I read write-ups about the Wharfedale M5 in various Home Cinema magazines before buying it. They all gave it a great recommendation. Excellent performance and great value for money. You can buy the M5 from a couple of sources. The usual outlet is Tescos, who sell it for £149. Alternatively you can buy it from Futuretronic in Park Royal, North London for £199. We bought it from them. Strange choice you may feel. Why would you pay extra for the same machine? Well, of course, it isn't exactly the same version. It's the same basic machine but for the higher price you also get Macrovision disabled, which enables you to copy DVDs (for you own ...  Read the complete review

I’d been thinking of buying a DVD player for a while, but didn’t want to spend a lot, on what is usually with me, a passing phase for another gadget. This somewhat narrows down the choices that you have available, and also the features that each unit contains. As my budget was relatively small in DVD terms, but I wanted to be able to do nigh on anything, it was obviously a case for trying to get the most for the least. This is where the DVD M5 steps in – or rather smashes the door down and kicks its way in. I had heard of the Wharfedale name, and also read the reviews on the 750, which is a fine model in it’s ...  Read the complete review

I have the day off work today, so I have decided to spend the day on dooyoo, reading, rating and maybe writing a few opinions. But I am at a blank so I have decided to write about my most prized position, my DVD player, a wharfedale M5DVD. I spend ages going around stores such as, curry’s, comet, Argos etc, looking for a DVD player that would play mp3’s and vcd’s as well as DVD’s. Then I finally found what I was looking for, while I was doing my weekly shopping in tesco. It was a wharfedale M5DVD, which is a multi region player that plays vcd’s, and mp3’s as well. All for the bargain price of 169.99. Although ...  Read the complete review

Wharfedale is a name I trust in the audio market, and, given the specs on this machine when I decided to get a DVD this was the one to get... gold connectors, 6 audio output for dolby 5.1, plays VCD and MP3... the specs are impressive, and for the price unbeatable. The look of the things is equally brilliant. We all know the cosmetic sheen of the thing shouldn't matter that much, but of course it does. No worries here; the machine is sleek, minimalist and attractive. It's silver finish will fit well into most modern HiFi set ups. Indeed, the box is so well set up, so well designed, and of such high a spec, that it's prompted me to upgrade to ...  Read the complete review

Wharfedale M5 DVD Player Or Is It ???? I don't think theres many people out there who ever take the lid off of there Hi-Fi or DVD equipment etc when it just suddenly stops working. I was amazed when I took the lid off of my Wharfedale M5 DVD player,as for inside,they have used a standard DVD CD Rom drive from a late 1980's PC/Computer,which has all the same line connections,such as the power in supply/A ribbon cable marked with the red strip on the outer line & a soundcard lead to a very small soundcard motherboard. So what are you getting for your money here,a pc or a DVD player. On the main motherboard for this item,there sits a a green PC ...  Read the complete review