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"DVDfanatico" <> wrote in message
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: >: You can verify this hack at http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks
: >:
: >==============
: >I just bought one and set it up.
: >
: >It plays PAL R2 perfectly on my system.
: >
: >One problem:
: >I cannot get the component outputs to work no matter what I do.
: >I have tried interlaced and progressive. Neither outputs the
component.
: >I have to fall back to composite.
: >
: >Any ideas?
: >Faulty unit?
: >
: >Richard
: >=====================
: Press setup on the remote to bring up a menu and then use the right
arrow key
: to get VIDEO, select video output and scan mode. If that doesn't work
you may
: try returning your unit.
:
:

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I indeed RTFM and did as you say in set-up.
Could never get any form of video on component outputs either in
interlaced or progressive.

Guess I will return the unit and get another.

"Me Again" <> wrote in message
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: On 11 May 2004 08:47:51 GMT, (DVDfanatico) wrote:
:
: >I bought a CyberHome DVD player at Sam's Club and am very pleased
with it. You
: >can set it to be region free by turning on the player with no disc in
the tray
: >and pressing MENU, 19 on the remote. Then select REGION, press ENTER
and then
: >0. Put your disc in and enjoy. It stays region free after you turn
it off.
: >You can verify this hack at http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks
:
: After I read this I went out and bought one from Fry's (Best Buy was
: out of them). Took it home, did the trick and it stayed on Region 1
: even after I reset the unit. I've order a couple of DVDs from
: amazon.co.uk and amazon.fr to try it out, hopefully it'll work when
: they get here in a couple of weeks.

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You want it to stay on region ZERO. Not region one.
=================
:
: If these work, I've about 20 more I'd like to buy. I'd hoped there
: was a decent version of Titanic in at least one of the Regions but no,
: they're all letterbox so no luck there.
:
: Thanks for the tip!

>The Cyberhome dvd players will convert anamorphic PAL to NTSC with the
>correct aspect ratio, not squoosed or stretched.

Not, at least, on the CH DVD-300. It does PAL and/or anamorphic conversion,
but not both simultaneously. I e-mailed CH about it, and they basically just
reiterated the fact that, indeed, the player couldn't do it. Could just be the
individual player model; YMMV.

>Thanks for the tip!

>>I bought a CyberHome DVD player at Sam's Club and am very pleased with it.
>You
>>can set it to be region free by turning on the player with no disc in the
>tray
>>and pressing MENU, 19 on the remote. Then select REGION, press ENTER and
>then
>>0. Put your disc in and enjoy. It stays region free after you turn it off.
>
>>You can verify this hack at http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks
>
>After I read this I went out and bought one from Fry's (Best Buy was
>out of them). Took it home, did the trick and it stayed on Region 1
>even after I reset the unit. I've order a couple of DVDs from
>amazon.co.uk and amazon.fr to try it out, hopefully it'll work when
>they get here in a couple of weeks.
>
>If these work, I've about 20 more I'd like to buy. I'd hoped there
>was a decent version of Titanic in at least one of the Regions but no,
>they're all letterbox so no luck there.
>
>Thanks for the tip!

You'll need to set it to region 0 if you want to play DVD's from other regions.
Follow the instructions I posted.

"Richard C." <post-age @spamcop.net> wrote in message
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: "DVDfanatico" <> wrote in message
: news:...
: : I bought a CyberHome DVD player at Sam's Club and am very pleased
with
: it. You
: : can set it to be region free by turning on the player with no disc
in
: the tray
: : and pressing MENU, 19 on the remote. Then select REGION, press
ENTER
: and then
: : 0. Put your disc in and enjoy. It stays region free after you turn
: it off.
: : You can verify this hack at http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks
: :
: ==============
: I just bought one and set it up.
:
: It plays PAL R2 perfectly on my system.
:
: One problem:
: I cannot get the component outputs to work no matter what I do.
: I have tried interlaced and progressive. Neither outputs the
component.
: I have to fall back to composite.
:
: Any ideas?
: Faulty unit?
:
: Richard
: =====================
:
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Bought a second unit (they are a bargain).
NEITHER one will operate on component output.
Tried everything. Seems to be a fault with the bios.

Works great on S-Video output and remains region free and converts PAL
perfectly.

Anyone out there get the component to work?
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