Any electronic wizards out there..????
Oct 7th 2004 | 10:51 pm
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Any electronic wizards out there..????
Got a question regarding the playing of region 4 PAL dvds. I brought from England what I beleived was a multi region DVD player and purchased here in Sydney a few new DVDs. The first one we watched which was Region 4 PAL Lord of the Rings - the Return of the King.... no problems, worked fine.
Anyway tonight we decided to try Master & Commander - also bought here in Australia, region 4 PAL and it wont play. Tried Philadelphia - no luck. All of these DVDs are region 4 PAL and bought from the same shop but only one of them will play. Error flashes up to say 'disc cannot play in your region'
DVD player is Panasonic RV-32... can anyone help?
Anyway tonight we decided to try Master & Commander - also bought here in Australia, region 4 PAL and it wont play. Tried Philadelphia - no luck. All of these DVDs are region 4 PAL and bought from the same shop but only one of them will play. Error flashes up to say 'disc cannot play in your region'
DVD player is Panasonic RV-32... can anyone help?
Oct 7th 2004 | 11:28 pm
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Re: Any electronic wizards out there..????
Originally Posted by rumbletum
Got a question regarding the playing of region 4 PAL dvds. I brought from England what I beleived was a multi region DVD player and purchased here in Sydney a few new DVDs. The first one we watched which was Region 4 PAL Lord of the Rings - the Return of the King.... no problems, worked fine.
Anyway tonight we decided to try Master & Commander - also bought here in Australia, region 4 PAL and it wont play. Tried Philadelphia - no luck. All of these DVDs are region 4 PAL and bought from the same shop but only one of them will play. Error flashes up to say 'disc cannot play in your region'
DVD player is Panasonic RV-32... can anyone help?
Anyway tonight we decided to try Master & Commander - also bought here in Australia, region 4 PAL and it wont play. Tried Philadelphia - no luck. All of these DVDs are region 4 PAL and bought from the same shop but only one of them will play. Error flashes up to say 'disc cannot play in your region'
DVD player is Panasonic RV-32... can anyone help?
While being advertsied as a multi-region DVD player apparently it isn't zone free. If you go to this link:
http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/2/1555.html
there are some possible solutions to the problem.
Oct 7th 2004 | 11:46 pm
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Re: Any electronic wizards out there..????
I have been told that region can be changed by : No disc in tray; Press STOP : Press STOP; Press SET-UP: KEY IN 3, 8, 8, 8, 3 Then Region no. want dvd to play e.g O for zone free.
Oct 8th 2004 | 12:52 am
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Re: Any electronic wizards out there..????
Originally Posted by Bordy
I have been told that region can be changed by : No disc in tray; Press STOP : Press STOP; Press SET-UP: KEY IN 3, 8, 8, 8, 3 Then Region no. want dvd to play e.g O for zone free.
Oct 8th 2004 | 1:03 am
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Re: Any electronic wizards out there..????
Originally Posted by rumbletum
Got a question regarding the playing of region 4 PAL dvds. I brought from England what I beleived was a multi region DVD player and purchased here in Sydney a few new DVDs. The first one we watched which was Region 4 PAL Lord of the Rings - the Return of the King.... no problems, worked fine.
Anyway tonight we decided to try Master & Commander - also bought here in Australia, region 4 PAL and it wont play. Tried Philadelphia - no luck. All of these DVDs are region 4 PAL and bought from the same shop but only one of them will play. Error flashes up to say 'disc cannot play in your region'
DVD player is Panasonic RV-32... can anyone help?
Anyway tonight we decided to try Master & Commander - also bought here in Australia, region 4 PAL and it wont play. Tried Philadelphia - no luck. All of these DVDs are region 4 PAL and bought from the same shop but only one of them will play. Error flashes up to say 'disc cannot play in your region'
DVD player is Panasonic RV-32... can anyone help?
Maybe this thread is relevant:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e....au%26rnum%3D6
Don't want to go off on techie tangent but it also seems that it is available on file-sharing networks out there but you'd need a local techie to sort you out a download and burn it onto a disc.
Panasonic web-site sounds a better bet
Also ... (I know it says RV31, but ...)
http://www.regionfreedvd.net/player/panasonic.html
Also ... at the risk of boring you, this place seems to do upgrades in Sydney for $100 ...
http://www.campsiehifi.com.au/index....grade&brand=26
Last edited by Deadmeat; Oct 8th 2004 at 1:12 am.
Oct 8th 2004 | 1:11 am
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Re: Any electronic wizards out there..????
Originally Posted by rumbletum
Got a question regarding the playing of region 4 PAL dvds. I brought from England what I beleived was a multi region DVD player and purchased here in Sydney a few new DVDs. The first one we watched which was Region 4 PAL Lord of the Rings - the Return of the King.... no problems, worked fine.
Anyway tonight we decided to try Master & Commander - also bought here in Australia, region 4 PAL and it wont play. Tried Philadelphia - no luck. All of these DVDs are region 4 PAL and bought from the same shop but only one of them will play. Error flashes up to say 'disc cannot play in your region'
DVD player is Panasonic RV-32... can anyone help?
Anyway tonight we decided to try Master & Commander - also bought here in Australia, region 4 PAL and it wont play. Tried Philadelphia - no luck. All of these DVDs are region 4 PAL and bought from the same shop but only one of them will play. Error flashes up to say 'disc cannot play in your region'
DVD player is Panasonic RV-32... can anyone help?
All your answers are here!
Steve
Oct 8th 2004 | 12:16 pm
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Re: Any electronic wizards out there..????
Hi Rumbletum.
We unlocked our DVDs when we arrived by using this website:
www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks
It worked for our machines, maybe its worth a try.....but dont blame me if its doesnt work!! LOL
We unlocked our DVDs when we arrived by using this website:
www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks
It worked for our machines, maybe its worth a try.....but dont blame me if its doesnt work!! LOL
