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best (cheap) region free dvd player?

  • 28-03-2012 11:24am
    #1
    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,556 ✭✭✭✭


    im not sure if this is the right forum, but i'd imagine lots of people here have dvds of varying regions so might know

    dvd drive in pc is region 1, blu ray player is region 2 but i've ordered some region 3 dvds in the last week and need to get a seperate dvd player that I can make (or is already) region free
    im not looking to spend much money as it'll only be for a couple of dvds (more in the future probably, but still I dont need any "features" other than play/pause.. remote might be handy too)

    any ideas?


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  • #2
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 89,030 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »
    im not sure if this is the right forum, but i'd imagine lots of people here have dvds of varying regions so might know

    dvd drive in pc is region 1, blu ray player is region 2 but i've ordered some region 3 dvds in the last week and need to get a seperate dvd player that I can make (or is already) region free
    im not looking to spend much money as it'll only be for a couple of dvds (more in the future probably, but still I dont need any "features" other than play/pause.. remote might be handy too)

    any ideas?

    My mate got a multi-region one for around 30 euros in Harvey Norman
    https://forumofgames.com/




  • #3
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,020 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    The cheapest option is actually VLC player on your PC, which plays all region DVDs.


  • #4
    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,556 ✭✭✭✭Sir Digby Chicken Caesar


    yeah i realised after i made the post that I never actually region flashed my dvd drive, but still be handy to have a standalone player

    --edit

    oh, vlc just bypasses the drives region restrictions?
    well then, fair enough.


  • #5
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Most DVD players are easy enough to make multi-region using a remote hack. Just find a model that you like and google to see if it's possible and what's involved.


  • #6
    big syke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 906 ✭✭✭big syke


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    Most DVD players are easy enough to make multi-region using a remote hack. Just find a model that you like and google to see if it's possible and what's involved.

    +1 on this. Most models can be hacked. Google model and press few remote buttons...


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  • #7
    hightower1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭hightower1


    Region locking dvd players actually costs manfacturers to do. Rule of thumb to avoid it is to buy a cheap dvd player. These manufacturers cut costs in the factory by NOT region locking them and cut shippnig / logistics costs by then not having to worry about where to send specific models or batches.

    A no name brand DVD player will more than likely be region free, somthing from the likes of Aldi or Lidl would be your best bet.


  • #8
    GAAman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,370 ✭✭✭GAAman


    It took me less than 2 minutes to find and change my Phillips blu ray player which was region 2 to allow other regions to play. Do a search online for your blu ray players make and how to do it, should be easy to do.


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