Posted by Mike S. on 04/04/06 14:28

In article <4431b4b8$0$20110$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>,
Buchetamo <buchetamo@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>
>"MLK" <mlk@mlk.com> wrote in message news:QNgYf.8778$Up2.5036@trnddc07...
>> Is there such a thing as a comercially available region free DVD player?
>>
>> Thanks.
>Just a comment on your question. If you go to Ebay & look under DVD Players
>portable, you will find page after page of these items & some of them
>advertised as region free. They come "region free" from factory, of course
>somewhere in China. I'm not aware of DVDs players being sold solely as
>region free, but certainly you can make them region free buy using some
>"formula" the distributors can supply or by buying a CD at Ebay ("other
>software" ) which contains literally dozens of DVD Players brands, models &
>the formula to make them region free. I have a "combo" DVD player & VHS
>player LG & the dealer supplied me with the "formula" & I entered it using
>the remote control & voila!! Also, bought a portable DVD player, Grundig,
>then contacted Grundig headquarters, service Dpt. & they gave the
>instructions to turn it into region free. Of course, I'm talking about
>standalone DVD players.

Even some "name brand" players can be converted to region free operation
with a few keypresses on the remote; probably the most famous and
versatile of which is the Philips DVP-642 which you can buy for $60 at
many mass market discounters in the US.

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