hack region code? has anyone tried to hack the player to play different region? share experience pls? thanks!
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1. Don't put DVD in player.2. Press "Setup" on remote.3. Press ">" to "Preferances" menu. (If DVD is in player, the "Preferances" menu will be skipped over.)4. At that screen enter 138931 on remote.5. Region code screen is displayed. Press "^" to "0".6. Press "Setup" on remote.7. Press "OK" on remote.
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"what hack code is that for?"The DVD player in whose forum you are posting (Philips DVP 5990)."it can't work on all dvd players? "Obviously not. Different manufacturers have different codes. Some can't be hacked at all.
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I don't know what hacked player means. my new pioneer dv2012 didn't play all regions like advertised. I thought amazon was a quality company, looks like many people had the same problem. absolutely no response from amazon.
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Yes, all regions. You have to set it to region zero (all regions). There's a code to input, look it up. But it's very easy.
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Were you able to switch it back to Region 1, and did that solve the "disc error" problem? I unlocked my player and it worked well for three months, then -- bam! -- the same problem as you. So I guess the firmware has a bug in it or something?
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Is that true? Well to be honest, I haven't opened the case yet because I'm on Black Flag still. I have a US ps3, and I'll be sure to check in a day or so when I get back to it and let you know. But it should be fine. Games are not region locked, but I hear DLCs are. Also I hear that all you would need to ensure a games compatibility is an HDMI cable, but I don't really know the logic in that to confirm it. Anyhow, I'll check in a day or two and comeback to let you know.
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Hi, Because this is a disc drive, and not a standalone player, it all depends on your software, I believe. If you have the right software to play multi-region discs, you should be able to pop in your disc and the drive should be able to read it and play it on screen. And, of course, Amazon has a wonderful return policy so you're not left with something that doesn't work for you.
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I would say yes. Im happy with mine. Im playing all diff kind of region codes and so. Sometimes doesnt but then I adjust to a region code and then it is fine again.Im happy with it.Maybe you find equal one but cheaper. Mine was ca 400 dollars
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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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I haven't used it enough to comment. However, I do not anticipate any problems. It is so good to have a multi-region player.
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It would be nice to have a definitive answer about whether or not this unit from Sony is multi-region ready or can be set up to be multi-region.Can somebody chime in with details please? thanks!
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Mine plays any type DVD I've put in it. I didn't have to change any thing. Perhaps you screwed something up by changing to PAL. Did it come with instructions? I'd advise reading them. I had no problem, I took it out of the box, plugged it in and it's been working ever since. I've played region 2, 3 and others without having to change any settings or do anything.
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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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I've read people complain of this, but I cannot find where on the write ups this player says its multi-regional.Both the Sony website and the users manual say explicitly this player is only for region 1.
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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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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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Paulo!I Live in Brasil, and fortunatly the region code of the blue ray is the same of the USA, but the standard DVD's for us is coded region 4.Do you know if it is possible to unlock the Standard DVD codes? and left as region zero(all regions)Please if you have the answer by e mail eltondeoliveira@hotmail.comI'm making this question because I intend to buy this player in USA ( here in Brasil the price is US 2,300.00 do you believe that? and is the previously model !!!Best regardsElton
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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!