region free Is this DVD Player a "region free"?
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According to this reviewer: Mr. MICHAEL OHARA "profgadget" posted on Sept. 5 2008, this DVD player is NTSC only, no Pal format.
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This mostly means there is region restriction, though NTSC/PAL does not deal with the region.But usually, USA uses the NTSC picture format and Asian countries use PAL picture format. If you try the CD/DVD/picture CD from outside USA that is not NTSC format, it will either show you black and white picture or the audio will be gone. From my experience, Sony does not bring out multi-region devices as they support most of the blood sucking money thirsty enterprises who want to make sure you get the product for a specific usage while they charge you for the so called 'quality' and provide just the standard features. This mostly means there is region restriction, though NTSC/PAL does not deal with the region.But usually, USA uses the NTSC picture format and Asian countries use PAL picture format. If you try the CD/DVD/picture CD from outside USA that is not NTSC format, it will either show you black and white picture or the audio will be gone. From my experience, Sony does not bring out multi-region devices as they support most of the blood sucking money thirsty enterprises who want to make sure you get the product for a specific usage while they charge you for the so called 'quality' and provide... » Read More This mostly means there is region restriction, though NTSC/PAL does not deal with the region.But usually, USA uses the NTSC picture format and Asian countries use PAL picture format. If you try the CD/DVD/picture CD from outside USA that is not NTSC format, it will either show you black and white picture or the audio will be gone. From my experience, Sony does not bring out multi-region devices as they support most of the blood sucking money thirsty enterprises who want to make sure you get the product for a specific usage while they charge you for the so called 'quality' and provide just the standard features. « Show Less
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So far I have used Region 1 and 2 discs. No problems. It is a really great player. Very sharp pictures.
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No. HD DVD players are Region-free ONLY for HD DVD. Not for DVDs.The HD DVD format IS region-free. Meaning that all HD DVD discs can be played regardless of where they come from.The DVD format STILL has region codes. This player (if bought in America) will only play R1 discs.
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I think its regional code free, it works on my german blu ray player without any problems
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It's for all regions. I bought it so I could play dvds from Europe, which I believe are Region 2.
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One thing is the DVD region. Another thing is it's format.The region doesn't determine the format.For example, DVD's made in Australia and Latin America are region 4, but they differ in the format (PAL in Australia, NTSC in Latin America). In Argentina, both formats (PAL and NTSC) are used for region 4 DVD's.So, a DVD/BRD player may be "region free", but american ones may not be able to play 50 Hz content (576i@50Hz or 1080i@50Hz)
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I do not know if it is region free. I sold the vehicle that I installed it in and I gave the new owner the dvd players and all the documents that pertained to the players. I apologize in advance for not being able to help you out.
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It was my understanding that the DVDs were region sensitive not the players. But what do I know.
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I live in Brazil. I'd like to know if is this blu ray player a Region free for DVDs and bluray discs.
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My region 2 DVDs play fine. Make sure you have the region-free version of the BDX1400 and not the regular BDX1400.
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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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I don't understand what you mean by "region free". This is just a portable DVD player that can be used to play DVDs. I use it in my home and it works well.
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According to the the downloaded manual it is not region free, see below: Region management informationBD-VideoThis unit plays BD-Video marked with labels containing theregion code A.DVD-VideoThis unit plays DVD-Video marked with labels containing theregion number "1" or "ALL".
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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.
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I checked the manual'a guide and I didn't see anything regarding DVD regional coding. However, most electronics/ DVD players (including ASUS) are set usually to 1 (USA and Canada) region and CAN be changed but mind you only a limited amount of times (up to 4 times I believe).
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I think the question is whether or not is is multi-region not multi zone. The answer is no it is not intended to be but as someone answered it may be possible via a backdoor. I have some DVD players that have hidden functions to turn off copyright protections as well...not advertised of course but there never the less.
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thank you so much.. it worked so simply; there is a region-free version of this DVD player but I actually clicked on the wrong item and wa sglad to make it work.. great sound and picture with HDMI connection!