multi region blueray
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Ive had a multi region Panny DMP-55 for 6 months, no probs, its great
As I travel a lot on business, I have a big Region 1 DVD and Region A Blueray collection, and it saves me having 2 players or hassle with where I can buy discs
came from here
http://www.cinema-shop.co.uk/blurayupgrades.htm
As I travel a lot on business, I have a big Region 1 DVD and Region A Blueray collection, and it saves me having 2 players or hassle with where I can buy discs
came from here
http://www.cinema-shop.co.uk/blurayupgrades.htm
yeah, its a PITA that Sony decided to go with different regions for BR too ....whereas Toshiba with HD DVD did not ...so if you buy BR cheap in the US or Far East they probably wont play on your UK player
...its not just a simple software hack anymore either, but requires some soldering
...good old Sony eh, and their new "standard"
...its not just a simple software hack anymore either, but requires some soldering
...good old Sony eh, and their new "standard"
bogie said:
yeah, its a PITA that Sony decided to go with different regions for BR too ....whereas Toshiba with HD DVD did not ...so if you buy BR cheap in the US or Far East they probably wont play on your UK player
...its not just a simple software hack anymore either, but requires some soldering
...good old Sony eh, and their new "standard"
Almost as if they also own a film studio and Toshiba don't ...its not just a simple software hack anymore either, but requires some soldering
...good old Sony eh, and their new "standard"
as far as i'm aware there is no multiregion BR - some studios release the discs without region coding, most of the international BR sales sites will list whether they are region free or not.
The players will play mutli-region dvd if you buy the right one but the BR is down to the disc coding.
The players will play mutli-region dvd if you buy the right one but the BR is down to the disc coding.
gilla said:
as far as i'm aware there is no multiregion BR - some studios release the discs without region coding, most of the international BR sales sites will list whether they are region free or not.
The players will play mutli-region dvd if you buy the right one but the BR is down to the disc coding.
You can get multiregion blueray players, although these have to be modified by adding an extra chip, like in the early days of multiregion DVD.The players will play mutli-region dvd if you buy the right one but the BR is down to the disc coding.
and they said that wouldn't be possible bogie said:
I stated above - I HAVE a multi region blu-ray player, that plays Region A,B,C blu-rays and multi-region DVD
its about £75 ish to chip one, by a firm who will give you the 1 year warranty on the product - whether its worth it to you dunno
I am sure it is worth it to me as I also travel a lot so tend to do most of my DVD purchasing in the US, would be handy to be able to do the same for Blueray.its about £75 ish to chip one, by a firm who will give you the 1 year warranty on the product - whether its worth it to you dunno
If only they could chip my PS3 it would be perfect....
Ben
BigBen said:
bogie said:
I stated above - I HAVE a multi region blu-ray player, that plays Region A,B,C blu-rays and multi-region DVD
its about £75 ish to chip one, by a firm who will give you the 1 year warranty on the product - whether its worth it to you dunno
I am sure it is worth it to me as I also travel a lot so tend to do most of my DVD purchasing in the US, would be handy to be able to do the same for Blueray.its about £75 ish to chip one, by a firm who will give you the 1 year warranty on the product - whether its worth it to you dunno
If only they could chip my PS3 it would be perfect....
Ben
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