite pleasing. There are cutbacks though. The remote control is no worse than any other budget player, but still on the cheap-and-cheerful side of things. The drawer for the DVDs is a little naff too. The buttons on the front feel a little cheap and the whole operation seems a little sluggish.

However, it's reliable, and will impress, without any obvious drawbacks in what you see on the screen. Plus, having a DVD player with Limit on the front is much better than Alba or Goodmans!!!

I'm fairly new to dvd, and i only wanted something cheap. i was told not to bother with the cyberhome player by the guy in richer sounds, for the same price the limit was better. I was initially confused by trying in a strange hack (is this actually legal? But found once entered i was met with everything i could hope for (vcd and multi region)- the macrovision on/off function is a bit odd. Does this remove macrovision? The playback is really something special, i wasn't really expecting it to be so sharp at such a low price (and with a brand i'd never even heard of before!)- the only problem i've got with the limit is it's big bulky silver shell remind me of my old v2000 player!

I brought the Limit 8070 (8072) from Richer Sounds about three weeks ago. The person who works there recommended it to me saying that is was an absolute bargain at £80. It was easy to set up. The machine to look at seems a bit bulky but when you play DVDs on it you find that the picture and sound quality is really sharp. I liked the fact that I was given a hack that would allow me to play any region DVD. I think that the hack works because I can play VCDs on the player and it is not supposed to. You can set the region on the player to any or set it up as multi region. The player also has different sound options so you can set it to play the sound as pop, classical, live etc, which is good if you want to play music cds or mp3s.

The only thing that I have found with the Limit 8070 is that it will not play blade 2 and Planet Of The Apes properly. On Blade2 it works fine until it reaches chaper 12 then it always misses three chapers. I tried the DVD several times always the same result. I tried the DVD in a older model Limit of my bothers and the DVD works fine. In planet of the apes if always misses a couple of frames but nothing major.

All my other DVDs work fine.

I bought a Limit 8070 (8072) from Richer Sounds, who advised me to choose this player over the Acoustic 321 which I had intended to buy.

Having read that some people had had problems with this player I decided to try it out before wrapping it (it's a birthday present for a relative) and compare it against my Wharfedale 750S.

It's marvellous.

It coped well with The Matrix, and, after unlocking, also played a Region 1 disk, a VCD and an SVCD with no problems whatsoever.

I've not used the player in anger, but picture and sound quality is possibly better than my Wharfedale which cost almost twice the eighty quid that Richer charged me for the Limit.

I just bought the Limit 9090, and I totally agree with the others reviews! It's fantastic and at the lowest price you can buy such a player. I don't know neither who are Limit, and the default language was french, too. SO????????

I've also received the LIMIT 9090 DVD player from Richer sounds and have gone mental trying to find out about them. I agree that it is without a doubt the best dvd player i've had (ive gone through most of the Sony and panasonic brands), but it would be nice to know who made it and if they are producing another one soon. Any help anyone could give would be great!

I wanted a Cyberhome ADL528 but Richer Sounds were out of stock, They recommended I go for the Limit 80702 at the same price, saying that it is usually much more expensive and a better machine all round.

The multi-region hack will not work, and when playing VCD's the sound is out of synch with the picture. (Like watching a badly dubbed foreign film). DVD's are great, although the first one I tried would not play, this later cleared itself and it later played OK.

Anyone else had the "out of synch" problem?

Nice size,Quality build,easy hack,play region 1 well other dvd,s ive had are mm jerky ish !yes im happy nice bit of kit

BUT WHO MAKES IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!