Is this player truly region free for both types of video discs (DVD and Blu-ray)? What I've to do to play discs from different regions on this unit?
1622125
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.
1831534
It accepts all Blu-Ray regions. You need to look in the user manual to switch the Blu-Ray Region manually. It switches automatically for DVDs. So yes it play region B but you need to switch it manually.
417121
"Region free" means you may play DVDs from various regions. That is, rather than playing DVDs from just the USA (as most DVD players sold in the USA do), this unit will play DVDs from other countries as well as those from the USA. I use it to play DVDs of British films/TV shows I can't access in the USA. (Please note that it plays DVDs---but not blu-ray---from other countries.)
1209454
Yes, so far, I've played discs from Regions A and B. While the player automatically determines the region of any CD being played, it doesn't do that for blu rays. For these, one must turn off the unit, press either a "1" (for A), "2" (for B), or "3" (for C), then power on. No big deal.
945433
It's my understanding that the disks burned by this item are region free. I have never had any problem with them being played on any blu ray player.
1466467
It is marked as a Region 4 player, but set up to work for "all" regions -- "0" through 6 are advertised, 7 & 8 are "special use" codes and may not be supported. The "all region" setting was likely done by someone other than SONY. Mine works well with Region 1 and Region 2 discs, and I've also tried it with "Region 0" PAL DVD's.
674115
Unfortunately this won't work with foreign DVDs - it will only play region 1 (USA) discs. I just saw some region-free players available here on Amazon. Consider those as they will play foreign discs. As for CDs, any DVD player will play them, even if you burned them yourself (the only ones that won't play burned CDs are really old players - all newer ones will without issues). Hope this helps - good luck with your selection!
1694967
No. Many Blu-rays are NOT region encoded; you can check yours to see if they have an A/B/C designation. If not, you are good to go on Blu-ray.If region is an issue for your collection, you can check out hacks like this to make your player region free: http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks/panasonic-dmp-bd65/10861 (similar model)If you have DVDs you want to play back, you will run into PAL (Europe) vs NTSC (US) issues even if you apply a region code hack like this. You would have to search for a firmware hack to play PAL DVDs.
1611399
Dear S Mitra, my unit (BDX1400) will NOT play european (PAL) DVDs. It ejects them with the message "Wrong Region"Am I doing something wrong? How do you make it work?
370712
Thanks for your reply. I had equated NTSC or PAL with the region. So, if I want to play both PAL and NTSC DVDs, regardless of what region these discs are, I would need a player that can be set to region 0 = region free?
691384
No, this unit is not a region free unit and it will only play region 1 DVDs.
480980
Yes, I've tested the player and it does play region one and region two. I have not played any other regions (three or four).
213251
Yeah I had the same problem. Although it appears that the blu ray disc player is immediately ready to reed any disc, there are a few steps to take in order to change each time the region your disc belongs to. First of all, press SETUP on your remote, then insert the 1369 code. Now press 1 to enable region A, 2 for region B, 3 for a region C disc... and finally press SETUP again. Enjoy your view!
648393
My unit plays all region DVDs. IT will play some Region 2 Blu-ray, but not other Region 2 Blu-ray. Anybody know why? Examples: it will play The Wicker Man region 2 Blu-ray, but not The Shout Region 2 Blu-ray. Please advise.
107287
No. Many Blu-rays are NOT region encoded; you can check yours to see if they have an A/B/C designation. If not, you are good to go on Blu-ray. If region is an issue for your collection, you can check out hacks like this to make your player region free: http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks/panasonic-dmp-bd65/10861 (similar model) If you have DVDs you want to play back, you will run into PAL (Europe) vs NTSC (US) issues even if you apply a region code hack like this. You would have to search for a firmware hack to play PAL DVDs.
1670184
To the best of my knowledge this is a region 1 blu ray player. (USA) Usually the technical specifications will specify what regions a player will operate in. Hope this helps. Btw I praised Samsung for their customer service in repairing my BD-C6500 (at no cost to me). When the player malfunctioned after I got it back they covered the shipping and repairs the second time making sure they had kept their promise to me. They even sent me an e-mail showing the unit playing the disc that wouldn't playe after I had gotten the player back. In this day and age of non responsive companies, Samsung's attention to detail and customer service was a shining example that will ensure this customer's choosing Samsung's products in the future Because of the stress free way they treated me I feel that I can fully recommend Samsung and their products.
703275
Yes, it will play DVDs from all regions. I play both Region 1 and 2 DVDs on mine.