Region 7 DVD: Has anyone ever came across a Region 7 DVD?
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So, is there a "special" DVD player just to play region 7 DVDs? What a bout the multiregion DVD players?
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bluraychip.dk says that DVD and BR will be regionfree, but what´s up with region coded CD / SACD ? will they be playable also? thanks for information... ;-)
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Yes but this version is not region-free - beware!! You need to get the older version. Just purchased this and it does not work with UK DVDs - says "Wrong Region Code"
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xavier, I bought this DVD player because I saw it described on another site as being able to play all regions' DVDs. I was disappointed when I tried to watch a DVD from Japan, only to get the "incompatible disc region message". I called Pioneer for clarification and they said it is illegal for U.S. manufacturers to build DVD players that can play any region other than Region 1 (USA). So unfortunately, you will not find one built in this country (legally) that will be compatible with anything else. Additionally, I had the idea to just buy a Japanese DVD player, but after checking Amazon Japan, I think they said it's illegal for them to export DVD players to foreign countries. As far as "unlocking" regions, that would require installing a pirate chip, again illegally, and I don't even know if such a thing exists for this model of DVD player. So I guess I have to become a criminal if I want to watch DVDs unavailable in this country. Good to know our government is protecting us so thoroughly.
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There are two UPC labels on the box, and they're looking for the one w/ the serial #. They denied me because I'd sent in the other one. But a phone call to their rebate dept cleared it up (I gave them the serial # over the phone). Lets see if the DVD arrives as claimed.
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It appears to be an automatic thing. I have played UK and US region DVDs with no effort on my part.
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Where do you find the code to make a Philips dvd player region-free? And yes, the region coding angers me too as I can get my British comedies cheaper from AmazonUK (even with postage). Then there are the comedies that have never been put in Region 1. For everyone's info I read that Microsoft has a free download that will make your computer region free.
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My region 2 DVDs play fine. Make sure you have the region-free version of the BDX1400 and not the regular BDX1400.
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I do not know. In case others might, here's what that means: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code
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Yes. I have played two Region 2 DVD's satisfactorily. My only complaint is that the aspect appears to be too wide for the height, and I have found no way to change this.
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Wayne,I haven't been able to find this either, but I found this product on ebay and there was a (low-resolution) image of the discs, which might give you the answer you're looking for. Seems like a natural thing to include in the product information!Greg
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Diana,Did you get it to play foreign dvd's on it or did you find a player that plays dvd's other than region 1?Thanks.
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As far as I know, you can make it all-region for DVD's ONLY. For blu-ray discs, you can't do anything.
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I believe that PAL and NTSC does not apply to digital source data - only when it is converted to analogue (which is becoming obsolete) . That is why DVD makers put in the wretched region codes - to continue to prevent folks in Europe and the US from trading discs. HD it seems is code free.
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Jason: Mine plays NTSC and PAL region free discs fine but anything that is region locked (2, 3, etc) wont play. I played some discs that were marked region 2 pal and they would not play but others also marked region 2 pal played fine as well as region 3. I suspect that, at least in my case, that some of my dvd's might be labeled region 2 or 3 but are in fact all region or region 0. Have you checked anything that you know for sure is region locked? Its very interesting that you are having no issues at all. At least I know that it is NTSC PAL friendly. Otherwise, this player rocks
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i don't think so - it's advertised as an all-region DVD player. Check with the vendor instead.
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Jason:Mine plays NTSC and PAL region free discs fine but anything that is region locked (2, 3, etc) wont play. I played some discs that were marked region 2 pal and they would not play but others also marked region 2 pal played fine as well as region 3. I suspect that, at least in my case, that some of my dvd's might be labeled region 2 or 3 but are in fact all region or region 0. Have you checked anything that you know for sure is region locked? Its very interesting that you are having no issues at all. At least I know that it is NTSC PAL friendly. Otherwise, this player rocks