List of Region Free Players
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I'd like help compiling a list of Region Free players.
Single Disc
Loophole Menu via Keypresses
Apex: Models - 600A (made before xx/xx/xx)
Sampo: Models
Samsung: Models - 709
Region Free from Factory
Hiteker: Models - AD-600A, AD-660, and the AD-700
Require Firmware upgrade/downgrade
Can Be "Chipped"
Toshiba: Models - 2109
Convert NTSC->PAL & PAL->NTSC
Multi-Disc Players
Loophole Menu via Keypresses
Region Free from Factory
Require Firmware upgrade/downgrade
Can Be "Chipped"
Convert NTSC->PAL & PAL->NTSC
Website Resources:
Apex - http://www.nerd-out.com/
Hiteker - http://www.hiteker.co.nz/index.htm
Sampo -
General - http://regionhacks.datatestlab.com/default.htm
http://freakydvd.homestead.com/Page1.html
PC DVD-Rom - http://www.visualdomain.net/
Places to Purchase players that are already Region Free - http://www.noexpress.com/sys-tmpl/regionfreedvds/
http://www.earthstations.com <---I hate these guys, but many people love them.
If you contribute - please provide as much info as possible - not just the name of a player. And if you know if a remote hack - please either link to a page that describes the hack or else post the sequence.
Thanks
[Edited by Trigger on 06-25-01 at 03:35 AM]
Single Disc
Loophole Menu via Keypresses
Apex: Models - 600A (made before xx/xx/xx)
Sampo: Models
Samsung: Models - 709
Region Free from Factory
Hiteker: Models - AD-600A, AD-660, and the AD-700
Require Firmware upgrade/downgrade
Can Be "Chipped"
Toshiba: Models - 2109
Convert NTSC->PAL & PAL->NTSC
Multi-Disc Players
Loophole Menu via Keypresses
Region Free from Factory
Require Firmware upgrade/downgrade
Can Be "Chipped"
Convert NTSC->PAL & PAL->NTSC
Website Resources:
Apex - http://www.nerd-out.com/
Hiteker - http://www.hiteker.co.nz/index.htm
Sampo -
General - http://regionhacks.datatestlab.com/default.htm
http://freakydvd.homestead.com/Page1.html
PC DVD-Rom - http://www.visualdomain.net/
Places to Purchase players that are already Region Free - http://www.noexpress.com/sys-tmpl/regionfreedvds/
http://www.earthstations.com <---I hate these guys, but many people love them.
If you contribute - please provide as much info as possible - not just the name of a player. And if you know if a remote hack - please either link to a page that describes the hack or else post the sequence.
Thanks
[Edited by Trigger on 06-25-01 at 03:35 AM]
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I would want to help but I just don't have much info bout the region free players as you have, or want if we post. I don't know any technical details but I can give it a try...
I have a Philips 711 . There is no menu where you can change regions, it does that automatically but it can play RCE DVD's.
Well ther is one other i could give you the same amount of info about, but I'll have to check the name of the player first. All I know for now, It's a Pioneer.
Hope it helps you...
I have a Philips 711 . There is no menu where you can change regions, it does that automatically but it can play RCE DVD's.
Well ther is one other i could give you the same amount of info about, but I'll have to check the name of the player first. All I know for now, It's a Pioneer.
Hope it helps you...
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Originally posted by luftikus
I have a Philips 711 . There is no menu where you can change regions, it does that automatically but it can play RCE DVD's.
I have a Philips 711 . There is no menu where you can change regions, it does that automatically but it can play RCE DVD's.
TIA
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The availability of multi-region players depends greatly on where you are. In NZ, for example, pretty much all players, with the notable exception of most Sony players, are sold as multi-region.
The downside is that all but the most basic models are quite expensive vis-a-vis the US - even the entry level players are not cheap
(oh, and there is of course the outstanding issue about the avialability of PAL-progresive outputting players.. )
Myself I've got a low end philips player (which is about to be replaced) which was multi-region out-of-box. No modification, no hidden menus or secret handshakes. Just plays everything thats been thrown at it.
(As for the ntsc/pal issue - Is it not the case that most tvs sold these days are compatible with both ntsc and pal? I would have thought so. my setup is pretty ordinary, but my TV, my VCR and my LD player are all capable of handling both pal and ntsc)
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The downside is that all but the most basic models are quite expensive vis-a-vis the US - even the entry level players are not cheap
(oh, and there is of course the outstanding issue about the avialability of PAL-progresive outputting players.. )
Myself I've got a low end philips player (which is about to be replaced) which was multi-region out-of-box. No modification, no hidden menus or secret handshakes. Just plays everything thats been thrown at it.
(As for the ntsc/pal issue - Is it not the case that most tvs sold these days are compatible with both ntsc and pal? I would have thought so. my setup is pretty ordinary, but my TV, my VCR and my LD player are all capable of handling both pal and ntsc)
Hemulen
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Re: SKYWORTH DVD-1050P PROGRESSIVE SCAN
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Originally posted by nemein
Did it come "chipped" or is it something you have to get done? Where did you get it from (and "converted" if @ a different place)? How does it look? Can it make the PAL->NTSC conversion?
TIA
Originally posted by luftikus
I have a Philips 711 . There is no menu where you can change regions, it does that automatically but it can play RCE DVD's.
I have a Philips 711 . There is no menu where you can change regions, it does that automatically but it can play RCE DVD's.
TIA
As for the look, it looks like this :
[Edited by luftikus on 06-28-01 at 11:39 AM]
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Originally posted by luftikus
I bought it from a quite big store in Luxembourg ( Europe ). I didn't get it converted. Either it comes multi-zone directly from the factory or the store has it done before they sell them. The fact is that where I live it is hard to find a player that is not region free. For the conversion, I dont know...I would have to check in the users manual. Both my NTSC and PAL discs work fine but that could just be because the TV could play both ??? Maybe you can fine something on the net by searching a bit...
As for the look, it looks like this :
I bought it from a quite big store in Luxembourg ( Europe ). I didn't get it converted. Either it comes multi-zone directly from the factory or the store has it done before they sell them. The fact is that where I live it is hard to find a player that is not region free. For the conversion, I dont know...I would have to check in the users manual. Both my NTSC and PAL discs work fine but that could just be because the TV could play both ??? Maybe you can fine something on the net by searching a bit...
As for the look, it looks like this :