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Imagine8 · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:11 am Post subject: Region Code Free DVD players?

Hi,

I've been trying to find a region code free DVD player (that plays DVDs from all around the world) for use in Taiwan. Every time I think I've found a place, their shipping is absurd! ($199 US or more!)

Anyway, is there anyway to convert DVD players to play all regions?

OR

Does anybody know a cheaper way to get a region code free DVD player?

Help please Smile

Thank you!
Lauren

hokulea · Joined: 10 Dec 2007 Posts: 27

I used to own an LG DVD player in Thailand. It was region specific to Asia. I was able to have my staff call a toll free number and they talked my staff through the code numbers, etc. to make the machine region free. Code numbers entered through the remote control.

I have heard Sony is hard to unlock.

Easy way to test it is have a DVD from Europe or N. America and another from Asia. Go to a electronic store and pop them both in the demo machine.

Cheaper brands with names you have never heard of are probably unlocked; because they save money by not programming it into the coding.

dangerousapple · Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 292

It's fairly easy to find one here, definitely easier than getting one in North America. Many of the "Made In Taiwan" brands are already region-free. You just need to walk into any 3C store and ask which ones are. Some of them have English menus, too. The "Made in China" models don't have a good reputation for quality, though.

Imagine8 · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:57 am Post subject:

Wow! This all seems like great news! Thanks for the speedy replies!

What's a 3C store, though? We tried Carrefour and NOVA, and I'm not sure if it's lack of English skill, but they denied having Code-Free players.

Thanks again!

Lauren

markholmes · Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 661 Location: Wengehua

3C stores are a chain of electronic stores. You can recognise them because the store front is yellow.