Has anyone bought a dvd that plays region 1 and region 4?
(I'm looking at import dvds of Alatriste because I suspect it will never be released here.)
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sumi - May 07, 2008 9:31:14 am PDT #6094 of 25501
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Jon B. - May 07, 2008 9:37:32 am PDT #6095 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Has anyone bought a dvd that plays region 1 and region 4?
The Philips 642 player can be easily hacked via a remote code to be region free. It costs around $60. For some reason Amazon is charging $189(!!!), but google Philips 642 DVD and you'll find a lot of reputable dealers selling it for $60ish.
It's a good player too. I've had it for years and it's reliably played anything I've thrown at it.
Jessica - May 07, 2008 9:41:49 am PDT #6096 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
For some reason Amazon is charging $189(!!!)
That's nuts!
I think I bought mine at Target for $64.
sumi - May 07, 2008 9:41:57 am PDT #6097 of 25501
Art Crawl!!!
Well, I'm looking at a dvd - not planning on getting a new player.
amych - May 07, 2008 9:43:22 am PDT #6098 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Sumi, I don't have any dual-coded dvd's, but I've run across a few here at work -- it's a sensible solution for the Latin American market, so I'm surprised that they didn't turn up a long time ago. Of course, all our players are region-free, so I have no idea how they play if you have a region 1 player, except that theoretically they should.
Jon B. - May 07, 2008 9:43:56 am PDT #6099 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Well, I'm looking at a dvd - not planning on getting a new player.
I must be missing something. You're looking for a DVD *disk* that's multiregion? I don't get it.
t edit and amych's answer still leaves me confused.
amych - May 07, 2008 9:45:04 am PDT #6100 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Not for one, at one -- the South American import version of Alatriste is coded for both regions 1 and 4: [link]
Jon B. - May 07, 2008 9:48:23 am PDT #6101 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Ahh! i get it. Thanks. Well, if it says it's coded for Region 1, it had better play on Region 1 players. I mean, isn't that the point?
sumi - May 07, 2008 9:49:26 am PDT #6102 of 25501
Art Crawl!!!
So, it's a standard thing then?
amych - May 07, 2008 9:50:05 am PDT #6103 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
if it says it's coded for Region 1, it had better play on Region 1 players. I mean, isn't that the point?
I'd hope so! I just can't verify for sure, since I haven't used a region-locked player in yonks.
So, it's a standard thing then?
It's not terribly common in the US from what I've seen, but it's always been possible to have any number of different encodings on one disk (or, of course, none).