DVD player Question ?????????????????

[GRNKPR]

bought a few dvd s from overseas which Europe and Uk are region 2 ,Australia is region 4 ?????can i get a dvd player that will do both regions and has anyone had this prob before and their outcomes ?????

[Falcon Coupe]

Get a cheap $40 dvd player from Aldi, they play anything.

[Yellow_Festiva]

I think Aus is region 4 actually.

Buy the cheapest DVD player you can get. They seem to be less piccy about what they can play. I have seen $40 players play anything and everything, and high quality branded players spit them out.

Failing that, perhaps you can play them on your computer, as there is software that makes your player no register or recognise the regions.

[GRNKPR]

Originally Posted by Falcon Coupe

Get a cheap $40 dvd player from Aldi, they play anything.

yeah i had heard that but the old me mate did it and it works ,have you tried it as i have 2 dvd players her and neither will but i want to upgrade the one i have in my cinema room and dont wanna spend twice


cheers ill check it out

[MITCHAY]

Yeah the DVDs I have bought here are Region 4. Some players you can change the country code I believe. Mine can but it is an old NEC DVD/VCR combo.

As for cheap DVD players it is really hit and miss. My mate has bought two cheapies and they have both stuffed up in a very short period.

[GRNKPR]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

I think Aus is region 4 actually.

Buy the cheapest DVD player you can get. They seem to be less piccy about what they can play. I have seen $40 players play anything and everything, and high quality branded players spit them out.

Failing that, perhaps you can play them on your computer, as there is software that makes your player no register or recognise the regions.

oz is 4 typo but i changed it


the cheap ones seem to be the go i had one years ago but x mrs took it and i kept the good stuff only they dont like em

[asusdragon]

if you go buy a new dvd player ask the sale stuff if they can take the region off, we i did some work for betta eletrical, if the customer ask them they would take the regioning off, it pretty easy just run a specail dvd though it (this was like 5 years ago but i would say its still the same

[Falcon Coupe]

Originally Posted by GRNKPR

yeah i had heard that but the old me mate did it and it works ,have you tried it as i have 2 dvd players her and neither will but i want to upgrade the one i have in my cinema room and dont wanna spend twice


cheers ill check it out

I have 4 dvd players round the house, when ever the good ones refuse to play something i put it on the cheap aldi, it always plays, that includes cdr/mpeg that the others reject.

[Outbackjack]

Pioneer make a range of DVD players that are region free. You can pick one up for about $150. They also play SACD.

[GRNKPR]

Originally Posted by asusdragon

if you go buy a new dvd player ask the sale stuff if they can take the region off, we i did some work for betta eletrical, if the customer ask them they would take the regioning off, it pretty easy just run a specail dvd though it (this was like 5 years ago but i would say its still the same

i think you can run a code into them and it does it ,im surfin the net with the model no of my two and seeing what i come up with or if someone is 100 % with a model and brand one that can do it ill buy one straight away !!

[MITCHAY]

Just had a look at one of my DVDs and it was both Region 2 and 4 :

[GRNKPR]

Originally Posted by Outbackjack

Pioneer make a range of DVD players that are region free. You can pick one up for about $150. They also play SACD.

thanks champ thats what i was after

the ones i have are philips and a toshiba

[3vXT]

I've got a really good 5 disc sony that plays everything i've ever thrown at it.
There are codes on the net for making any of them region free, i think.

[zhodak]

go to www.vcdhelp.com and look for the DVD Hacks link on the left side of the screen. Do a search for your player and more than likely you will find the code and instrctions on how to input the hack. The code should make your player region free. So now you can play any disk from anywhere and you don't have buy a new player

[DoreSlamR]

theres a program i used to have, it was called dvd region killer or something similar, its logo was a sheep if i remember correctly.

[Titus Balzac]

what's brand and model number for you dvd player

[3vXT]

Originally Posted by DoreSlamR

theres a program i used to have, it was called dvd region killer or something similar, its logo was a sheep if i remember correctly.

Do you mean clonedvd? it has a sheep.

[GRNKPR]

Originally Posted by Titus Balzac

what's brand and model number for you dvd player

philips dvp3005k im no a1 on all these sites but if any one could find out a link for me

[DoreSlamR]

Originally Posted by ken2903

Do you mean clonedvd? it has a sheep.

thats the one

[rodderz]

Originally Posted by GRNKPR

bought a few dvd s from overseas which Europe and Uk are region 2 ,Australia is region 4 ?????can i get a dvd player that will do both regions and has anyone had this prob before and their outcomes ?????

