wanted multi region dvd player

stingrayno1


Joined: 03/02/2009
Posts: 58

Message Posted:
23/03/2009 16:37

my dvd player has just broken,not sure if it can be fixed, so am in need of another can you help?

croft



Joined: 09/02/2009
Posts: 65

Message Posted:
24/03/2009 15:07

I don't have a DVD player I want to sell but I may be able to save you time and money.



Almost every DVD player is secretly 'multi-region' because the manufacturers only produce version one of each model for the whole world. But to keep the film companies happy, they put a fairly simple 'regonalisation' into the circuitry.



Try Googling the model name of a player you're interested in, along with 'region' and 'change' and the chances are you'll find the combination of buttons you need to hold down on power up to unlock all the other regions.



Here's a typical example: http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks/biostek-xs-600/9130

kavenkoy


Joined: 10/04/2008
Posts: 1787

Message Posted:
24/03/2009 19:04

very true croft



all my cheap asda dvd players are multi regional and opened up to play any crack copy .



google it and it can be opened,then buy your dvds from amazon usa and send them cheaper than uk and they all play



kav

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Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
24/03/2009 20:23

Hi Stingrayno1, re msg 1



Almost ALL DVD players on sale in CY are multi -regional - well based on my experience that is the case in the south... So many Russians ;) US/ UK/ Russian DVDs always worked

croft



Joined: 09/02/2009
Posts: 65

Message Posted:
25/03/2009 15:17

Wow! I thought that contravened the licensing agreements between the electronics manufacturers are the rights owners (ie the film studios). Even DVD players in Thailand are region-specific... until you get them home.



Truly, Cyprus must have a somewhat casual approach to copyright

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
25/03/2009 15:25

re msg 5 Welcome to Cyprus, Croft ;)

stingrayno1


Joined: 03/02/2009
Posts: 58

Message Posted:
25/03/2009 15:44

thanks everyone,after only 2 days on the forum i now have a dvd player in working order all for 50 lira.

the dvd /combi i had stopped loading the dvd. it was playing up a bit before with the picture freezing,thats what you get from tescos for 60 quid(only 18 months old.

Kibris


Joined: 07/11/2007
Posts: 372

Message Posted:
25/03/2009 16:08

My DVD Player is multi regional too...it works in Alsancak, lapta, Karsiyaka, not tried in Catalkoy tho ;)

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