SONY S560: Does the machine play blue ray discs for both Regions: Region 1 (USA &amp; Canada i.e. NTSC) and Region 2 (Europe, i.e. PAL)?
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If you buy any Sony blu-ray player in the U.S. it will be Region locked - for blu-ray Region A, and for DVD region 1. You can unlock the DVD to play DVD's from other regions, BUT it is pointless with a US player as Sony have NOT include a PAL decoder in any Sony blu-ray player for sale in the U.S. market. An easy way out of the problem, is to buy a region free DVD player (look on ebay) and be satisfied with region A locked blu-ray player - as you can still play blu-ray discs from Europe/UK, if the blu-ray discs themselves are Region Free, (eg. Zulu blu-ray, available amazon.co.uk UK! A lot of blu-ray discs are region free - just check before you buy, Google is your friend...
2162001
This device is multi-region for DVD out of the box. But it is not completely for BD as there is a Region Code Instructions set on a piece of paper. I tried it successfully on mine. - No disc inserted - Press "Setup" - Enter code "1369" - DVD code is set to 0 which means multi-region - Blu Ray code is 1 for region A, 2 for region B and 4 for region C - press "Setup" again to saveIf you set Blu Ray code to 2 it should now read your region B disk.
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I don't know. The Region 2 DVDs played without any problems. I hacked a previous Yamaha that I still own, but again, only played Region 2 DVDs. I like British detective/mysteries so that' s why I want a Region 2 player. I own some Japanese DVDs but Japan is in Region 2.
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To the best of my knowledge this is a region 1 blu ray player. (USA) Usually the technical specifications will specify what regions a player will operate in. Hope this helps. Btw I praised Samsung for their customer service in repairing my BD-C6500 (at no cost to me). When the player malfunctioned after I got it back they covered the shipping and repairs the second time making sure they had kept their promise to me. They even sent me an e-mail showing the unit playing the disc that wouldn't playe after I had gotten the player back. In this day and age of non responsive companies, Samsung's attention to detail and customer service was a shining example that will ensure this customer's choosing Samsung's products in the future Because of the stress free way they treated me I feel that I can fully recommend Samsung and their products.
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answer unknown. My son has the player and uses DVD-r if that helps any. What are region 1 and region 2 dvd's?
655098
Hi people,I have a SONY BDP-S550 bought in the US; can that be set to REGION FREE DVD?Regards,George.
645343
According to the Manual it's a "USA,Canada" region, however, it also says DVD = Region ALL, and Region 1; Blu-Ray = Region ALL. Check your disks, for DVD's they probably have to be region 1 or All (all 8 regions set) and for Blu-Rays look for the Globe with an "A" on it encompassed by a Hexagon.Hope that helps :-)
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No, it only plays one disk at a time, but will play both Blu-Ray and DVDs from all regions.
334800
I always thought a Blue Ray player was different from a DVD player. Don't have any blue ray discs so wouldn't know. Sorry can't help you further. But it does play British and U.S. DVD's.
1289241
It is a region 1(North America)....HDDVD players are region free(To bad this format lost)
685609
All regions are automatic for DVD. They must be switched manually for blu. Mine did not come with instructions or the code to switch it. I found it after some searching on line. I also posted the new code in the reviews. Hope this helps.
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All DVD's are coded by the manufacture prior to sale for one of several regions. Region 1 is NORTH AMERICA, region 2 is WESTERN EUROPE as examples this has to do with agreements made with various artists organizations to protect their financial interests. Most DVD players are made for one region only. This unit has software in it to bypass this protection for DVD's only, so you should be able to play DVD from anywhere. HOWEVER, when playing Blue ray disks it is region A only. Meaning only Blue Ray disks made for NORTH AMERICA can be played.
513083
This unit claims to play all regions. I personally have played American and Chinese DVD's and BluRay's; therefore I am sure it will play UK too. It is a very fine machine that I highly recommend.
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I don´t really know. I do know that the machine is of use only in Region 1, i.e. within the US. Mine doesn´t do that.
417121
"Region free" means you may play DVDs from various regions. That is, rather than playing DVDs from just the USA (as most DVD players sold in the USA do), this unit will play DVDs from other countries as well as those from the USA. I use it to play DVDs of British films/TV shows I can't access in the USA. (Please note that it plays DVDs---but not blu-ray---from other countries.)
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Dear dsrussellI live in Brazil, and we are fortunatly in Region Code A, then I wont have problems if I buy it.I saw in your comment that this player plays ALL regions of convencional DVDs, is it btrue??I'm buyng this player next week when a friend of mine wil be in the USA.Please, can you confirm this info to me?thank you very much for your attention.Elton Oliveira
2162005
This device is multi-region for DVD out of the box. But it is not completely for BD as there is a Region Code Instructions set on a piece of paper. I tried it successfully on mine. - No disc inserted - Press "Setup" - Enter code "1369" - DVD code is set to 0 which means multi-region - Blu Ray code is 1 for region A, 2 for region B and 4 for region C - press "Setup" again to save If you set Blu Ray code to 2 it should now read your region B disk.