Are these the ones you got from Amsterdam with the dancers in the window or are they the harder stuff from germany? :ymca:

[GRNKPR]

Originally Posted by rodderz

Are these the ones you got from Amsterdam with the dancers in the window or are they the harder stuff from germany? :ymca:

na only clean ones you can get those ones cheap enough here @ home : : :

[the_scotsman]

5 seconds on google for the philips dvp3005k:

1) Select the MAIN MENU
2) Select PREFERENCES
3) Type in your REMOTE CONTROL 135566
4)You will see the information of the actual region, using the RIGHT ARROW put 0 in the REGION INFORMATION

[the_scotsman]

Different wording, same result:

- Press "System Menu" key to enter Set Up menu.
- Move to "Preference Page" using arrow keys to the left or to the right.
- Press the following sequence in the remote control: 135566
- A menu indicating "Region Code" will appear.
- Change region using arrow keys to top or down. Region Code = 0 will play all regions.
- Press "System Menu" key to exit Set Up menu.

[1970galaxie]

Originally Posted by zhodak

go to www.vcdhelp.com and look for the DVD Hacks link on the left side of the screen. Do a search for your player and more than likely you will find the code and instrctions on how to input the hack. The code should make your player region free. So now you can play any disk from anywhere and you don't have buy a new player

Mate, your a legend!!
Got 10 DVDs sent to me the other day from the US, and I couldn't play them.
Now my LG DVD recorder plays them, using your link.
Tops!!

[GRNKPR]

Originally Posted by the_scotsman

Different wording, same result:

- Press "System Menu" key to enter Set Up menu.
- Move to "Preference Page" using arrow keys to the left or to the right.
- Press the following sequence in the remote control: 135566
- A menu indicating "Region Code" will appear.
- Change region using arrow keys to top or down. Region Code = 0 will play all regions.
- Press "System Menu" key to exit Set Up menu.

: : : : buy this man a beer woked fine its good to see the internet being used for good not evil : : :

[zhodak]

Originally Posted by 1970galaxie

Mate, your a legend!!
Got 10 DVDs sent to me the other day from the US, and I couldn't play them.
Now my LG DVD recorder plays them, using your link.
Tops!!

No sweat, it should also make your DVD player macrovision free. I've been using that site for about 7 years, it has some great resources and How To's

[carnutt]

About 12 months ago , our Sharp VCR copped a power surge & blew the power supply , so I had a look on "Long bay" , oops eBay , to see what was on there . I came across a DVD/VCR player called "Vision Play" never heard of them before or since .
It was going to cost us $65 to get the Sharp fixed , so I searched Google for "Vision Play" and found nothing . I contacted the seller and he told me they had been removed from a Hotel in Melbourne during a "Refit" and he had 30 of them , said they'd play "Anything" and were "International format" , never heard of that before ? I should have bought the lot, :
At $25 + $12 Del (Inc remote) I thought What the Heck . and bought it , expecting a buggered $37 door stop . It's big enough , 3 x the size of a normal Video .(wil record DVD to Video , but not Video to DVD)

To my surprise , it play's everything with no resetting , local retailer told me "Impossible"......It Play's short & long play , US = NTSC (I think it's called) = PAL system VCR , DVD's = CD's (audio) = Mp3's and 2 AV in slots 1 AV out & arial input/output and 4 extra Audio outputs . No switching , everything is Automatic , including Station programing , you just push "station tune"

It came with a CD in pdf with instructions , but I never even looked at it , supposed to have circuit diagrams on there too (since lost it , bugger , not like me , normally keep everything) . I just plugged it in and The damn thing is clearer on TV/DVD and Video than anything else we've got here .

It's a "really well known brand" Stamped on the back is "Vision Play , made in Indonesia"

[kremmen]

I had the same problem.

I couldn't play my USA version of *** Ventura, Crack Detective - so I googled my DVD player and found the region free hack in 2mins.

[S3SR]

get an LG, eject tray, push 0 3 times, push 0 again and hit pause

sony and pana play them automatically i think

dont know about the rest, havent sold them based on regionless playback