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Last Updated: February 29, 2011
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16 Feb 11: Updated Oppo players to BDP-93 & BDP-95 (SE) 12 Oct 10: Pulp Fiction Blu-Ray from Hong Kong is superb! 17 Jun 10: Added Blu-Ray Movie Region Coding Database List 24 May 10: Added new discs .... 15 Mar 98: This page was created! To William's HotList To William's Home Page © William Yuan 2011 I do *not* keep a list on which players can be made multiregion/multizone. If you need help modifying your player, please refer to the relevant section on this page. Thanks! |
DVD was the first digital format for multimedia - computers, movies & music. The picture is superior to laserdisc, TV broadcasts and leaves VHS for dead. Nowadays, DVD movies are very cheap, coming under heavy competition from online video content and the annointed high-resolution 1080p successor, Blu-Ray. Have a read of the DVD FAQ or search Google for more information. HD-DVD was the natural successor to DVD and region-free, but was killed off by the U.S. movie studios (boo!) The main problem with Blu-Ray is caused by the inherent problems with region coding (see below). Most Blu-Ray players can only play discs from one region and is a reason why i would recommend research before purchasing...
Oppo have released a new Blu-Ray player called the Oppo BDP-93
and Oppo BDP-95 which are now available as Blu-Ray region free from
third party suppliers.
Cambridge Audio's 650BD Blu-Ray free is also available as multi-region via a hardware upgrade. To permanently set the region, press "1", "2", or "3" (for region A, B or C) when the player is in standby mode. Here's a link to some Blu-Ray region-coding information on individual discs. What a mess!
Ensure you buy a Multizone (RCE-free) DVD player- region coding really sucks and should be banned!! Region coding is a distribution protection mechanism whereby DVDs encoded for one region are only playable on players which are from that region (unless the DVD is region 0 - all regions). Don't blame the player manufacturers for region coding though - this is mainly the fault of the movie studios (the MPAA - Motion Picture Association of America) so they can stagger movie releases throughout the world. The movie studios are concerned about piracy, but when DVDs are fairly cheap and some countries have released only a handful of DVDs or the DVD only applies to that country (eg Japanese Animation films, BBC videos etc) why make life much harder for the poor consumer? Region 4 DVD can have better picture quality than region 1 titles due to the increased resolution of PAL over NTSC. Some titles have special features (eg commentaries, making-of etc) which are available in one region, but not another. So read those DVD reviews! If you have a digital High Definition TV (HDTV) or a projector with progressive inputs, I would recommend buying a dual NTSC & PAL progressive-scan DVD player (eg Denon DVD-2800), rather than an interlaced player. An older analog TV is not compatible with progressive-scan DVD players. Alternatively, purchase an interlaced DVD player with a line doubler or use a PC with an internal DVD player to display DVI/VGA output. Newer PCs will also have a Blu-Ray drive for playback under Windows XP & Windows 7. However, Blu-Ray does not work on the Mac's native OS X as it is NOT supported!! (and never will)
Recently, Columbia Tristar (boo!) and Warner Brothers (hiss!) have started using RCE Region Coding Enhancement protection on their latest releases, eg The Patriot (Zone 1).
This section is for purchasing modified Blu-Ray players. Worldwide:DVD City USA Cambridge Audio 650BD Australia Merlin Oppo BDP-93/95 (SE) Australia RKCable Oppo BDP-93/95 (SE) Australia Stegen Electronics Netherlands
This section is for purchasing modified players or installed/DIY mod kits to give you Multizone DVD playing! Worldwide:CodeFreeDVD UK CodeFreeDVD Players USA DVDirect Sweden DVD City USA Mindlogic USA StoneDesign KeyMaster Denmark Videocolor Brazil (Portuguese) World Gift Center USA Australia only: Carlton Audio Visual Electronic Interiors Pymble Hi Fi VAF Research To understand the international websites, try an Online Translator or Altavista. Please search Google for any Multizone modifications that are not listed here.
Need more help modifying your DVD player to Multizone ? Have a look at the following sites: DVD Chips UKDVD Firmware Upgrade (Shinco) DVD Idle Region+CSS Free DVD Player Hacks List DVD Players Hacks DVD Region Patches for DVD-ROM Players DVD Reviewer - Multi Region Hacks DVD Upgrades PatchBurn Mac Region Free DVD Players! Region free solutions Remote Central The Firmware Page Downgrade RPC-2 players to RPC-1 The Mac DVD Resource
DeCSS descrambles the copy protection on DVDs. The MPAA is vainly trying to stop its distribution although millions are using it already (and will freely distribute). Utilities to backup DVDs which use DeCSS can be found at: DVDBackupDeCSS DeCSS Central DeCSS details MacTheRipper Mac How to backup/copy a DVD SmartRipper
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