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Region Free/Multir-egion Blu Ray (not just DVD) Player?

  • 08-10-2014 10:21pm
    #1
    ButtersSuki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53,028 ✭✭✭✭


    Gents,

    Back again to give you some business annoy ye.

    Looking for a Region Free/Multi-region Blu Ray Player. I've had a quick look online on the usual UK-based forums but they all seem to point to Region Free DVD only players, which I find weird as Region Free BR players are relatively easy to get and cheap in the US. 

    Going to the US next month so I could go down the route of buying one in the US and using a power adapter when I get home but I'd prefer an Irish/UK voltage player if possible.

    Can you help? Even if it means a little expert know how jiggery-pokery to make a 'regular" player region free - don't pretend you don't know what I mean! ;)


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  • #2
    Richersounds.ie: John
    Company Representative Posts: 9,510 ✭✭✭Richersounds.ie: John


    ButtersSuki wrote: »
    Gents,

    Back again to give you some business annoy ye.

    Looking for a Region Free/Multi-region Blu Ray Player. I've had a quick look online on the usual UK-based forums but they all seem to point to Region Free DVD only players, which I find weird as Region Free BR players are relatively easy to get and cheap in the US. 

    Going to the US next month so I could go down the route of buying one in the US and using a power adapter when I get home but I'd prefer an Irish/UK voltage player if possible.

    Can you help? Even if it means a little expert know how jiggery-pokery to make a 'regular" player region free - don't pretend you don't know what I mean! ;)
    Hi Butter,

    Its not often that we can't tempt you with some sort of tack or black box with flashing lights that had been languishing in a dusty corner - but this time we are drawing a blank!

    Multi Region mods for Blu-Ray have become increasingly tighter over the last few years and its pretty much impossible to get a BR with region free playback at the moment  - some of these are modifiable but as soon as they update online then they will revert to R2.

    Sorry I cant be more helpful - I'll keep a weather eye out for you tho'

    Hope the hounds are good?

    ATVB,
    John Mc 

    John McDonald / Managing Director / Richer Sounds Ireland / www.richersounds.ie / johnmc@richersounds.ie



  • #3
    ButtersSuki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53,028 ✭✭✭✭ButtersSuki


    No bother, thanks for checking though.

    Guess I'll be going down the buying one in the US route and using an adapter. Shame really as the cost of BRs in the US is so cheap it kinda makes sense to get one.


  • #4
    Richersounds.ie: Kenny
    Company Representative Posts: 17,589 ✭✭✭✭Richersounds.ie: Kenny


    ButtersSuki wrote: »
    No bother, thanks for checking though.

    Guess I'll be going down the buying one in the US route and using an adapter. Shame really as the cost of BRs in the US is so cheap it kinda makes sense to get one.
    Hi ButterSuki.

    That's maybe one of the reasons why you cant get a multi region Bluray player here in the UK or Europe so you cant get the cheaper option blu rays via the USA and have to pay the extra :(.Sorry we could not be of more help on this one.

    Enjoy your time in the US :)


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