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Old 12-10-13, 01:13 AM
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Is there a Region free code for my Sony blu player?

Is there a Region free access code for a Sony BDP-S470? That's the player that I have. I had seen access codes for other players, using the remote but they were for other models. Anyone have the s470 that has unlocked the region code?
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Re: Is there a Region free code for my Sony blu player?

http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/3...-regional-hack

A cursory search tells me that foreign versions of this model can be made region-free for DVD, but that the hack doesn't work on U.S. models. Sony is one of the more stringent manufacturers when it comes to locking down their hardware.
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Re: Is there a Region free code for my Sony blu player?

Originally Posted by PhantomStranger
Sony is one of the more stringent manufacturers when it comes to locking down their hardware.
That's because, 1) They helped invent the format and, 2) Sony is also a movie studio with an interest in controlling distribution.
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Re: Is there a Region free code for my Sony blu player?

I had to buy a custom-modded Blu-Ray player on eBay to get one which was region-free. Region-free Blu-Ray is really a motherfucker, it's incredibly frustrating. I bed over backward to buy the stuff legally, but they sure don't make it easy.

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