region free

A regional lockout (or region coding) is a class of digital restrictions management preventing the use of a certain product or service, such as multimedia or a hardware device, outside of a certain region or territory. A regional lockout may be enforced through physical means, through technological means such as detecting the user's IP address or using an identifying code, or through unintentional means introduced by devices only supporting certain regional technologies (such as video formats, i.e. NTSC and PAL).
A regional lockout may be enforced for several reasons, such as to stagger the release of a certain product, to hinder grey market imports by enforcing price discrimination, or to prevent users from accessing certain content in their territory because of legal reasons (either due to censorship laws, or because a distributor does not have the rights to certain intellectual property outside of their specified region).

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  1. pburke90

    Question Region Free Blu-Ray Player

    Hi. I'm looking to purchase a region free blu-ray player for some Region A discs. I have seen some online marked as region free, but then in the description or FAQ section they are listed as Region 2 only. So I'm lost with what is actually available. Is there a list somewhere of confirmed region...
  2. Soundwave

    Question Best cheap Region Free 4K player

    Hi all, I've been running my Region A Panasonic Blu-Ray player for years now & only ever used my PS3/PS4 & now PS5 for UK Blu-Ray duties along with my X-Box One for 4K duty (until I got the PS5 that is) but think it's high time I finally got a stand alone player that can do it all (plus it...
  3. T

    Denon DVD-1800BD firmware

    Does anyone still have copies of both US and EU firmware for a Denon DVD-1800BD they are willing to share? I am interested in designing my own hardware and/or firmware region free mod, and I think the process would be much easier if I had both firmware versions to work with. If I come up with a...
  4. R

    Region Change Bravia x90k

    I wanted to change the region of my Sony Bravia x90k TV but when I look through the list of countries the United Kingdom is not listed. I tried a factory reset but its still not listed. Appreciate any help and advice.
  5. E

    Best region free player?

    I assume strides have been made in the last few years for region free players? Best, most reliable unit?
  6. E

    Region 2 bluray player vs. Vizio TV

    Not sure this is the place to post this. I have a region free (well it’s currently “set” to region 2) Arcam blu-ray player and I have a 55 inch Vizio, and a 65 inch Vizio. This Arcam bluray player works fine on the Vizio 55 inch, but on the 65 inch Vizio: 1. Has magenta color, and 2. No sound...
  7. bigry

    children of the damned 26/10/21 region free

    at last can now complete the original damned duet.warner archive so will be region free
  8. P

    Samsung BD-C5300 Blu-ray Player Region Hack

    I have a bunch of DVD's from when we lived in the US that I would like to play on my Samsung Blu-ray player. I have been on several sites and followed the hack instructions to change the region code on the player without success. Some say press the REPEAT button, some the AUDIO button, some the...
  9. T

    Question Need to replace my old Region free OPPO bdp-83

    Hi I need some assistance, My old OPPO BDP-83 region free blu ray player is acting up and cause oppo digital doesnt exsist anymore and the last firmware update for it was back in 2014... they aren't proving much assistance. But i need to try and find a replacement that has similar...
  10. W

    Sony bdp-1700 region restrictions

    I have a Sony bdp-1700 Blu-ray DVD player, the sticker underneath confirms region 2, would like to remove region restrictions to play region 1 dvds. Any suggestions would be welcome.
  11. F

    Question Are all Sony BDP-S1700 region free?

    Hi everyone. I was looking on ebay and amazon and found that almost all BDP-S1700 that are for sale are region free. So, If I buy one in Portugal, will it be also region free? Is it made that way my Sony?
  12. pennyredman

    Question Red Sparrow Region free blu ray

    Hi all, new member here so thanks for having me. I have never had problems with playing discs before but I have just bought Red Sparrow Region free blu ray from ebay (maybe not the best place to buy and may be my last if this does not get resolved). Top menu is all Chinese or Japanese (not a...
  13. anabolism

    Question Yamaha BD-S681

    Is there a way to hack the firmware so that my Yamaha BD-S68 can be region free? I'm from the US and purchased T2 in 3d and can't watch it since it's a UK disc. I'm updating everything to 4k plus OLED in September. So no more 3d after that. Wanted to be able to watch Terminator 2 in 3d...
  14. K

    Region free hack for Philips BDP5502/BDP7502 UHD blu-ray player

    Does anyone have any information on how to unlock region code for dvd of Philips BDP5502 or other Philips UHD blu-ray player such as BDP7502? I bought the BDP5502 and it's a very nice player with a small footprint and quick response. But I can't play some of my dvds due to region differences...
  15. JayD83

    Any Region free Blu Ray players around?

    Annoyingly I ordered a blu ray film from Amazon UK that stated it was region free. Now it has arrived the case says Region A only. Typical Anyway I then thought maybe I should just get a cheap region free player as my current one is quite old now anyway, but it doesn't look like there are...
  16. S

    Question Region free 4k blu ray player?

    hi guys, i am currently using an xbox one x as my blu ray player and it's fine but a lot of the movies i want aren't available in the UK and the xbox isn't region free can the xbox be somehow made to play region locked discs or do i have to buy a standalone player? if so can you buy any players...
  17. swift1

    Question National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 25th Anniversary Blu Ray - are these region free?

    Hello Guys, I'm after the the above movie which I understand the remastered version is only available from America however cannot find any information whether the bluray disc is region free or not? Not bothered about the dvd disc though. I read somewhere all Warner blurays from America is in...
  18. A

    Denon DBT-1713UD DVD region free hack

    How to make Denon DBT01713UD DVD Region free?
  19. Cocksure

    Cheap Blu-Ray (No uhd) & Region Free DVD Player

    Hi I'm planning on buy my folks this TV for a 50th Wedding anniversary and Xmass present Buy Sony KDL40RE453BU 40 Inch Full HD TV with HDR at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for Televisions, Televisions and accessories, Technology. and i need to sort out a Blu-Ray player to go with it that has...
  20. S

    Question Are 4K Blu Ray players region free?

    I just bought an LG C7 television and I wanted to buy a 4K Blu Ray player too. The only problem is I live in Ireland and I only like to buy Blu Rays from Amazon US because I hate the UK covers. I looked everywhere for a 4K region-free Blu Ray player but none of them can be shipped to Ireland. A...
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