region code 2 DVDs Will this play region code 2 DVDs?
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Has anybody actually tried this on the 5960 to see whether it works? I'd like to hear some success stories before I try it. I plan to go to the UK next year. Are most of the DVD's sold in the UK PAL Region 2 or "All Regions" ? Several of the British Railway ones I've ordered are Pal and "All".
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I just saw how to play various regions on this unit on www,videohelp.com. Here are the instructions:This hack was successfully applied to the Philips DVP5960/37. It is the same hack as with the Philips DVP5140: 1. Turn on the unit 2. Open the loading tray 3. Press the "Setup" button on the remote 4. Navigate to the "Preferences" page using the right arrow key 5. Enter 138931 6. You will now see the current region code displayed 7. Use the Up/Down arrow keys to select the region required or "0" for all regions 8. Press the "Setup" button on the remote 9. Press "OK" on the remote I just saw how to play various regions on this unit on www,videohelp.com. Here are the instructions:This hack was successfully applied to the Philips DVP5960/37. It is the same hack as with the Philips DVP5140: 1. Turn on the unit 2. Open the loading tray 3. Press the "Setup" button on the remote 4. Navigate to the "Preferences" page using the right arrow key 5. Enter 138931 6. You will now see the current region code displayed 7. Use the Up/Down arrow keys to select the region required or "0"... » Read More I just saw how to play various regions on this unit on www,videohelp.com. Here are the instructions:This hack was successfully applied to the Philips DVP5960/37. It is the same hack as with the Philips DVP5140: 1. Turn on the unit 2. Open the loading tray 3. Press the "Setup" button on the remote 4. Navigate to the "Preferences" page using the right arrow key 5. Enter 138931 6. You will now see the current region code displayed 7. Use the Up/Down arrow keys to select the region required or "0" for all regions 8. Press the "Setup" button on the remote 9. Press "OK" on the remote « Show Less
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YES! This works as good as advertised. Philips DVD players are the best when it comes to region-unlocking.It was the first thing I did to mine when I bought it.
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Yes. I have played two Region 2 DVD's satisfactorily. My only complaint is that the aspect appears to be too wide for the height, and I have found no way to change this.
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It should. I bought this because it plays multi-regional DVDs. I don't know where my 'foreign' DVDs came from. They do play fine. You could call Orei. I think they're in Brooklyn, NY.
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The manual that came in the box specifically says it won't play PAL, but my Region 2 DVDs are PAL, and they play beautifully.
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As I understand it if you are in the U.S. and update this products firmware you will not be able to play other regions dvd's
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No it cannot; however, several years ago I found instructions on "programming" the DVD player to accept and play "all" types of DVD's. I've purchased a couple DVD's that are not available ("Intruders" being one of those & "Girl with the Golden Earring") in America and they play just fine. I didn't keep the instructions, BUT, if you search in the Movies/DVD's categories, you'll probably find them where certain DVD's are listed. Sorry that's the best I can do with information regarding this. You'll find that reprogramming the settings to accept all Region DVD's is fairly easy.
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Hi. I'm not sure? I live in The U.S.. I'm sure if you have a region 1 compatible dvd player it might work. Hope that helps.
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I do not know if it will play a dvd formatted for England, nothing in the User Manual addresses that particular subject. The only way to know for sure is to purchase the unit in England. Sorry that I can not be of more help.
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Yes. After entering the region unlock sequence described in one of the reviews, I am able to view PAL region 2 DVDs in 1080i. (I don't yet have a 1080p display device, so I've not yet verified that personally.)
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No I don't think it will work. Australia is not DVD REGION 1. Clear Play uses an identifier on the disk to search for the filters. Region 1 DVDs will differ from Region 2 (Australia, Mexico, So America) My experience shows that copies of discs won't load the filters either. Call Clear Play to be sure. I highly recommend this player & filters. It is easy to use and very granular on what you can filter out.
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Not sure to be honest. I have only played 1 US DVD (from library) but all our DVDs from the UK worked perfectly. Sorry I can't be more help. Might find out after renting more DVDs in the US.
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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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You have to set a region first (which I don't want to do) because the drive comes region-free (with firmware level RPC-2). As is, I have tried playing a Region 2 DVD from Japan using MPC HC, VLC and Power DVD 10 and only MPC was able to open the disk but the image was heavily pixelized and it eventually crashed.
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no, it plays only dvd/cd of all region. for blue ray you need one all region.
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Thank you for your interest in our products.It can play Region A BluRay Disc and Region2 DVD on this recorder.We hope this information is helpful for you.We are looking forward to hearing form you soon.Reboot Japan
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Otto, The answer is yes for most but not all. go this site to check if your player is listed. http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks I think region 0 is the setting for all regions. Good luck. EdCherif
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Sorry Twila, it won't. You need to have a region FREE dvd player and this is only for the US. Oh, by the way, stay clear from Amazon on this one, unless you do not mind buying used-reconditioned items that they say is NEW.