multi-region DVD players
 

Can anyone recommend a multi-region dvd player that works so we can play our old uk dvds aswell as our US ones?

Re: multi-region DVD players
 

For a cheapo .. hack it with a few clicks of the remote and it
will play all regions

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=7789681

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If you're not confident about hacking (although it's very easy) then dvdoverseas.com has pukka region-free players, along with voltage converters and useful general info...

(Cue the "bring your electrical goods with you!", "no! leave them behind and buy new!" debate).

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Some of the retailers will do it for you for a fee. Still invalidates the warranty but if you really want to watch those old dvds then what are you going to do?

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Umm
open tray
press 8888
close tray ..
done

Not difficult ..

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There are so many threads on this topic with quite a few recommendations, Ray's is a good one for a simple basic player though :)

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Sorry to hijack this thread and maybe this question has come up loads of times.:o

How do you do the same thing to a PS3 (blu-ray player) to make it play multi-region DVDs (not worried about games) is it as simple?

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Whatever you do, don't go into Best Buy, walk up to the customer service desk and ask for one. I pretty much got asked to leave the store :lol:

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PS3s are already region free. That is if you bought it early enough, or so my husband tells me. Ours is.

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My husband did it himself but I'm one of those people that doesn't like to mess with things that aren't supposed to be messed with!

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I don't think it is region free - although some early blu-ray disks were region free so you could play them in any region.

Hacking it may be quite a bit of hassle, I have never seen anything to suggest it is easy.

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You can buy a multi region dvd .... Bombay Electronics in Chicago has them and they have a website with all manner of goodies ...or go to Walmart find the cheapest model ...write down the model number and google for dvd hacks.
Bought a $30 Coby dvd player last year and during setup I simply changed the dvd region to zero (region free) using the onscreen display....no codes or anything ....

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It plays PS3 games that he bought in Europe as well as all his old PS2 ones. Hacking Playstations in general is a nightmare. We had two PS2s in Europe, a local one and a US one so that he could play the games that only get released here. The power cables were simply interchangeable. But two PS3s is going to get expensive!

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Tryed the above and it did not work!!

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Often the cheapest player in Target etc. can be hacked easily (just google the model number and "hack"), but I've found they last about a year before dying, and often struggle with scratched discs.

I've been very impressed with the Philips DVP5140 ($45 from Amazon.com) - easy to make it multiregion using the remote and copes with everything we throw at it.