Heard there's a "fix" to get the Alba dvd 108 to play vcd's. Anyone any
ideas?

Sorry for the double posting - mail server is playing up!

here you go region and vcd hack

DVD108 1. This player should be region free straight from the box.
2. If you are still unable to play no home region discs then try the
following:
3. Press PAL/NTSC.
4. Press Menu.
5. Press 0.

VCD Hack:

1. Open the tray.
2. Press 2, 8, 1, 2 and Enter (a secret menu appears).
3. Push in the tray with VCD on board.
4. Wait a second and the stop icon appears on top left of screen.
5. Press 1 and VCD will play.
6. Bewa UK retailer Argos are selling the Alba 108xi which looks similar,
but alas, is not multi-region out of the box. See below for the method to
beat that one. Yes for both methods
"Mikey" wrote in message
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here you go region and vcd hack

DVD108 1. This player should be region free straight from the box.
2. If you are still unable to play no home region discs then try the
following:
3. Press PAL/NTSC.
4. Press Menu.
5. Press 0.

VCD Hack:

1. Open the tray.
2. Press 2, 8, 1, 2 and Enter (a secret menu appears).
3. Push in the tray with VCD on board.
4. Wait a second and the stop icon appears on top left of screen.
5. Press 1 and VCD will play.

Many thanks for the info but I still can't get it to work but maybe it's me
doing something wrong.
I get the secret menu, put the vcd in but "stop never appears and it just
then says "incorrect format". should I be gong to something in the secret
menu or doing something else?