Sony Portable Dvd Player Region Code Unlock

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.As a Brit, I often want DVDs that I just can't find in the U.S. It's usually U.K. Comedy shows, most of which don't take off over here for some reason. And DVD regions used to be a problem for me. But not anymore. (See also: )As I'm sure you know, DVDs are coded to a region of the world. Here's how it breaks down:REGION 1 — USA, CanadaREGION 2 — Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East, GreenlandREGION 3 — S.Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Parts of South East AsiaREGION 4 — Australia, New Zealand, Latin America (including Mexico)REGION 5 — Eastern Europe, Russia, India, AfricaREGION 6 — ChinaREGION 7 — Reserved for Unspecified Special UseREGION 8 — Reserved for Cruise Ships, Airlines, etc.REGION 0, 9, or REGION ALL — Discs are uncoded and can be played worldwideSo, here in the U.S., we're Region 1.

In the U.K., discs are Region 2. Region 1 discs won't play in region 2 players, and vice versa. Or so I was told when I first moved here 6 years ago. But that's not true. Region coding can, in most cases, be removed from your DVD player using a simple remote-control code that unlocks the player. Why do we have region codes?I'm no expert on this, but I turn to a man who knows more than I do.

Had this to say about the subject.' Movies are released in theaters in different parts of the world at different times throughout the year. That Summer blockbuster in the U.S. May end up being the Christmas blockbuster overseas. If that occurs, the DVD version of the movie may be out in the U.S. While it is still showing in theaters overseas.In order to preserve the financial integrity of the theatrical distribution of a particular film, it is not possible (under normal conditions) to have a friend in the U.S.

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Send a DVD copy of the film to the country where it is in theatrical release and be able to play the DVD on a player there.' So, in a word, money.

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However, since the massive surge of the Internet, and release dates in countries around the world coming closer and closer together, it's fairly ridiculous to have region coding. In fact, many players are now code free. But, if yours isn't (and most aren't) you may be able to unlock it in a matter of seconds.right now. Enough background.how do I unlock my player?The site I have used for the last few years is called VideoHelp.com, and they have a section of the site dedicated to. It's a simple search engine.

Just take down the name and model number of your DVD player, and if a hack exists (there are thousands out there) then just print out the instructions, take your remote control and program your DVD player. And there you have it. You can now play disks from Japan, England, Australia, anywhere you want! Here's the best part.You don't need an expensive player.

In fact, the easiest players to unlock are at the cheaper end. I bought a Phillips DVD player (DVP642) for $40 from BestBuy a few years ago, unlocked it in 10 seconds and watched a bunch of British comedy the same day. Yesterday, I upgraded that player to a DVD player with HD capability for the impending HDTV we'll need to buy. I checked out VideoHelp for players on the BestBuy website that had a remote hack available and found this one:. It was $89.99 (on sale from $99.99) and then I used the following region hack:.

Sony Portable Dvd Player Region Code Unlock Download

Power on. Open tray.

Push the info on remote once (with supplied remote). You will see numbers. Press 9 for multi-region. Keep trying until you see the number 9 appear in upper left corner. Power off. Power on.That was it. A nice new upconvert DVD player that plays any DVD, and it got a great rating on, too.

All for less than $100 including tax. So, if you do have a DVD player that you'd like to convert, you can try it. The site does WARN that any action you take may invalidate the warranty, so try it at your own risk.

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All I can say is that I've never had a problem. Best of luck. Like this article? In regards to unlocking region code restrictions, SPECIFICALLY for a multi DVD player that apparently is marked as an ALL REGION player, but fails to play U.S. DVDs and simply spits out, 'Wrong Region' when a disc is put in. The player is a Konzert multi player, model MD-680. The instruction manual actually shows region 3 (I'm guessing since it was made in Korea) AND region ALL right below that.

It used to play any U.S. DVD, but has suddenly stopped accepting them and instead mocks me by saying, 'Wrong Region'. Hi,I recently bought the friday the 13th 8 disc dvd boxset (noty bluray). They are all region 2 (Pal) dics. I have a Samsung bd-d5300 bluray player, which is region 4.

Now wierdly enough part 1+2 worked perfectly fine without any problems, but i have tried to play parts 3-8 and none of them will work. I have tried the region change techniques listed for my player but i don't seem to get any response and i have no idea why?

It would be very much appreciated if there is any extra advice someone could give me or different code change technique i could try as i really want to try and avoid selling this boxset!?!?

Tips. This article uses the Insignia NS-DVD1 as an example. The actual procedure for your DVD player will vary depending on the make and model. Be sure to look up your exact player when using the VideoHelp.com database. Make sure the model number you look up is an exact match. Using the Insignia as an example, the NS-DVD1 works with this hack. However, if this model is replaced with a nearly identical model, the NS-DVD1A, the procedure will vary.

While you may want to change the region code to specifically fit whatever disc you are watching, it may be more convenient to simply set your player to Region Code 0, also known as region-free mode. In this mode, the player will play a disc from any region code. Some DVDs feature an additional layer of coding that prevents play on a region-free machine, even if it is a machine that was sold as region-free and not hacked.

Sony Dvd Region Code Unlock

However, setting the region code to the region the disc requires for play should correct this issue.