Making DVD players region free

zodiac66

zodiac66

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Making DVD players region free

Are there better players than others to do this? I know there are codes you can use, but has anyone here sucessfully turned their regional DVD player into a region free player? If so, could you tell me what brand and a linky to the code that will allow me to view movies not for Region 1?

My deepest thankies!! :clap:
 
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cleanupguy

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zodiac66 said:
Are there better players than others to do this? I know there are codes you can use, but has anyone here sucessfully turned their regional DVD player into a region free player? If so, could you tell me what brand and a linky to the code that will allow me to view movies not for Region 1?

My deepest thankies!! :clap:
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http://www.nerd-out.com/forum/

I recommend GBM DVDP's. They sell their DVDP's through Daewoo International. Cheap, sturdy, plays all modes (-R and +R DVD's) and can be changed to region free by using the code which is 0.
 
zodiac66

zodiac66

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cleanupguy said:
http://www.nerd-out.com/forum/

I recommend GBM DVDP's. They sell their DVDP's through Daewoo International. Cheap, sturdy, plays all modes (-R and +R DVD's) and can be changed to region free by using the code which is 0.
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Ok...if you make a player region free..there is no problem playing ANY DVD, no matter where it is from?

I am just tired of buying bootlegs.
 
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cleanupguy

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zodiac66 said:
Ok...if you make a player region free..there is no problem playing ANY DVD, no matter where it is from?

I am just tired of buying bootlegs.
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Yes. You can even make it so that if you play a movie from England, you can just leave the setting to region 2 and play the movie that way. Nowadays, there are some movies that will not play under region free (0 or 9 in some other models). In those cases, you can just change the region to whatever and make it that way.

Besides, these DVDP's cost less than $50.00 anyway. Progressive scan would be about $80 or 90.

And yes they do work. Go visit the link I gave you earlier.
 
zodiac66

zodiac66

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cleanupguy said:
Yes. You can even make it so that if you play a movie from England, you can just leave the setting to region 2 and play the movie that way. Nowadays, there are some movies that will not play under region free (0 or 9 in some other models). In those cases, you can just change the region to whatever and make it that way.

Besides, these DVDP's cost less than $50.00 anyway. Progressive scan would be about $80 or 90.

And yes they do work. Go visit the link I gave you earlier.
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I have read that once you change the setting a few times, it stays there permanently. I didn't know there were players that wouldn't play 0. HMM, I will have to check that out.
 
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cleanupguy

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zodiac66 said:
I have read that once you change the setting a few times, it stays there permanently. I didn't know there were players that wouldn't play 0. HMM, I will have to check that out.
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What you've read applies to DVD-ROM's only. (AND there are ways to make y our DVD-ROM region free! without # of times you change the region setting, which I will not get into here.) It doesn't apply to a standalone DVD player. I own 4 DVD players. AKAI DVPS-760, Daewoo DVD-802, Apex DVD 3 disc changer and a Toshiba player. The AKAI DVPS-760 can be made to be macrovision free and region free. Daewoo DVD-802 can be made to be region free. AND yes, I've tried region settings like million times on them, and they haven't locked up on region setting.

Oh, by the way, the way to change region code is not given in DVD manuals. This is something you will have to find out on your own. Decide on a model, and I will find out for you how to change the region code.

[Edit] Cyberhome DVDP's can also be made region free and play DVD-R(W) and DVD+R(W) although I don't like the general quality of the machine.
 
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cleanupguy

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th5418 said:
WHat do you mean region free?
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http://www.regionfreedvd.net/


Read that. I really don't want to explain the whole thing, but the basic idea is this. Each continent (or rather region of this planet) is divided into different region settings. So, if you buy a DVD movie from the US, it would have a region setting of 1, one from England would have region setting of 2, etc. There is a reason behind this but that's a whole different show.

I assume Zodiac is an avid movie watcher and occasionally orders movies from abroad. He wants a DVD player that will play movies from different countries because all DVD players sold in the US market MUST have a factory default setting of region 1 only. This is controversial, but yeah that is the rule.
 
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maccool

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cleanupguy said:
I assume Zodiac is an avid movie watcher and occasionally orders movies from abroad. He wants a DVD player that will play movies from different countries because all DVD players sold in the US market MUST have a factory default setting of region 1 only.
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Partial credit? Zodiac is a she and a pretty righteous she at that :thumbsup:
 
zodiac66

zodiac66

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cleanupguy said:
My mistake. It just never even occurred to me that Zodiac was she. My apology!
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You are forgiven :lady:

It just irritates me that I have to go through this to get non-bootlegged movies. The US is slowly starting to get some of them, but they are, for the most part, edited from the originals. If I want the orginial movie, I have to get a bootleg, and I want to give my cash to whomever deserves it.

