I recently purchased a second hand Denon 1720. It was sold as a region 2 player and I am aware that it was originally purchased in Korea. The box and player are both labelled as PAL region 2.
On receipt, it did not in fact play region 2 discs, but did play the few region free movie backups that I have. It also plays all the other types of media you would expect of it, just cant get it to play region 2. (Dont have any Region 1, so have not tried this).
The current firmware on the player is E6186KD version 1.19, and I have tried to install the widely available european multiregion firmware (E6182ED104) without success. It gives me a "H/W Model Error! (Video Signal)" message.
I have trawled the web for "KD" firmware but have not had any joy. I got the player for a good price, so am happy to keep it if I can upgrade the firmware, however, if nothing is available then I will have to consider sending it back.
I am assuming that as it will play region free DVD-RW's that the player is not "sick".
I would appreciate any support, guidance and assistance that you might be able to offer.
Regards,
SMV.
On receipt, it did not in fact play region 2 discs, but did play the few region free movie backups that I have. It also plays all the other types of media you would expect of it, just cant get it to play region 2. (Dont have any Region 1, so have not tried this).
The current firmware on the player is E6186KD version 1.19, and I have tried to install the widely available european multiregion firmware (E6182ED104) without success. It gives me a "H/W Model Error! (Video Signal)" message.
I have trawled the web for "KD" firmware but have not had any joy. I got the player for a good price, so am happy to keep it if I can upgrade the firmware, however, if nothing is available then I will have to consider sending it back.
I am assuming that as it will play region free DVD-RW's that the player is not "sick".
I would appreciate any support, guidance and assistance that you might be able to offer.
Regards,
SMV.