UK DVD Player?
Jan 25th 2009, 11:06 pm
#16
In Perth & Loving it...
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Re: UK DVD Player?
Not even on a Mac, you still have to flash the firmware.
Jan 25th 2009, 11:15 pm
#17
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Re: UK DVD Player?
On the other hend, you can get a new DVD player for $50.
Jan 25th 2009, 11:23 pm
#18
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Re: UK DVD Player?
I got a cheap DVD player from K-mart and it's multi region out of the box. It is an Audiosonic.
Jan 25th 2009, 11:33 pm
#19
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Re: UK DVD Player?
Hi all,
We stupidly went and bought a brand new Sony DVD player with surround sound thinking it was cheaper to buy here, but we've now realised that it's Region 2 so not compatible with Australian DVDs. We're trying to change it to ALL region (apparently you just need a code), but so far we're not having any luck as it's a new model. Has anyone else had this problem and what did you do?
Thanks!
We stupidly went and bought a brand new Sony DVD player with surround sound thinking it was cheaper to buy here, but we've now realised that it's Region 2 so not compatible with Australian DVDs. We're trying to change it to ALL region (apparently you just need a code), but so far we're not having any luck as it's a new model. Has anyone else had this problem and what did you do?
Thanks!
Jan 25th 2009, 11:45 pm
#20
In Perth & Loving it...
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Re: UK DVD Player?
REGION 1 -- USA, Canada
REGION 2 -- Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East, Greenland
REGION 3 -- S.Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Parts of South East Asia
REGION 4 -- Australia, New Zealand, Latin America (including Mexico)
REGION 5 -- Eastern Europe, Russia, India, Africa
REGION 6 -- China
REGION 7 -- Reserved for Unspecified Special Use
REGION 8 -- Reserved for Cruise Ships, Airlines, etc...
REGION 0 or REGION ALL -- Discs are uncoded and can be played Worldwide, however, PAL discs must be played in a PAL-compatible unit and NTSC discs must be played in an NTSC-compatible unit.
REGION 2 -- Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East, Greenland
REGION 3 -- S.Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Parts of South East Asia
REGION 4 -- Australia, New Zealand, Latin America (including Mexico)
REGION 5 -- Eastern Europe, Russia, India, Africa
REGION 6 -- China
REGION 7 -- Reserved for Unspecified Special Use
REGION 8 -- Reserved for Cruise Ships, Airlines, etc...
REGION 0 or REGION ALL -- Discs are uncoded and can be played Worldwide, however, PAL discs must be played in a PAL-compatible unit and NTSC discs must be played in an NTSC-compatible unit.
Both Oz and UK are PAL as opposed to NTSC.
WHAT IS NTSC AND PAL STANDARD?
An unlocked DVD will play on both UK and Oz players as they both use the PAL standard.
