I am trying to play DVD's from the UK on my region 1 DVD player..have read the regional code hacks on this site and tried the one for a Sony solution but it didn't work, ....... so , I just bought a cheap MAX DVP-6100 player that is supposed to work for all regions and that won't play them either ...any suggestions would be appreciated

I saw the following site here a few weeks ago posted by getoutofbritainquick. I haven't tried any of the codes but... well... here it is anyway:
http://www.dvddemystifiziert.de/code.../codefree.html

Is it definitely because it's the wrong region, or is it a PAL/NTSC issue?

Sony is often the most difficult ( probably to do with them owning a Studio ) and very often don't have hacks at all.

I found this website that says the G-TEC MAX DVP-6100 player should be multi-region, therefore should work. If it says so on the box and doesn't then you should return it to the store you bought it from. It should play all your disks.

I have searched the internet for your model and can't find any codes. If you are looking for another DVD player then write down the brand and model No of any you see in a store, check here to see if it is listed - if it is, then buy the player

I bought my player from Walmart in Jan 07. It is an HDMI, RCA DRC-257N and cost around $90. There is also slot on the front for camera memory card. The remote control is pretty decent too. Here is where to find that code.

Best of luck

is your Sony listed here:
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers

Not sure if there is an issue with PAL/NTSC because the video link from the player to the TV seems fine..it just gives me the Message on the TV screen that there is "No Disc" even though there is a disc in the player.
Thanks for the reply
EJ

Our Canadian DVD player and Canadian HDTV plays all our UK disks. Before I changed the region code to 0 (zero) which is region-free, it would say Wrong Region when I tried to play our UK (Region 2) disks.

Can you borrow a Canadian DVD to confirm that the player is working correctly with Region 1 disks. If it plays then that confirms that it is not region-free if it still won't play UK disks.

Can I also say that my other DVD player was made by Citizen and although I could not find a code for it, the code for my RCA model worked for both players. Lucky or what...... I was gobsmacked - the DVD player was seconds away from being chucked out of a window :curse:

Unfortunately it is not there...thanks

What make/model of Canadian DVD player did you buy?

This one:

I bought my player from Walmart in Jan 07. It is an HDMI, RCA DRC-257N and cost around $90 and came complete with HDMI leads. There is also slot on the front for a camera memory card. The remote control is pretty decent too. Here is where to find that code.

You will see on the Videohelp website that a lot of different models/models often share the same hack code.

Lots of people on here buy the cheap Diamond brand and they are region-free although it does not say that on the box. Here is a link to a thread from a few weeks ago: http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...ht=diamond+dvd

Hi
Wal-Mart $30 Diamond Vision. Plays all regions. At that price, what can you say!

Odd... I bought the Max DVP-6100 (Futureshop?) and it has played everything I have thrown at it, UK discs, copied discs etc and have had no problems. Maybe you got a bad un?

Phil

I just wanted to add my support for the MAX 6100 player; $30 from Future Shop and plays everything right out of the box, including PAL->NTSC conversion so it will play on any crappy old TV.

The only thing missing is multi-channel output to speakers, it only has a stereo output and some kind of digital output to a separate amplifier.

Does anybody here watches Region 2 dvds using a computer? I usually watch Region 1 dvds on my computer (I live in a Region 4 country), but I'm thinking about buying a Region 2 dvd (Yes, Minister & Yes, Prime Minister) in the UK because it's cheaper than buying it in the US or Canada (they're not available where I live). Problem is that our system is NTSC/PAL-M and, as you know, the UK uses PAL. Have you guys any experience with any region-free dvd software? Do you recommend any? I need one that will enable me to watch dvds with NTSC and PAL formats, in addition to the multiple region codes.

Thanks in advance!

Cheers,
LHK