Region Free? I was under the impression that HD DVD players were region-free meaning that I would be able to buy Region 2 DVD's from Amazon.co.uk or elsewhere and play them with no problem on my new HD-A3 (which I absolutely love). I noticed on the outside of the box when it arrived that it said the player was meant for Region 1 DVD's. I tested the one Region 2 DVD I own [Revolver] and the message that came on-screen stated that there was a region error.The HD DVD brochure I picked up at my local electronics store that was put out by the HD DVD folks stated that HD DVD players were region free. I was wondering if something had changed in the few months or so since the brochure was put out or if I misunderstood something.Anyone else run into this issue? Region Free? I was under the impression that HD DVD players were region-free meaning that I would be able to buy Region 2 DVD's from Amazon.co.uk or elsewhere and play them with no problem on... » Read More Region Free? I was under the impression that HD DVD players were region-free meaning that I would be able to buy Region 2 DVD's from Amazon.co.uk or elsewhere and play them with no problem on my new HD-A3 (which I absolutely love). I noticed on the outside of the box when it arrived that it said the player was meant for Region 1 DVD's. I tested the one Region 2 DVD I own [Revolver] and the message that came on-screen stated that there was a region error.The HD DVD brochure I picked up at my local electronics store that was put out by the HD DVD folks stated that HD DVD players were region free. I was wondering if something had changed in the few months or so since the brochure was put out or if I misunderstood something.Anyone else run into this issue? « Show Less
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HD DVD players are region free only if you use HD DVD disks, since the HD DVD standart does not have region limitations. If you play standard DVD disks, it's still locked for one region.
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Jorge .. I almost forgot. If you have some Region 1 DVDs, play this on the HD-A35 and be surprised at just how good the HD-A35 is at upscaling your standard Region 1 NTSC DVDs. I particularly recommend you try Star Wars 2 & 3. I think you will like what you see. =) Now, if you like what you see and want to do the same with your Region 4 DVDs, consider adding the Oppo DV-980H or Oppo DV-981HD to your list of DVD players. The HD-A35 will play only Region 1 DVDs and Region Free DVDs. My DVD collection consist of Region 1 NTSC, Region 2 PAL, and Region 3 NTSC DVDs. This is why I have the Oppo DVD player in addition to my Toshiba HD DVD player. Jorge .. I almost forgot. If you have some Region 1 DVDs, play this on the HD-A35 and be surprised at just how good the HD-A35 is at upscaling your standard Region 1 NTSC DVDs. I particularly recommend you try Star Wars 2 & 3. I think you will like what you see. =) Now, if you like what you see and want to do the same with your Region 4 DVDs, consider adding the Oppo DV-980H or Oppo DV-981HD to your list of DVD players. The HD-A35 will play only Region 1 DVDs and Region Free DVDs. My DVD collection consist of Region 1 NTSC, Region 2 PAL, and Region 3 NTSC DVDs. This is why I... » Read More Jorge .. I almost forgot. If you have some Region 1 DVDs, play this on the HD-A35 and be surprised at just how good the HD-A35 is at upscaling your standard Region 1 NTSC DVDs. I particularly recommend you try Star Wars 2 & 3. I think you will like what you see. =) Now, if you like what you see and want to do the same with your Region 4 DVDs, consider adding the Oppo DV-980H or Oppo DV-981HD to your list of DVD players. The HD-A35 will play only Region 1 DVDs and Region Free DVDs. My DVD collection consist of Region 1 NTSC, Region 2 PAL, and Region 3 NTSC DVDs. This is why I have the Oppo DVD player in addition to my Toshiba HD DVD player. « Show Less
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I believe that has to do with your player and not the DVD player. I've played DVDs from other regions but Windows asked me to switch my regions. I ended up downloading a player that didn't care about the region. Hope that helps.
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I don't understand what you mean by "region free". This is just a portable DVD player that can be used to play DVDs. I use it in my home and it works well.
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It already is region-free (or multi-region) for standard DVDs (though you'll search in vain in LG's product info for this fact). Your worry was exactly my worry as well (and a reason to support HD-DVD over Blu-ray, originally, since HD-DVDs were all region-free, oh well). I don't know whether it will play other region Blu-ray disks (since I don't have any), but it will--with no modification at all--play region 1 and 2 DVDs (I have a collection of DVDs from Europe, and they play fine). I was very happy about this, as you can imagine! (I had to buy a special DVD player a few years back and get it modified to play these DVDs before.) So now I don't need my DVD player at all. It already is region-free (or multi-region) for standard DVDs (though you'll search in vain in LG's product info for this fact). Your worry was exactly my worry as well (and a reason to support HD-DVD over Blu-ray, originally, since HD-DVDs were all region-free, oh well). I don't know whether it will play other region Blu-ray disks (since I don't have any), but it will--with no modification at all--play region 1 and 2 DVDs (I have a collection of DVDs from Europe, and they play fine). I was very happy about this, as you can imagine! (I had to buy a special DVD player a few years back and... » Read More It already is region-free (or multi-region) for standard DVDs (though you'll search in vain in LG's product info for this fact). Your worry was exactly my worry as well (and a reason to support HD-DVD over Blu-ray, originally, since HD-DVDs were all region-free, oh well). I don't know whether it will play other region Blu-ray disks (since I don't have any), but it will--with no modification at all--play region 1 and 2 DVDs (I have a collection of DVDs from Europe, and they play fine). I was very happy about this, as you can imagine! (I had to buy a special DVD player a few years back and get it modified to play these DVDs before.) So now I don't need my DVD player at all. « Show Less
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Hi Jorge, HD DVD is region free (unlike Blu-Ray which may be region restricted). But for standard DVDs, the HD-A35 from Amazon will play only Region 1 DVDs and Region Free DVDs. The HD-A35 will not play DVDs with other Region settings, e.g., Region 2, 3, 4, etc.
