region free? is this a region free player?
2051733
I too would like to know as I would buy this if it is region free (even if only for DVD)
2051734
Brazil has the same zone as the US for blu-ray: Zone A. So, Blu-ray will not be a problem.
2051735
I just had a live chat with Panasonic and it is region encoded (the CSR said all their Blu-Ray players are region encoded) to region 1 for DVD and region A for Blu-Ray disks. HTH!
2051736
I live in Brazil. I'd like to know if is this blu ray player a Region free for DVDs and bluray discs.
367765
Yes. The PS3 is "region free", however if you plan on buying any downloads for those games, you would have to buy them from the Japanese Playstation Store.
208853
I haven't tried any other region dvds yet to try it out. But it does say it's region free in the description.
523923
a different region player, say for the UK, will probably play the appropriate pal type video. This is region 1 thus works w/ NTSC
560055
I found that you can get dozens of region-free players at www.world-import.com. I've been searching for one of those, since I have a lot of German DVDs as well as American ones
822121
Thanks for that.Questions:1 Are there any known bugs resulting from switching to "region-free"?2 Can it be flipped back to NTSC?
1289241
It is a region 1(North America)....HDDVD players are region free(To bad this format lost)
405101
No, to my knowledge the player is not region free nor can it be modified to enable it to play other region DVDS Amazon sells a Yamaha multi region capable player that I have which is excellent but it is not a portable DVDS player.
1486749
Yes, all PS3 games are region free. The same goes for PSP, PSVita, PS4, Xbox One and all Nintendo DS except 3DS and 2DS. It's a helpful thing to know.
626519
yes, the dvd player is region free right out of the box - will play any region and I have personally used the player to play both UK (region 2) and US (region 1) dvds. The unit handles going from region 2 to region 1 and back to region 2 with absolutely no hesitation. The unit is also PAL/NTSC compatible which means something completely different - if you have a UK purchased television it is in PAL format while a US television is in NTSC format - this unit can be connected to either US or UK television and the image will display correctly. The plug that is with the unit is a US plug.
929719
I realize this post is a little old, but I thought I'd tell you that manufacturing region free players is not illegal. That may be what they're telling people, but I'm inclined to think that is a deliberate lie, probably as they don't want to have to explain the real reason regions exist is basically to screw over the consumer. You'll never find a law on the books that states region free players are illegal anywhere in the USA. In fact, there's some evidence to suggest region-encoded players are in violation of international law, as it is used as a form of price fixing.
955993
I assume you're talking blu ray movies. Play them? probably, display them correctly? I mean the ones encoded at 25fps that aren't region lock, I don't think so but I've never tried them myself. For Region B locked Blu rays no unless the console is the pal version. Region Free I'm pretty sure means for games only, there is one game I know of that is an exception to this rule: Persona 4 Arena. In short no it will not play Pal encoded Blu Rays nor display them correctly.
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I would be extremely surprised if it was region-free. If it WAS, you would think they would tout that. By the way, don't buy the 55 at the ridiculous prices currently on offer ($699 as I write). It was around $340 a few weeks ago, and will hopefully settle back down that way soon!
2266381
Yes.PS Vita is not region locked.All menus and everything is of course in Japanese though.
16908
Sorry for the late response. Yes this product is region free and works great
399413
As far as I know they are all region free out of the box. I read it somewhere down the line that they can play all regions from the get go.
722335
Unfortunately no. The other reviews and the description are misleading. I was looking for an inexpensive region free player, that's why I bought this one. It will play DVDs in either format, NTSC or PAL. BUT, it will not play DVDs from other regions. And the review that gives the instructions on how to program it to be region free is completely inaccurate. It will not work. And if you go to the GPX site and look up this model, it tells you clearly that you can not program this unit to be region free. I wish I had checked prior to buying it. It is a decent player...just not region free, which I need.