Gra.B

hi Chris, it might be worth adding to your site about the dvd hacks. Most models only need a code through the remote which can be found on the net & doesn't affect the warranty or anything.
Brother in US did this, bought a US region player, got the code off net & can now use all UK dvds.

Cheers, Gra..

poggle

Hi Diane and steve,

We had a sony dav s550 in uk and took it to a home theatre centre and had it 'chipped' to play dvd's from all regions.

it cost £35.00 to have this done and since weve been here in oz all our dvd's play perfectly, theres no difference from the ones we bought in uk or new ones weve bought here or hired ones from blockbusters!

hope this helps!
Cheers!

karawara88

Good idea Gra, I will sort somthing out, just trying to get the house sorted at the moment for our pending doom, where does all the junk and paper work come from? Not in as bad a position as next door neighbour, shes heading off to live in Spain tomorrow and its 3:43am and they are out there in the garden sorting stuff out. !! :scared:

Akaubear

For what it's worth, our DVD player is supposed to be Region 2 only. We couldn't "hack" it, just chip it - so we decided not to & got ourselves a PS2 when we got here.

One day, my son put a region 4 DVD that we bought here into our UK DVD player, and it worked!!! (The region 2 ones don't work in the PS2....)

Ok - so we're in NZ, but that shouldn't make any difference (should it??)

Nicola.

Matt & Jo

Hi,

Our DVD player works fine, had to buy a regional disc, we just pop that in to set it up and then we can play ozzie DVD, the disc cost $15.

Very easy, very cheap.

Love Jo xxx

Stevandiane

Thanks for that, it sounds like the best option I think.

Stevan

Anon E Mouse

Dick Smiths are doing a multi region DVD player for 150 bucks.

Bargainicisous.....

Slater

Dunno, how bout Playstation 2, I just bought one for the kids.




Slater

Matt & Jo

Hi

Playstation 2 are ok, but you have to get a regional dvd to be able to play ozzie games and DVD's

Love Jo xx

Gavin B

We have a region 2 & 4 player, so does that mean we're fine, as region 4 is Oz?

cinderella

If your DVD player is a 'Multi Region' player it will play DVD's from any region.
USA - region 1
UK - region 2
Aust - region 4

The manufacturers website muight tell you if your model is multi region or not.

cinderella

If your DVD player is a 'Multi Region' player it will play DVD's from any region.
USA - region 1
UK - region 2
Aust - region 4

The manufacturers website might tell you if your model is multi region or not.

Gavin B

I reckon the best thing is to email the customer service dept of the company who made your DVD. They should be able to say as well whether it will work.

tinaj

What a fantastic site. You have just saved us £150 as we were going to ditch our 2 cheap and cheerful DVD players before we went. The TV repair guy told us it would be £40 each to chip them!
I can't believe you just press a few nos. and it changes it to region free. Both mine were on the site and they are the lowest budget ones you can get.

The only problem is I now need to get hold of another region DVD to test and see if it plays.


Have a beer on me you have made my day.

XXXX Tina:PARTY: :PARTY:

Gra.B

Don't worry Pete, looks like you need a special remote control for some Sony players so £15 ain't too bad!

(another link which has some Sony players - www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdhacks )

Gra...