Quick dvd region question

Rabies

Was looking on cd-wow last night for a dvd or two to buy and did a search for some multi region dvds, some of the selection returned were region 3 discs Will region 3 dvds work on a region 2 player or is a mistake by cd-wow.

Chad ghostal

this is a mistake..
you could check if your dvd plays region free dvds, or has a code to make it region free...
but otherwise nope.

Rabies

Taught it was a mistake alright, oh well.
Can't find any codes to unlock my dvd player. It is a Sharp HT-CN400DV.

Loretta.

Rabies wrote:

Taught it was a mistake alright, oh well.
Can't find any codes to unlock my dvd player. It is a Sharp HT-CN400DV.

did a quick google and came across this hack for your dvd player.
hope it works!

Open drawer on dvd then press volume+ key, and while holding it down, press the language key. Release volume+ key while still holding down language key, then release language key and use down arrow key to change region code. Press enter to save. Need to be quick as menu only remains on screen for a short time

gandalf

BTW if you want DVD's to work in a Region 2 player then don't search for Multi Regions ones :rolleyes:

Rabies

Never bought a multiregion dvd before. Presumed they worked in all regions. Learn something new everyday.

Thanks for the hack Loretta.

BolBill

Rabies wrote:

Never bought a multiregion dvd before. Presumed they worked in all regions. Learn something new everyday.

Thanks for the hack Loretta.

No the giveaway is that it says REGION 3, that means it won't work in REGION 2 :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Rabies

BolBill wrote:

No the giveaway is that it says REGION 3, that means it won't work in REGION 2 :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

A while ago I bought a dvd that was for region 4 but it works on region 2 players as well.

mobile04

2 and 4 are the same uk europe and australia . work on the pal 50 htz frequency.
but.... in japan region 2 is the same but its not pal 50 its ntsc like the american signal..

Rabies

ah, never knew that.

BolBill

Dont call them multiregion dvds ok ! They are called Region Free (Region 0 ) and they refer to the discs themselves. There are multiregion dvd PLAYERS which sounds like your best bet because then you won't have to worry about regions.

mobile04

the guy clearly knows nothing and is just telling us what his needs are?
anyway 90% of dvd players have a factory coding in the bios to get bye the code and region problem
even the macro and rce problem too.
saw a dvd player in power city few weeks ago. had a hack for cd +g karaoke cds too. now thats handy..

i love to sing...la la la la la ................hahaha
random_task will you do a duet with me ... he sings beautyfully in c minor...

Makaveli

Not all Region 4 dvds are dual encoded for 2/4.

TT&TO

rabies,
can you let us know whether that hack worked?
my bro tried to hack a ronin region 2 (the dunnes ones) and now it wont work????
'fraid to try a hack on my own ronin one (also bought in dunnes for €60)

Chad ghostal

TT the region code hacks would be different for each machine..
i tried a code "soft hack" on mine and it worked perfectly..

it all depends, are you sure your brother didnt accidently change the region code to something other than 0??

Rabies

BolBill wrote:

Dont call them multiregion dvds ok ! They are called Region Free (Region 0 ) and they refer to the discs themselves. There are multiregion dvd PLAYERS which sounds like your best bet because then you won't have to worry about regions.

I called them multiregion because that is what the option was on the site, ok !

TT&TO, haven't tried the hack yet. Haven't had time yet. Will do it either tonight or tomorrow.

Anyway, got the info I needed. Thanks

mobile04

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