Is the DMP-BD55k a Multi-region and code free player ? Are all DMP-BD55K Multi Region (A,B,C) and code free (0) players ? They sell this model other places as such, but nothing is mentioned here in the product description. Is the DMP-BD55k a Multi-region and code free player ? Are all DMP-BD55K Multi Region (A,B,C) and code free (0) players ? They sell this model other places as such, but nothing is mentioned here... » Read More Is the DMP-BD55k a Multi-region and code free player ? Are all DMP-BD55K Multi Region (A,B,C) and code free (0) players ? They sell this model other places as such, but nothing is mentioned here in the product description. « Show Less
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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!
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Well, when I found my region-free DVD player it wasn't listed by the manufacturer, it was a member rating that stated it could be used as a code-free player. But thanks for the info on the price. Yes on the Panasonic website it's listed for $399.
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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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PC DVD and Blu Ray drives sometimes let you change regions a limited number of times, but I don't think that's possible with stand alone players (and you can only change them a limited number of times).If you bought this player from the U.S. Amazon store, it would be region A/1, whereas it looks like Bangladesh is in region C/3 for Blu Ray. Or conversely if you have a region C player and bought Blu Rays from the U.S. Amazon store the discs would be region A and the player region C.I'd assume that's what's going on. DVD and Blu Ray packages usually tell you what region they're for on the back of the package, usually on the back towards the bottom. Hope this helps! PC DVD and Blu Ray drives sometimes let you change regions a limited number of times, but I don't think that's possible with stand alone players (and you can only change them a limited number of times).If you bought this player from the U.S. Amazon store, it would be region A/1, whereas it looks like Bangladesh is in region C/3 for Blu Ray. Or conversely if you have a region C player and bought Blu Rays from the U.S. Amazon store the discs would be region A and the player region C.I'd assume that's what's going on. DVD and Blu Ray packages usually tell you what... » Read More PC DVD and Blu Ray drives sometimes let you change regions a limited number of times, but I don't think that's possible with stand alone players (and you can only change them a limited number of times).If you bought this player from the U.S. Amazon store, it would be region A/1, whereas it looks like Bangladesh is in region C/3 for Blu Ray. Or conversely if you have a region C player and bought Blu Rays from the U.S. Amazon store the discs would be region A and the player region C.I'd assume that's what's going on. DVD and Blu Ray packages usually tell you what region they're for on the back of the package, usually on the back towards the bottom. Hope this helps! « Show Less
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No. Many Blu-rays are NOT region encoded; you can check yours to see if they have an A/B/C designation. If not, you are good to go on Blu-ray. If region is an issue for your collection, you can check out hacks like this to make your player region free: http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks/panasonic-dmp-bd65/10861 (similar model) If you have DVDs you want to play back, you will run into PAL (Europe) vs NTSC (US) issues even if you apply a region code hack like this. You would have to search for a firmware hack to play PAL DVDs.
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According to the the downloaded manual it is not region free, see below: Region management information BD-Video This unit plays BD-Video marked with labels containing the region code A. DVD-Video This unit plays DVD-Video marked with labels containing the region number "1" or "ALL".
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My LG BD390 can play PAL discs. I don't know what the region encoding is, since it just says "PAL regions" (whatever that means). However, I did get it from the UK. So it must be a Region 1 PAL disc, which is weird. Looking around AVForums confirmed that the BD390 passed their compatibility test (though the picture is not as good as NTSC).Digital Fred- just do a search on 'region free DVD (or Blu-ray) players'.
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Does anyone know if there is a patch for multi-region viewing on the BD570 yet? It's been a great machine, but we watch international DVDs and it's a pain to have two machines for this purpose only!Thanks for any help I can get on this.Tim
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No. Many Blu-rays are NOT region encoded; you can check yours to see if they have an A/B/C designation. If not, you are good to go on Blu-ray.If region is an issue for your collection, you can check out hacks like this to make your player region free: http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks/panasonic-dmp-bd65/10861 (similar model)If you have DVDs you want to play back, you will run into PAL (Europe) vs NTSC (US) issues even if you apply a region code hack like this. You would have to search for a firmware hack to play PAL DVDs.
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From what I have been able to find, it seems this player can read region one only...a deal breaker for me...
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I purchased this unit for my Grand son (lives in another state), so I no longer have the instruction booklet. However, when I purchased this unit, it was advertised a a "Multi-Region - PAL/NTSC Format Player" - so it "should" play Region 2 disc's (I believe all of Europe uses the PAL format). I have never played any other format other than the US Region, so I do NOT have first hand knowledge.
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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... 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... » Read More 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... « Show Less
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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 save If you set Blu Ray code to 2 it should now read your region B disk.
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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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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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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.
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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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If you are asking if it decodes 7.1 DTS and has 8 discrete outputs for the total of 8 channels, then the answer is no. I don't know of any BD player that does this. Maybe one of the very expensive players does. Just look at a picture of the back - does it have outputs for 8 channels.