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Apparently this unit can't be made region-free.I bought the Philips DCP951/37 (saving some bucks), which, like with any Philips DVD player, can be made region-free by punching a few codes (a once in its lifetime operation). The code is easily searchable.Life's too short to deal with the region-lock BS.
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No, to my knowledge the player is not region free nor can it be modified to enable it to play other region DVDSAmazon sells a Yamaha multi region capable player that I have which is excellent but it is not a portable DVDS player.
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xavier, I bought this DVD player because I saw it described on another site as being able to play all regions' DVDs. I was disappointed when I tried to watch a DVD from Japan, only to get the "incompatible disc region message". I called Pioneer for clarification and they said it is illegal for U.S. manufacturers to build DVD players that can play any region other than Region 1 (USA). So unfortunately, you will not find one built in this country (legally) that will be compatible with anything else. Additionally, I had the idea to just buy a Japanese DVD player, but after checking Amazon Japan, I think they said it's illegal for them to export DVD players to foreign countries. As far as "unlocking" regions, that would require installing a pirate chip, again illegally, and I don't even know if such a thing exists for this model of DVD player. So I guess I have to become a criminal if I want to watch DVDs unavailable in this country. Good to know our government is protecting us so thoroughly.
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I haven't actually tried it on a non region 1 DVD player, but when I look at the package, on the back there is the symbol of a globe with "ALL" in it, instead of a globe with just a "1" in it, which seems to indicate that it should work in all regions.
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It means that any DVDs from any place in the world can play on them. If a DVD is made for Europe for example it will not play on an American player so a region free players will play any DVDs.
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I'm very very disappointed. My Oppo BDP-80 just arrived, and I can't get it to play any Region 2 DVDs from Europe. I must have misunderstood the "universal" aspect of this player because the sole reason I bought it was to play both Region 1 and Region 2 DVDs. I am not technically-savvy enough to open and start picking at the circuitboards to make it region free. If someone has a very easy fix to make it region-free, please let me know. Otherwise I"m sending this item back to Amazon.
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I have both region 1 and 2 dvd's and they play ok. Just make sure that when you receive the box there is a 'region free' sticker on the outside.
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Dear dsrussellI live in Brazil, and we are fortunatly in Region Code A, then I wont have problems if I buy it.I saw in your comment that this player plays ALL regions of convencional DVDs, is it btrue??I'm buyng this player next week when a friend of mine wil be in the USA.Please, can you confirm this info to me?thank you very much for your attention.Elton Oliveira
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These players are originally region one. They are actually then modified to be region free by a third part or by the seller. If done correctly they player would be working 100% perfect and there would be no loss in picture quality. It will be up to par as expected. However you must check the sellers background, see how long they have been around and if you can contact them after the sale by phone for support. Most legitamite companies have been around for years I've seen some for 2-3 decades. I did a search on google for region free blu-ray player and purchased mine. It's works great. I had a snag with one disc, and the company sent me some software to fix it very quickly. These players are originally region one. They are actually then modified to be region free by a third part or by the seller. If done correctly they player would be working 100% perfect and there would be no loss in picture quality. It will be up to par as expected. However you must check the sellers background, see how long they have been around and if you can contact them after the sale by phone for support. Most legitamite companies have been around for years I've seen some for 2-3 decades. I did a search on google for region free blu-ray player and purchased mine. It's works great. I had... » Read More These players are originally region one. They are actually then modified to be region free by a third part or by the seller. If done correctly they player would be working 100% perfect and there would be no loss in picture quality. It will be up to par as expected. However you must check the sellers background, see how long they have been around and if you can contact them after the sale by phone for support. Most legitamite companies have been around for years I've seen some for 2-3 decades. I did a search on google for region free blu-ray player and purchased mine. It's works great. I had a snag with one disc, and the company sent me some software to fix it very quickly. « Show Less
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Description indicates that the unit is region free and one answer to an earlier question indicated the responder played both region 1 and region 4 disks with no problems. I am currently waiting for seller to response to request for verification as to the unit being region free and will post when/if I get a response. I wanted to verify with seller as amazon site has confusing phrasing between a unit being region free (what you want) and units being NTSC/PAL compatible which would mean that the unit could be used with either a US or a UK television set ( US is NTSC and UK is PAL)
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Jason: Mine plays NTSC and PAL region free discs fine but anything that is region locked (2, 3, etc) wont play. I played some discs that were marked region 2 pal and they would not play but others also marked region 2 pal played fine as well as region 3. I suspect that, at least in my case, that some of my dvd's might be labeled region 2 or 3 but are in fact all region or region 0. Have you checked anything that you know for sure is region locked? Its very interesting that you are having no issues at all. At least I know that it is NTSC PAL friendly. Otherwise, this player rocks