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wittman2 · Joined: 04 Apr 2008

Does anyone know where I could get a region free DVD player over here? I'd like to watch some of my movies on my TV instead of my laptop...

Thanks!

Seoul_Star · Joined: 04 May 2007

Why don't you buy a monitor output cable so you can hook your OC up to your TV an watch movies that way? It's cheaper than a DVD player.

I got my region free DVD player in the big electronics building in Yongsan (where cameras etc. are sold) But I haven't used it since I got the PC to TV cable.

bassexpander · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

Youngsan Electronics Market Sun-in building (Yongsan station area), or Techno-Mart on the green line at Gangbyeon station.

samd · Joined: 03 Jan 2007

Buy any DVD player, then google the model number along with "region hack", or something similar, and you can make your player region free yourself.

Kimchi Cowboy · Joined: 17 Sep 2006

wittman2 · Joined: 04 Apr 2008

Those hacks really work? So I'll be able to watch my Region 1 DVDs on a Region 3 player I buy over here?

cangel · Joined: 19 Jun 2003 Location: Jeonju, S. Korea

I bought a region-free DVD player in Yongsan (not in the station but the other side). It's quite small and even has a USB input on the front that works great. It has an English remote and language input. Think I paid W80,000. Pao View's the brand, I believe.

travelnguy · Joined: 27 Sep 2007

cangel,

Can you watch movies that are on a USB memory stick via the USB port? Or is it just for viewing photos?

kermo · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:40 pm Post subject:

I have a Samsung I bought here, and I hacked it myself. I couldn't find the exact model number (the American market is a bit different) but I tried the nearest-looking one, and succeeded!
No need to pay a premium for "region-free."

cangel · Joined: 19 Jun 2003 Location: Jeonju, S. Korea

Movies... Works like a champ. Mustard baby!!

travelnguy · Joined: 27 Sep 2007

What model number is it Cangel? I will pick one up. Cheers.

cangel · Joined: 19 Jun 2003 Location: Jeonju, S. Korea

Pao View DX-950CL ULTRA Multimedia DVD Player

spliff · Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand

Here they are but don't see that model.

Nice hd one one for 100$

http://search.danawa.com/dsearch.php?tab=goods&k1=Pao+&x=0&y=0&limit=10&limit=10&page=1

wittman2 · Joined: 04 Apr 2008

Is there any way to make that dawana site in English?

Is Pao a big name brand? My korean is really limited, if not non-existent, and I'd like to have an idea of what to say or look for at Techno Mart...will there be a sign or label saying region free?

bassexpander · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

Usually you can google about any model number, along with the words "region code hack" and get a site or three that will tell you the hack.

I've unlocked two of my players -- my Oppo and a Magnavox I brought from home. Oh, and I had chinese "Silady" brand model that was region-free to begin with.