Plays all BLURAY discs regions? The product description says "Universal Bluray player..." and i wanna know if its true. I´m a film student and I search and shop movies from all amazon websites, so i have DVDs and Bluray discs from all regions. I would be cool to have just one player to run all my movie library. Does anyone know if this player plays all region bluray discs? Plays all BLURAY discs regions? The product description says "Universal Bluray player..." and i wanna know if its true. I´m a film student and I search and shop movies from all... » Read More Plays all BLURAY discs regions? The product description says "Universal Bluray player..." and i wanna know if its true. I´m a film student and I search and shop movies from all amazon websites, so i have DVDs and Bluray discs from all regions. I would be cool to have just one player to run all my movie library. Does anyone know if this player plays all region bluray discs? « Show Less
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The region free hack for the BDP-83 requires one to install an aftermarket ribbon cable and circuit board assembly. It is not just a matter of pressing the right keys on a remote like with other Oppo DVD players.http://cgi.ebay.com/OPPO-BDP-83-Region-free-Modification-Kit-Latest-Version_W0QQitemZ160383415006QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item255798b2de
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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
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Some DVD players and discs instead of showing their region number, show the word 'ALL', but in my experience dealing with these discs and players, it doesnt mean that necessarily they will run in ALL the discs. Sounds like a contradiction but is true. Some discs lock, as Dsrussell says, their regional code.And sometimes it seems like Region "ALL" its an new category of region, like 1 or A. If you want to run ALL your DVD and Bluray discs in one player, like I want to, i do not recomend this player. Usually their manuals are more especific with the regions that can be played, and in this case is very weak. Some DVD players and discs instead of showing their region number, show the word 'ALL', but in my experience dealing with these discs and players, it doesnt mean that necessarily they will run in ALL the discs. Sounds like a contradiction but is true. Some discs lock, as Dsrussell says, their regional code.And sometimes it seems like Region "ALL" its an new category of region, like 1 or A. If you want to run ALL your DVD and Bluray discs in one player, like I want to, i do not recomend this player. Usually their manuals are more especific with the regions that can be... » Read More Some DVD players and discs instead of showing their region number, show the word 'ALL', but in my experience dealing with these discs and players, it doesnt mean that necessarily they will run in ALL the discs. Sounds like a contradiction but is true. Some discs lock, as Dsrussell says, their regional code.And sometimes it seems like Region "ALL" its an new category of region, like 1 or A. If you want to run ALL your DVD and Bluray discs in one player, like I want to, i do not recomend this player. Usually their manuals are more especific with the regions that can be played, and in this case is very weak. « Show Less
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- For various business-commercial reasons the BDP-83 ***as sold*** by Oppo directly or by Amazon is a Region 1 DVD (North America, etc) ***only*** and Region A Blu-Ray player (North America, etc) ***only*** ! - However, given the fact this unit ***incorporates*** a PAl-NTSC Converter, it make sense to attempt to make it a Region-Free player. This is possible post-sale. Google "bdp-83 region free" or "bdp-83 unlocking" and you will find out several solutions.- It is also possible to buy the BDP-83 already modified so that it comes Region-Free. eBay and several other resellers sell the BDP-83 already modified, so that it comes REGION FREE. - For various business-commercial reasons the BDP-83 ***as sold*** by Oppo directly or by Amazon is a Region 1 DVD (North America, etc) ***only*** and Region A Blu-Ray player (North America, etc) ***only*** ! - However, given the fact this unit ***incorporates*** a PAl-NTSC Converter, it make sense to attempt to make it a Region-Free player. This is possible post-sale. Google "bdp-83 region free" or "bdp-83 unlocking" and you will find out several solutions.- It is also possible to buy the BDP-83 already modified so that it comes Region-Free. eBay and several... » Read More - For various business-commercial reasons the BDP-83 ***as sold*** by Oppo directly or by Amazon is a Region 1 DVD (North America, etc) ***only*** and Region A Blu-Ray player (North America, etc) ***only*** ! - However, given the fact this unit ***incorporates*** a PAl-NTSC Converter, it make sense to attempt to make it a Region-Free player. This is possible post-sale. Google "bdp-83 region free" or "bdp-83 unlocking" and you will find out several solutions.- It is also possible to buy the BDP-83 already modified so that it comes Region-Free. eBay and several other resellers sell the BDP-83 already modified, so that it comes REGION FREE. « Show Less
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"It is a region free player"No, it is NOT a region free player, it plays region 1 DVDs and region A Blu-ray discs. It also plays region 0 DVDs.
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My Oppo is brough from Amazon, I just goes to site download free region hack that work at any region dvd and blu-ray, i try region b lock disk and work.
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Oppo BDP-83 region free hack:http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks/oppo-bdp-83/10158
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There are many companies selling aftermarket mods to make the Oppo 83 region free for both BD and DVD. Look online.
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No. The following is from the manual:"BD-Video: This player plays BD-Video with marks containing the region code A.DVD-Video: This player plays DVD-Video with marks containing the region code 1 and ALL."
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I own the same player but I bought in Australia. It works fine with Blue-ray Region B and with some Region A discs (I'm not sure why?), but this is not a region free player.
