Is it true that the newest firmware does not support all region blu ray? Region B disc doesn't play?
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It accepts all Blu-Ray regions. You need to look in the user manual to switch the Blu-Ray Region manually. It switches automatically for DVDs. So yes it play region B but you need to switch it manually.
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Almost every Blu-ray or DVD player from Sony will only play discs for the region it is sold. Only a modified Sony player will play multiple regions , which will of course void its warranty.
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Dear S Mitra, my unit (BDX1400) will NOT play european (PAL) DVDs. It ejects them with the message "Wrong Region"Am I doing something wrong? How do you make it work?
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I encountered same problem. In June 2010 (18 months after purchase), my Sony BDP-550 stopped recognizing Blu-Ray disks. All other types of disks still work. Sony had me upgrade the firmware and reset device to factory settings. No effect. The Sony customer support people pretend that they have never heard of this problem. I sent them a dozen on-line reports by others who talked to Sony and were also told to upgrade the firmware without effect. Now, I am trying to get a written quote for the replacement of this defective BDP-550, but Sony will not provide it. They want me to mail them the player with a credit card number without ever providing written estimate.
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Lyn, I'll check and get back to you. It does not support Blu-Ray - every time I turn it on it has that display in big bold letters.
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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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to try and offer some advice: i just upgraded from the BDP83 to the BDP93, i have only watched 1 Blu on the new one (BDP93) but was amazed at the pic quality i had the BDP83 for almost a year before upgrading and the only issue i had was watching LOTR extended versions on DVD and would see a 'hiccup" every so often - i believe this was where they added the extended footage in - otherwise i NEVER had a single issue with my player with an Oppo or PS3 OR whatever bluray player you have or decide to buy i always make sure the firmware is updated to resolve any 'issues" you may have best of luck to you
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Yes. It plays all DVDs right out of the box no settings need to be set. Blu rays are a little different. You have to choose one area and then it only plays that area. To change to a different region you have to reset the player to that region. Instructions are included with the player. Hope this helps you.
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I have two of them and they both play CDs and DVDs just fine . I would recommend updating the firmware to the most current one . You most likely though will have some issues playing some of the newer blu ray releases but otherwise it's a great player . Good luck
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Paulo!I Live in Brasil, and fortunatly the region code of the blue ray is the same of the USA, but the standard DVD's for us is coded region 4.Do you know if it is possible to unlock the Standard DVD codes? and left as region zero(all regions)Please if you have the answer by e mail eltondeoliveira@hotmail.comI'm making this question because I intend to buy this player in USA ( here in Brasil the price is US 2,300.00 do you believe that? and is the previously model !!!Best regardsElton
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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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All regions are automatic for DVD. They must be switched manually for blu. Mine did not come with instructions or the code to switch it. I found it after some searching on line. I also posted the new code in the reviews. Hope this helps.
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I'm experiencing the same issue. I'd ordered a few Blu-Rays from Target, Amazon, etc. and none of them work. They're Region 1, and I set Blu-Ray to Region 1 on my laptop. Any advice from others would be welcome as I bought this laptop partially for the Blu-Ray. I wanna watch James Bond Blue-Rays!! WAAAAHHH!!!! :-(
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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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no, it plays only dvd/cd of all region. for blue ray you need one all region.
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No, it is Region One restricted. It will play Region 0 discs also, but not other regions.
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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.