multi-region DVD player?

[thebassmonkey]

Hello DVD expert type people!

I really need your help, I have an old panasonic s27 dvd player, which i assumed was multi-region because in the setup menu you can toggle between pal and NTSC... now Ive just bought a load of region one NFL DVDs from the states, thinking they would work on my player if I changed the output to NTSC.. sadly it just tells me disc is not compatible in your region...

now Im pretty sure that there is nothing I can do with this DVD player re. hacks having trawled the web for codes...

SO, my next plan is just to buy a new DVD player that is capable of playing region one DVDS that have enhanced regional coding or whatever it is (they are made by warner bros, and amazon said they use this extra security measure..)

Does anybody have any tips what DVD player to buy? Also I have a Sony kdl32v4000 LCD telly.. I am assuming this is compatible with NTSC discs (I read somewhere that some TVs wont support it?)

if anybody can help, or make any sense of the above ramblings, I would be most grateful...

thanks!
Ben

[Growlerman]

Hi Ben

I don't think you will have any problems displaying an NTSC source on your Sony.

Hackable region free players start from about £15 (Asda cheapie). I have palyed with one of these and it plays all my region 1 discs. Spend more money and you should be able to improve on picture quality. Philips players are hackable from the remote so something like the DVP5980/5990 (£60)play Divx, mps etc and have an HDMI socket with upscaling to 1080p.
It all depends on how much you want to spend.

[thebassmonkey]

thanks for the reply growlerman... im looking to spend as little as poss (under £100), but i want something decent/reliable... will look into the philips.. im assuming that you cant buy out-of-the-box multi region DVD players? i noticed there used to be some pioneer ones on amazon, but they are no longer available...

cheers

[dmjohnson123]

I've just bought this Sony Player and am impressed - £68 for multiregion out the box including delivery from Superfi.

SONY DVPNS708H DVD PLAYER (MULTI-REGION) - available from Superfi UK Visit http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/page/moreinfo.cfm/product_id/4263 for details

Its a nice player - available in black or silver.

I only have a handful of R1 discs but this plays them all including Spiderman which I am sure had the enhanced regional coding.

[thebassmonkey]

cheers for the replies... i plumped for the philips player and it just arrived and the code has worked fine/dvds work fine.. happy days

[alphaomega16]

Originally Posted by dmjohnson123

I've just bought this Sony Player and am impressed - £68 for multiregion out the box including delivery from Superfi.

SONY DVPNS708H DVD PLAYER (MULTI-REGION) - available from Superfi UK Visit http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/page/moreinfo.cfm/product_id/4263 for details

Its a nice player - available in black or silver.

I only have a handful of R1 discs but this plays them all including Spiderman which I am sure had the enhanced regional coding.

Do you need a code or something. as when I look at reviews elsewhere it states its not multi regional ?

Or is this one different.
Sony DVPNS708 DVD Player with 1080 Up-scaling - Black: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

[dmjohnson123]

Originally Posted by alphaomega16

Do you need a code or something. as when I look at reviews elsewhere it states its not multi regional ?

Or is this one different.
Sony DVPNS708 DVD Player with 1080 Up-scaling - Black: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

Some players need to multi-regioned either using a special remote or via a tweaked firmware upgrade. I don't think the Sony can be multi-regioned at home it needs to be done by the supplier prior to purchasing.

Superfi (and other suppliers if stated) do this multi-region upgrade for you with the Sony so it is multi-region when you receive it from them. So, if you want this player multi-region then purchase it from a supplier stating it is supplied multi-region.

Oh, and IMHO, its a good'un !

[alphaomega16]

Originally Posted by dmjohnson123

Some players need to multi-regioned either using a special remote or via a tweaked firmware upgrade. I don't think the Sony can be multi-regioned at home it needs to be done by the supplier prior to purchasing.

Superfi (and other suppliers if stated) do this multi-region upgrade for you with the Sony so it is multi-region when you receive it from them. So, if you want this player multi-region then purchase it from a supplier stating it is supplied multi-region.

Oh, and IMHO, its a good'un !

Cheers for the clarification mate much appreciated.

I am looking for a new one since the YELO I had for years and still worked when I used it last has just gone poof. Can't find the bugger anywhere . I still have the remote for the YELO one but just cant find the damn thing lol.

Anyway back to the sony, any know where to find a pic that shows the remote as well

[dmjohnson123]

The remote for the Sony 708 is shown in the manual if you want to check which buttons and layout it has - hope this link works, if not just go through the sony site to download the manual:

http://pdf.crse.com/manuals/3283151111.pdf

The remote is labeled RMT-D175p - I found this one on ebay:

Sony DVD Remote Control RMT-D175P (brand new) on eBay, also, DVD Remote Controls, DVD Home Cinema, Consumer Electronics (end time 21-Dec-08 04:48:06 GMT)

[alphaomega16]

Tyvm Kind Sir.