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dragger, Samsung Blu-Ray players sold in the United States will support DVD Region 1/Open/All. They will also support Blu-Ray "Region A". The limits are placed by the copyright owner, based on the number of regions that copyright holder wishes the content to be played in. If the copyright owner wants DVD Regions 1, 2 and 5 to be allowed, but not 3, 4 or others, they can add that limitation - let's refer to them as "flags" - onto the disc. The player will check for the "right flags", and if the correct region is allowed, the player will play the content. If the wrong flag says, "no, you can't show this content in this region", the player will reject the content. DVDs may use one code (a single region), a combination of codes (multi-region), every code (which includes all regions) or no codes (region free). Does that help explain how region codes manage content? If not, let us know and we'll be happy to explain. --Mr. S
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If it plays PAL, does that mean that the region coding can be overridden? That I can finally buy DVDs from overseas without a hitch? Let me know. Thanks.
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Yes - mine plays Region a, b, c and numeral regions 1 through 6. It plays BR discs, and is backward compatible with regular DVDs, although I have only played region A1 with non-blue ray.There is one playback element that I really don't like, and that is if you hit "stop" for any reason, it does not remember the disc location to resume. Otherwise, I love the machine. Picture quality is brilliant.
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I was told by Samsung that it would play region free blu Ray discs but it will not play discs that are region b. I think it was misleading. To be honest there are no region free blu ray players out there I have tried them all. Hopefully this answers your question.
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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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Some "evil scientist", divided the world in regions to watch DVD's, I believe there are 7 regions, each one not compatible with the others,... Nice uh?... USA, Canada and Japan are # 1, Europe is # 2, and so on, check google and it will tell you. However there are players such earlier Philips models ( Divx capable ) that by entering a code with your remote, will convert your player to region 0, which is general, and plays everything. Why do it this way, it baffles me, evil, pure evil... Every movie you rent in the USA is supposed to be region # 1. Unless you are part of elite renters that ask for titles not available in the USA, or buy outside our country over the internet, in that case make sure your player can handle all regions... One word of caution, if you use your computer, in my case, Windows XP, home version, you can change your region to another and be able to play two regions but... the big but,,, it can be done only once, lets say you change the original #1 to #2, and then change to #3, you will be able to play 2 & 3, but 1 will not play and is not reversible ! Hope I helped you. Peter
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I wish I could tell you 100% yes. It says it is all region free and will play any dvd from any country or region so I imagination it would. I know this answer it's that helpful but so far mine has never given me a problem with any region I've tried. I hope this helps.
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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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These players are originally region one. They are actually then modified to be region free by a third part or by the seller. If done correctly they player would be working 100% perfect and there would be no loss in picture quality. It will be up to par as expected. However you must check the sellers background, see how long they have been around and if you can contact them after the sale by phone for support. Most legitamite companies have been around for years I've seen some for 2-3 decades. I did a search on google for region free blu-ray player and purchased mine. It's works great. I had a snag with one disc, and the company sent me some software to fix it very quickly. These players are originally region one. They are actually then modified to be region free by a third part or by the seller. If done correctly they player would be working 100% perfect and there would be no loss in picture quality. It will be up to par as expected. However you must check the sellers background, see how long they have been around and if you can contact them after the sale by phone for support. Most legitamite companies have been around for years I've seen some for 2-3 decades. I did a search on google for region free blu-ray player and purchased mine. It's works great. I had... » Read More These players are originally region one. They are actually then modified to be region free by a third part or by the seller. If done correctly they player would be working 100% perfect and there would be no loss in picture quality. It will be up to par as expected. However you must check the sellers background, see how long they have been around and if you can contact them after the sale by phone for support. Most legitamite companies have been around for years I've seen some for 2-3 decades. I did a search on google for region free blu-ray player and purchased mine. It's works great. I had a snag with one disc, and the company sent me some software to fix it very quickly. « Show Less
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Hi, Because this is a disc drive, and not a standalone player, it all depends on your software, I believe. If you have the right software to play multi-region discs, you should be able to pop in your disc and the drive should be able to read it and play it on screen. And, of course, Amazon has a wonderful return policy so you're not left with something that doesn't work for you.
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Yes it plays, you 5 choices to change the region settings. otherwise, if you need to keep switching the regions, you can buy a software like BluFab 9 or AnyDVD HD, so you can play any region after that.
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Were you able to switch it back to Region 1, and did that solve the "disc error" problem? I unlocked my player and it worked well for three months, then -- bam! -- the same problem as you. So I guess the firmware has a bug in it or something?
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No, it's not a BluRay player, but it is 'multi-region'. Search Amazon for BluRay players if that's what you need.
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No, it only plays one disk at a time, but will play both Blu-Ray and DVDs from all regions.
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Amazon's site has a bit of confusion on this issue - many of the players will indicate NTSC/PAL compatible but what this means is that the dvd player has the ability to be connected to either a US or UK television not necessarily does this mean it will play a region 2 disk. If you want multi region player in order to play either region 1 dvds or region 2 dvds then I would recommend going with one that specifically indicates "region free" or "plays region 1,2,3,4,5....."