Can it be set on zone 2 to read DVDs from Europe Hi there, I just arrived from Europe with my DVD collection, and i'm looking for a good quality DVD player that can read my DVDs.In Europe, you can choose the region / zone you want to play on your DVD player when you open it for the first time. Is it the same here ?i.e. Can i buy this dvd player for my european dvds?Thanks for your answers, cheersArnaud Can it be set on zone 2 to read DVDs from Europe Hi there, I just arrived from Europe with my DVD collection, and i'm looking for a good quality DVD player that can read my DVDs. » Read More Can it be set on zone 2 to read DVDs from Europe Hi there, I just arrived from Europe with my DVD collection, and i'm looking for a good quality DVD player that can read my DVDs.In Europe, you can choose the region / zone you want to play on your DVD player when you open it for the first time. Is it the same here ?i.e. Can i buy this dvd player for my european dvds?Thanks for your answers, cheersArnaud « Show Less
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When I tried this I could not get it to shut down by pressing enter. How did you get it to work??
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You can use a hacked firmware from http://www.pioneerfaq.info/english/dv400.php?player=DV-400V&question;=Firmwares -- it will possibly invalidate your warranty, but I'm watching a British DVD (R2) on mine at the moment with the hacked firmware.
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that is not true. as per other post all you need to do is get the firmware. and you can always install original firmware if player needs to be serviced. it takes 2 minutes. now the philips have problems with divx playback as well as aspect ratio problems with some files, i had one and returned it. now pioneer has been runing for 3 months and i am watching all the files and pal region 2 dvds without any issues
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Look for Philips players instead. Almost all their models can be set to multiregion with the remote (you'll need to find out the "secret" code for a particular model online) and play both NTSC & PAL. Pioneer plays PAL, but only region 0, this cannot be changed with the remote, only with expensive and risky modifications to the internal circuits.
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Hi Rebecca -- I'm an owner, but not an expert. A quick Google search on "region 1 DVDs" took me to the following page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_codeIt looks like this Panasonic player will play Region 1 DVDs, assuming you purchased it in the USA, Canada, Bermuda, the Caribbean, or US Territories.I do not know if Panasonic (or anyone else) offers codes for playing other regions. Hope this helps!
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It would be nice to have a definitive answer about whether or not this unit from Sony is multi-region ready or can be set up to be multi-region.Can somebody chime in with details please? thanks!
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Thanks, Bishop, for your reply. I liked your last statement (very funny!). A couple of hours after i went out to get this model at Best Buy (i just couldn't wait!), a friend showed me the all-region equivalent (also from Pioneer) featured on this same Amazon site! Well, at least they claim it's all region, but seems some customers have had to get guarantees from the supplier that the unit will indeed play all types of discs. A bit confusing. ;)
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DVDs are "region" formatted. Region = playback coding for a dvd. 1) you need a universal dvd player OR 2) assuming you live in the USA, you need a region 1 coding dvd. Total of 8 dvd "region".... R1: USA/Canada. R2: Japan, part of Europe, etc...
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Like all DVD players, this is "region free" to begin with but as soon as you play a disk it becomes usable only to that region. Again like all DVD players you can change to the region up to five times. After that the stuck with the last region.
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Just tried it with a Region 2 DVD. It will play it, but the output on mine is set to be NTSC and my television will not read the PAL signal. I could hear the music that play on the menu, but there was no picture and an error message informing me the signal was incorrect appeared. This does not automatically convert the signal to NTSC. You would be better off buying a dedicated region free player for playback and use this for the HDD.
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I would say that it will play in Europe, I bought it from USA and am from Australia so an entirely different region. No Problems. Good luck.
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To my knowledge, this is a Region 1 player only-AND barely that. The price is right but OMG- it is the SLOWEST STARTING and most unresponsive of any DVD player I have seen in my whole life. It does not play Region 2 encoded DVDs, which is for: UK, Europe, Middle East, Egypt, Japan, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Greenland, French Overseas departments and territories.
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I am not sure about dvd's from other countries. I do know that it plays alot of formats, but am not sure of the format other countries use. Sorry I could not be of more help.
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Selection is done automatically by the Player. The player reads the DVD after it is loaded and makes the correct selection to view it perfectly. I have been using this Yamaha DVD player quite satisfactorily for several months now with DVDs from all zones and regions and I recommend it for anybody looking for a multi Region/Zone DVD Player.
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It means that any DVDs from any place in the world can play on them. If a DVD is made for Europe for example it will not play on an American player so a region free players will play any DVDs.
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Hi Rebecca -- I'm an owner, but not an expert. A quick Google search on "region 1 DVDs" took me to the following page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code It looks like this Panasonic player will play Region 1 DVDs, assuming you purchased it in the USA, Canada, Bermuda, the Caribbean, or US Territories. I do not know if Panasonic (or anyone else) offers codes for playing other regions. Hope this helps!
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xavier, I bought this DVD player because I saw it described on another site as being able to play all regions' DVDs. I was disappointed when I tried to watch a DVD from Japan, only to get the "incompatible disc region message". I called Pioneer for clarification and they said it is illegal for U.S. manufacturers to build DVD players that can play any region other than Region 1 (USA). So unfortunately, you will not find one built in this country (legally) that will be compatible with anything else. Additionally, I had the idea to just buy a Japanese DVD player, but after checking Amazon Japan, I think they said it's illegal for them to export DVD players to foreign countries. As far as "unlocking" regions, that would require installing a pirate chip, again illegally, and I don't even know if such a thing exists for this model of DVD player. So I guess I have to become a criminal if I want to watch DVDs unavailable in this country. Good to know our government is protecting us so thoroughly.
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Where do you find the code to make a Philips dvd player region-free? And yes, the region coding angers me too as I can get my British comedies cheaper from AmazonUK (even with postage). Then there are the comedies that have never been put in Region 1. For everyone's info I read that Microsoft has a free download that will make your computer region free.
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Amazon's site has a bit of confusion on this issue - many of the players will indicate NTSC/PAL compatible but what this means is that the dvd player has the ability to be connected to either a US or UK television not necessarily does this mean it will play a region 2 disk. If you want multi region player in order to play either region 1 dvds or region 2 dvds then I would recommend going with one that specifically indicates "region free" or "plays region 1,2,3,4,5....."
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Jason:Mine plays NTSC and PAL region free discs fine but anything that is region locked (2, 3, etc) wont play. I played some discs that were marked region 2 pal and they would not play but others also marked region 2 pal played fine as well as region 3. I suspect that, at least in my case, that some of my dvd's might be labeled region 2 or 3 but are in fact all region or region 0. Have you checked anything that you know for sure is region locked? Its very interesting that you are having no issues at all. At least I know that it is NTSC PAL friendly. Otherwise, this player rocks