Currently, I have no choice other than to have a bootleg of BR. That is all that will play here. The Ichi I have is edited. I want to see these movies as they were intended.

Cleanup..I know you prolly don't want to go into this, but what is the purpose of having regions anyway?
 
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cleanupguy

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zodiac66 said:
Cleanup..I know you prolly don't want to go into this, but what is the purpose of having regions anyway?
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It basically has to do with making more money. You know most "popular" movies are made in the US, and they open in the US. These movies usually do not get released in other countries until later. (Of course, this has changed significantly because we are more global than ever!) Anyway, let's say that movie A was made in the US and was released on April 1, 2004. This movie probably will not be released in China until August 1, 2004. But for some reason a movie on DVD was released in the US on July 25, 2004. Now, some "elite" Chinese dude was able to get his hand on this DVD that was released in the US. If there is no region restriction, this Chinese dude can just buy this DVD that was released in the US and watch it in China rather than going to a theater in China. So, yeah, it has to do with making more money.

But as things are becoming more global, this type of theory is proving to be outdated and false. People are going to find a way to bootleg anything they want to anyway. So, by restricting DVDs based on region, they are actually inhibiting legitimate customers from purchasing movies abroad. By the way, this region restriction is not created by DVD player companies but rather by movie business. This is the short version of it.
 
zodiac66

zodiac66

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See, the problem is that I want the Chinese, Japanese and Korean movies. Why is it that I cannot play those movies, bought legit, on my DVD player, that I also paid for?

Basically, why is a movie not made in the US, not able to be played in a DVD player in the US? Many great movies are never seen because of this.
 
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cleanupguy

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zodiac66 said:
See, the problem is that I want the Chinese, Japanese and Korean movies. Why is it that I cannot play those movies, bought legit, on my DVD player, that I also paid for?

Basically, why is a movie not made in the US, not able to be played in a DVD player in the US? Many great movies are never seen because of this.
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I hear ya. I would recommend that you go buy Cyberhome DVDP from BestBuy. You can get it for cheap, and it actually plays all formats of DVD.
 
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cleanupguy

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zodiac66 said:
So..am I correct that multi-format means region free? The BB fairly near me has some in stock, so I may venture up there this weekend.

I don't mean to provide a linky..but is this the one?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1069297420815&skuId=6100961&type=product
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No. Multi-format doesn't mean region free. Like I said, US DVD companies cannot advertise their DVDP as region free. You will not see this on their boxes anywhere. Multi-format means the DVDP can play VCD, SVCD, MP3, Picture CD, etc. Also, I'm not sure if this would be the best one to buy. Let me send you a PM about reviews of this model. I'm pretty sure this is not allowed in forum.
 
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Kore

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zodiac66 said:
Are there better players than others to do this? I know there are codes you can use, but has anyone here sucessfully turned their regional DVD player into a region free player? If so, could you tell me what brand and a linky to the code that will allow me to view movies not for Region 1?

My deepest thankies!! :clap:
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Phht... codes. I have a Pioneer DVD player, it just playes all regions, non of this codes business. You should be able to ask at the store, when I went shopping every single DVD player had some method to get it to run region free, it's just "already is" was the most convenient. This was a year or two ago too so I can only imagine things are easier now what with them new fangled "recording" options.
 
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zodiac66

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Kore said:
Phht... codes. I have a Pioneer DVD player, it just playes all regions, non of this codes business. You should be able to ask at the store, when I went shopping every single DVD player had some method to get it to run region free, it's just "already is" was the most convenient. This was a year or two ago too so I can only imagine things are easier now what with them new fangled "recording" options.
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See, I did ask, but the dudes at BB just looked at me with this baffled expression. I looked on the boxes they had and they all said Region 1.

I don't have a problem buying a 4th one and hacking it to play the legit movies I want.

I just love my avatar!!
 
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cleanupguy

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Kore said:
Phht... codes. I have a Pioneer DVD player, it just playes all regions, non of this codes business. You should be able to ask at the store, when I went shopping every single DVD player had some method to get it to run region free, it's just "already is" was the most convenient. This was a year or two ago too so I can only imagine things are easier now what with them new fangled "recording" options.
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Was this at a mom and pop store or at a chain store? I guarantee you that you cannot find a region free DVD player or one that is advertised to be region free. You go to your local Best Buy or Circuit City and ask for a region free DVD player. You cannot get one. Some salespeople will refer you to go online and buy DVDP's from online companies, but that is not recommended either because mostly likely if you buy online, your warranty is no good.

You probably bought a DVD player that was changed to play all region. Many internet companies and some mom and pop businesses will sell their DVDP's like that. By the way, what is the model number of your DVD player, so I can look it up?

By the way, punching in code is not so bad as it is done from the remote controller.
 
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