iceblinkfroufrou Posted October 7, 2012 Posted October 7, 2012 i'm thinking about buying one of these 'all region' dvd players from america. apparently they have dual voltage and can be played over here. they are dirt cheap, although postage is around $95. the thing that is attractive is the region free feature. the one in the link is $99, but there are all region players i've seen there for $59. http://www.world-import.com/Pioneer_dv-610av-k_black_dvd_player.htm
drubie Posted October 7, 2012 Posted October 7, 2012 i'm thinking about buying one of these 'all region' dvd players from america. apparently they have dual voltage and can be played over here. they are dirt cheap, although postage is around $95. the thing that is attractive is the region free feature. the one in the link is $99, but there are all region players i've seen there for $59. http://www.world-imp..._dvd_player.htm K-mart sell an Akai AD156X that does region free playback, and will upscale DVD's over a HDMI connection. Usually around $70 although it's now gone from their online catalogue so I assume they're nearly all gone.
iceblinkfroufrou Posted October 7, 2012 Author Posted October 7, 2012 oh ok. i thought they were cheap because of the region free feature, but it seems like its possible to get cheap players here which are region free then?
IgglePiggle Posted October 7, 2012 Posted October 7, 2012 (edited) You can get region free BD/DVD players locally for that kind of money.... http://www.mytoshiba...verview#details http://www.binglee.com.au/toshiba-bdx1300ky-blu-ray-player/ http://www.shoppings...d=402107&n=2220 From the manual.... Edited October 7, 2012 by Baboy
blonk Posted October 7, 2012 Posted October 7, 2012 I have a Panasonic dmp-60 bluray player that I believe is region free for dvd's. $50 if you want it, works perfectly. Based in Sydney. Blonk
IgglePiggle Posted October 7, 2012 Posted October 7, 2012 (edited) I don't think the 1300 can be made region free baboy .... Happy to hear otherwise. If the 1300 superceded the 1200 ,which is multi regionable,wouldnt it be the same in that regard? maybe not? ..........if not then buy a 1200 or 3200 Looks like no one here knows either..... http://www.dtvforum....howtopic=107655 Edited October 7, 2012 by Baboy
com59841503560232 Posted October 7, 2012 Posted October 7, 2012 I have a Panasonic dmp-60 bluray player that I believe is region free for dvd's. $50 if you want it, works perfectly. Based in Sydney. Blonk Good option this or toshy 3200 from memory I paid about 120
IgglePiggle Posted October 8, 2012 Posted October 8, 2012 (edited) Good luck finding either a 1200 or 3200 I just found one in my lounge room...... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Toshiba-BDX1200KY-Multi-region-region-free-Blu-ray-Player-/290786935625?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item43b4408349 Edited October 8, 2012 by Baboy
JSmith Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 i'm thinking about buying one of these 'all region' dvd players from america. apparently they have dual voltage and can be played over here. they are dirt cheap, although postage is around $95. the thing that is attractive is the region free feature. the one in the link is $99, but there are all region players i've seen there for $59. http://www.world-imp..._dvd_player.htm Most standalone DVD players can be unlocked with a simple sequence using the remote and/or the player. JSmith
IgglePiggle Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 And it looks to not be a cheap solution given bids so far. Yea definately! ...will be interesting to see wat it goes for. Didnt notice this in the sellers blurb before... * The newer models such as the BDX1300KY DO NOT come with the firmware disc and are not able to be region unlocked. Going a bit OT here but why do u think the newer models have been released without the region free capabilities?
drubie Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 Because it breaches the license to manufacture BD players! the 1200 and 3200 where aberrations ...why they produced a specific firmware disc to remove region coding (and how they got away with it) is the real question. I'm guessing because they used to be required to after the kerfuffle over parallel import of DVD's and DVD region coding being considered restraint of trade. Blu ray...new product, shouldn't need another round of legal battles to get rid of it but I'll bet it will. Digging around on videohelp (waiting in vain for a working dvd region crack for my rubbish samsung blu ray player) it seems the R4 dvd machines show up rather often in the list of hackable machines. Blu ray players it seems more common to be able to unlock them just on the DVD side. The stupid "breach of BD rules" license seems like just another attempt at (probably illegal in australia) restraint of trade but we'll see how it eventually plays out. I figure Blu ray has been flying under the radar because at 20% market share it isn't proving to be a big deal, better than laserdiscs penetration but it doesn't look like becoming the next DVD. I still think the akai machine at K-mart is currently the best solution. I use mine even with some of the nastier R4 dvd's of the old school that are non-anamorphic or have a tiny picture (the $5 Black Rain comes to mind) - the uppity Samsung refuses to scale it properly, the Akai is far more flexible. $59 this week at my local k-mart.
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