Region Unlock? One of the reviewers said it took a remote sequence to unlock the 5982 for all regions? Where is this info available?
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Yes, it works. You have to press Stop twice otherwise you can't get to the Preference menu.
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I copied this from a website, but I verified the digit sequence from another website: 1. Press Setup 2. Select Preference 3. Press 1,3,8,9,3,1 4. Press up/down key to select "0" Then it plays NTSC or PAL any region as it is now region free. BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN ENTERING THIS. IF YOU DON'T DO IT CORRECTLY, IT CAN DISABLE YOUR PLAYER PERMANENTLY. Try at your own risk.
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xavier, I was looking for the same feature set: an upscaling DVD player, converting PAL to NTSC, region-unlocked. I opted for a Pioneer DV-49AV hardware modified by 220-electronics to be region free to take advantage of the high quality conversion engine; I don't think the Pioneers accept a software region unlock code. Another suggestion might be the Philips DVP5982 which appears to have an unlock code but not quite as high a quality upscaling chipset as the Pioneer; I've not tried the 5982, but I've had good experiences with the older non-upscaling DVP5140 reading region 2 PAL DVDs.
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It is not multi region out of the box, but there is an after market modification kit available to make it all region. Costs $149, I believe.
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Hi John,Yes I am from the UK (Region B). Unusal that Samsung have issued a firmware update for the UK and not the US.You should try asking about the region A unit from the link below...http://www.samsung.com/us/info/contactus.htmlI use a Transcend 4GB JetFlash USB Flash Drive for the back of the player. I bought it from ebay in the UK but they can also be bought through Amazon. I chose this USB stick for size (only 3cm and half of that goes inside the USB slot so it's not gonna get in the way of any cables) and price only £6.I think the USB stick in the back is only used if you want to access bonus BD-Live content via the internet but some discs have been reported to have problems when a flash drive insn't installed. Hi John,Yes I am from the UK (Region B). Unusal that Samsung have issued a firmware update for the UK and not the US.You should try asking about the region A unit from the link below...http://www.samsung.com/us/info/contactus.htmlI use a Transcend 4GB JetFlash USB Flash Drive for the back of the player. I bought it from ebay in the UK but they can also be bought through Amazon. I chose this USB stick for size (only 3cm and half of that goes inside the USB slot so it's not gonna get in the way of any cables) and price only £6.I think the USB... » Read More Hi John,Yes I am from the UK (Region B). Unusal that Samsung have issued a firmware update for the UK and not the US.You should try asking about the region A unit from the link below...http://www.samsung.com/us/info/contactus.htmlI use a Transcend 4GB JetFlash USB Flash Drive for the back of the player. I bought it from ebay in the UK but they can also be bought through Amazon. I chose this USB stick for size (only 3cm and half of that goes inside the USB slot so it's not gonna get in the way of any cables) and price only £6.I think the USB stick in the back is only used if you want to access bonus BD-Live content via the internet but some discs have been reported to have problems when a flash drive insn't installed. « Show Less
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I boought the 570 too, but please bear in mind, there is no region unlock for this machine yet. I bought this when it first came out, exxpecting a quick patch, but so far no-one seems to have one yet. That means Blu-rays and DVDs will be region locked. It's an excellent machine, but if you don't need the web functionalities, there are other players out there that have excellent upscaling and patches for multi-region.
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I have not had the need to change regions, since it appears to be region-free...so I don't really know. The only time it won't work is if the disc requires specific region verification.
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Description indicates that the unit is region free and one answer to an earlier question indicated the responder played both region 1 and region 4 disks with no problems. I am currently waiting for seller to response to request for verification as to the unit being region free and will post when/if I get a response. I wanted to verify with seller as amazon site has confusing phrasing between a unit being region free (what you want) and units being NTSC/PAL compatible which would mean that the unit could be used with either a US or a UK television set ( US is NTSC and UK is PAL)
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Sorry i am not familuar with the term "Region Free" please explain. thank you
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Hi Dasa:I'm having trouble with your advice on how to change to region 0. I've followed your instructions but end up at the password screen. The region code doesn't appear. What am I doing wrong? Is it possible that this region hack doesn't work anymore?LAR
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Thanks, Bishop, for your reply. I liked your last statement (very funny!). A couple of hours after i went out to get this model at Best Buy (i just couldn't wait!), a friend showed me the all-region equivalent (also from Pioneer) featured on this same Amazon site! Well, at least they claim it's all region, but seems some customers have had to get guarantees from the supplier that the unit will indeed play all types of discs. A bit confusing. ;)
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I've read people complain of this, but I cannot find where on the write ups this player says its multi-regional.Both the Sony website and the users manual say explicitly this player is only for region 1.
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Got this from VDO Help but not verify yet:- Turn On the unit with the remote controller Wait until "no disc" appears in the unit's display Press Pause, 3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9 The word "CODE" should appear in the display Within five seconds, press the key that corresponds to the zone you want i.e. 0 for region free, 1 for region 1, 2 for region 2 and so on Again, within 5 seconds, press Pause and Power Please post your result whether this really work.
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1. I found PAL listing in the set up menu so you change this using your remote control.2. I did not even need to make it region free to make it work for DVD's from other countries. Even if you need this the code is already posted by a reviewer on Amazon
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I bought the N9005 Galaxy Note 3 to WorldWide Distributor seller, and came with the European Regional Lock SIM Card, I had to purchase an unlock code worked for me in America.
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I just got this player today but the hack for making it region free didn't work.When I press 1379 it doesn't show any asterisk, just shows a hand sign and doesn't work.Any ideas ?
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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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Burketop, I'd like to know where you found that Samsung players play PAL? Because I have a BDr-D25052 which play all types of DVD & BluRay but NOT PAL and a chat with Samsung support advised ALL their players SOLD IN THE USA are REGION A and will NOT play PAL. So far not much luck trying to unlock it and make it region free. Thanks for any guidance!