multi-region DVD players
#1
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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?
#2
Re: multi-region DVD players
will play all regions
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=7789681
#3
Re: multi-region DVD players
(Cue the "bring your electrical goods with you!", "no! leave them behind and buy new!" debate).
#4
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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?
#6
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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
#7
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Sorry to hijack this thread and maybe this question has come up loads of times.
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?
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?
#9
Re: multi-region DVD players
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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Re: multi-region DVD players
Hacking it may be quite a bit of hassle, I have never seen anything to suggest it is easy.
#12
Re: multi-region DVD players
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 ....
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 ....
#13
Re: multi-region DVD players
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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Re: multi-region DVD players
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.
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.