Can this product play DVDs of all regions? Or is it region free? I am looking for a region-free DVD player. Is this one region-free? Thanks!
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According to the the downloaded manual it is not region free, see below: Region management informationBD-VideoThis unit plays BD-Video marked with labels containing theregion code A.DVD-VideoThis unit plays DVD-Video marked with labels containing theregion number "1" or "ALL".
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I was wondering the same thing...on this product or an other Blu-Ray players. Someone told me it does but I haven't seen it listed as part of the specificationsfor any I've looked at.
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I've been searching through websites that sell electronics...I did see region free dvd players and region free blu rays but I guess you have to buy it through them. Ebay even has a lot.
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I didn't have to unlock anything and I live in America but have English DVD's from when I lived in England. Not knowing what 'region' you are in, it is difficult to answer fully, but, as far as I'm aware, it will play any DVD.
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To my knowledge, this is a Region 1 player only-AND barely that. The price is right but OMG- it is the SLOWEST STARTING and most unresponsive of any DVD player I have seen in my whole life. It does not play Region 2 encoded DVDs, which is for: UK, Europe, Middle East, Egypt, Japan, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Greenland, French Overseas departments and territories.
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You can't play a non region DVD on your computer. You have to have a non region DVD player. I bought one from Amazon that is real nice for forty something dollars.
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Hi Rebecca -- I'm an owner, but not an expert. A quick Google search on "region 1 DVDs" took me to the following page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_codeIt looks like this Panasonic player will play Region 1 DVDs, assuming you purchased it in the USA, Canada, Bermuda, the Caribbean, or US Territories.I do not know if Panasonic (or anyone else) offers codes for playing other regions. Hope this helps!
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Hi Justin, I did not get to play my region 2 dvd's from the UK on it. I played region 4 , Australia, and USA regions and it was fine for those. If yours isn't playing region 2, or any region for that matter, I would call Samsung and find out why due to it being a multi region player. There # is 1800-726-7864. Hope your able to get better help that I did. Cheers Lesley.
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Where do you find the code to make a Philips dvd player region-free? And yes, the region coding angers me too as I can get my British comedies cheaper from AmazonUK (even with postage). Then there are the comedies that have never been put in Region 1. For everyone's info I read that Microsoft has a free download that will make your computer region free.
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ALL DVD players play PAL DVD?????? While this does not address your main comments dedicated to region-free play, it is absolutely NOT true that ALL DVD players play both NTSC and PAL! I even recently bought a relatively expensive Panasonic DVD-Burner/multi-format Player that is pretty high end in everything and yet that does not handle PAL, so I must take exception to your glib declaration that may lead some folks who are interested in PAL DVD viewing to stop double-checking for that specification before making an unfortunate purchase.
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I purchased this unit for my Grand son (lives in another state), so I no longer have the instruction booklet. However, when I purchased this unit, it was advertised a a "Multi-Region - PAL/NTSC Format Player" - so it "should" play Region 2 disc's (I believe all of Europe uses the PAL format). I have never played any other format other than the US Region, so I do NOT have first hand knowledge.
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Thanks, Bishop, for your reply. I liked your last statement (very funny!). A couple of hours after i went out to get this model at Best Buy (i just couldn't wait!), a friend showed me the all-region equivalent (also from Pioneer) featured on this same Amazon site! Well, at least they claim it's all region, but seems some customers have had to get guarantees from the supplier that the unit will indeed play all types of discs. A bit confusing. ;)
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Amazon's site has a bit of confusion on this issue - many of the players will indicate NTSC/PAL compatible but what this means is that the dvd player has the ability to be connected to either a US or UK television not necessarily does this mean it will play a region 2 disk. If you want multi region player in order to play either region 1 dvds or region 2 dvds then I would recommend going with one that specifically indicates "region free" or "plays region 1,2,3,4,5....."
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I don't know. The Region 2 DVDs played without any problems. I hacked a previous Yamaha that I still own, but again, only played Region 2 DVDs. I like British detective/mysteries so that' s why I want a Region 2 player. I own some Japanese DVDs but Japan is in Region 2.
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This unit claims to play all regions. I personally have played American and Chinese DVD's and BluRay's; therefore I am sure it will play UK too. It is a very fine machine that I highly recommend.
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Just tried it with a Region 2 DVD. It will play it, but the output on mine is set to be NTSC and my television will not read the PAL signal. I could hear the music that play on the menu, but there was no picture and an error message informing me the signal was incorrect appeared. This does not automatically convert the signal to NTSC. You would be better off buying a dedicated region free player for playback and use this for the HDD.
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As far as I know, you can make it all-region for DVD's ONLY. For blu-ray discs, you can't do anything.
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This player only plays region 1 or all region meaning that the disc from that region example USA or Canada disc only. Hopes this answers the question. Good day!
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Yes, this player is region free and plays both DVDs and Blu-ray discs from any country. You don't have to make or change any settings. You simply insert the disc from any country and it will play the dvds or discs from any country on any TV.