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need a decent region free DVD player

 
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stuey11



Joined: 13 Jun 2003
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:23 am    Post subject: need a decent region free DVD player Reply with quote
can anyone recommend a decent region free DVD player....not looking for anything too flash......anything under 60-70,000 won and reliable will do......

I have several discs from the UK (region 2) which i would like to watch...

help appreciated
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SuperHero



Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 1:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I would recommend heading to whatever store you is convenient for you and finding the models you like. Take down their model numbers and then go home and google region free hack and the model number.

Don't waste your time looking at sony's you won't find any hacks....
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krats1976



Joined: 14 May 2003
PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 3:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
HomePlus and Carrefour now have a couple of region 3 models that are in the 60-80,000 won range. However, I searched around and wasn't able to find handset hacks for any of them. I finally gave up and ordered a multi-region player from YesAsia.com for 120,000. It hasn't come yet, but a coworker ordered the same thing and he really likes it.

Good luck.
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Japchae



Joined: 03 Oct 2003
Location: South Korea
PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 6:10 am    Post subject: DVD Reply with quote
Walmart used to sell a cheap region free model called Ethnic. I paid 79,000 for one last year.
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astroboyfan



Joined: 19 Apr 2005
PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 10:21 am    Post subject: Re: DVD Reply with quote
Japchae wrote:
Walmart used to sell a cheap region free model called Ethnic. I paid 79,000 for one last year.


I bought one too. Works great, region free, and plays mp3's. What more could you ask for.
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krats1976



Joined: 14 May 2003
PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 3:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ethnic is one of the brands that I just saw recently at HomePlus. Is it really region free? Figures... I saw it about an hour after I'd placed my online order. Dangit. Evil or Very Mad
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astroboyfan



Joined: 19 Apr 2005
PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 10:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
krats1976 wrote:
Ethnic is one of the brands that I just saw recently at HomePlus. Is it really region free? Figures... I saw it about an hour after I'd placed my online order. Dangit. Evil or Very Mad


Hehe, yes it is region free. Great little Dvd player Wink
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krats1976



Joined: 14 May 2003
PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 10:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I was wrong... it was a different brand. Phew. Maybe I didn't waste an extra 60,000 for nothing (seeing as how there's no Wal-Mart here).

Last edited by krats1976 on Fri Apr 22, 2005 9:35 pm; edited 1 time in total
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Derrek



Joined: 15 Jan 2003
PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
How about one that plays DVD, MP3, WMA and AVI files?

There is one at Carrefore from a company called Silady that costs about 110,000 these days (was on sale for 99,000).

I THINK it's region-free. I couldn't find a region stamp on the box or on the unit anywhere.
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billyg



Joined: 16 Feb 2005
PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 7:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Does the Ethnic region free play dvd-r's. I have a bunch burned discs from home I want to watch.
Thanks for the help.
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darkpoet



Joined: 15 Oct 2003
Location: Korea
PostPosted: Mon May 02, 2005 6:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hey I bought a DivXer from MegaMart (Also available online in various places). The Korean manual and the English manual disagreed about the regions (heheheheh). Didn't have a chance to test it out completely but I'm pretty damn sure...

And on top of that it'll play DivX and VCD movies as well as Mp3 and most picture CDs... and even Karaoke CDs. The remote is (obviously) incompatible with most things but it's very nice and.... ready?

100,000. I'm happy with it. And MegaMart has a great return policy...
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