Region Free? Is it Region free?
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No It is not region free at least if purchased in USA. Inserting different region DVD will Say "CAN NOT PLAY" on TV and DVD Screen. If you want to make it region free, you must purchase a firmware upgrade that does that. Search Google for player model and region free firmware. The group of people that offer that don't do that for free though. I accidently stumbled on their site discussion researching this player before purchasing it. It takes lots of testing to develop firmware, so I guess if you are interested you can pay for that. But keep in mind, "Region Free" will output PAL TV signal (different frame rate and frame size) to your TV. It (TV) also must be able to handle that, not just DVD player. Player will not convert PAL DVDs for example into NTSC signal. You can also find this player with region free firmware on ebay.
1189053
It can play MKV files of any size (supports FAT32 & NTFS). Don't think it's region free...
1781814
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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There is an after market hardware mod that will successfully make it region free. It is user installable externally; but would require a tech to install it permanently internally. I paid $29 for the hardware (it's a small circuit board), & it plugs in externally to 2 ports (1 USB port & if I remember right) also the e-sata port.It works perfectly on dvd, I haven't purchased any Blu-rays that aren't region A yet.
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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.
655099
as far i researched you can only make the region 2 machines region free. sorry.
2051736
I live in Brazil. I'd like to know if is this blu ray player a Region free for DVDs and bluray discs.
779767
Yes it is, I was curious about it at first but it looks like all ps3's aren't region locked so you can play any game from any region with any ps3
405102
No, to my knowledge the player is not region free nor can it be modified to enable it to play other region DVDSAmazon sells a Yamaha multi region capable player that I have which is excellent but it is not a portable DVDS player.
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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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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.
545132
It is "region free" with respect to geographics but its a wired system and not wireless. It's a great system as I have owned one for over a year now and I am very, very satisfied with its performance.
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Everyone who has said the PS4 is region locked is wrong. A five second Google search will tell you that both PS4 and Xbox One are region free.
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I'm very happy with this one and I have used region free for over 15 years both for Europe and Asia.
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The vita is region free. This means you can use your existing account and also access your downloads. Only thing that has changed with this model is that circle is the accept button as opposed to the cross. That carries into some games but not all.
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PS3's are region free, so yes. No worries there. My copy plays perfectly on my PS3, and it is a US console.
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Is that true? Well to be honest, I haven't opened the case yet because I'm on Black Flag still. I have a US ps3, and I'll be sure to check in a day or so when I get back to it and let you know. But it should be fine. Games are not region locked, but I hear DLCs are. Also I hear that all you would need to ensure a games compatibility is an HDMI cable, but I don't really know the logic in that to confirm it. Anyhow, I'll check in a day or two and comeback to let you know.