DVD Region Hacks

So fancy and expensive and no EURO connecter? pffft!

Wouldn't even consider it if I could afford it ;)
 
last resort

martin said:
To pull this back on topic. If anyone knows of a region hack (besides a hardware mod), please let me know.
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Well the only thing I can suggest is long cumbersome and you really should consider it when there is no other solution.

Rip the DVD to PC
Remove region info
... burn region free DVD
 
Is it necessary to attack me on the forum. I said I was speaking under correction.

I SAID THAT, I was speaking under correction. The last time I worked on Sansui products they were legit ones because the schematics I was using had the official company logo on them and were properly written just like the service manuals of other brand name Japanese electronics.

Attack, attack, attack, in the hope that I will fsck off from the forum.

You d1ckheads forget I was once in the repair game, and I do electronic engineering for a living.

The DVD players, including the ones retrofitted with a Telefunken badge, I know where they come from because we have the FSCKING CATALOG from the Chinese supplier here at the office because China supplies us with sub-assemblies of certain things i.e. power supply bricks, etc.. The DVD players in that catalog, at least seven of them look identical to ones currently on sale under DIAMOND, AIM, TELEFUNKEN, ACCENT, etc...

Most DVD players in SA are not region locked. My experience with the Diamond and AIM players was that the region code can be changed with remote control commands.
 
Dolby said:
So fancy and expensive and no EURO connecter? pffft!

Wouldn't even consider it if I could afford it ;)
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Seriously tho'.

Very few TVs now have RGB input, most high end models have Component(YUV). So you'll probably have to get one of these thingies.
Then you can pick and choose the TV model that best suits your requirements.
 
Kei said:
Is it necessary to attack me on the forum. I said I was speaking under correction.
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Dude, you need to chill, take a deep breath. Nobody attacked you. Don't overreact. AFAIK there is no conspiracy against you.
 
Gambit said:
When I lived in England I had a VCR called an alba which is identicle to my sansui VCR I have in South Africa. The site i use to get dvd region hacks is http://www.dvdcodes.net and it has codes for alba's and sansui's.
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I found quite a few multi-region Alba hacks and the codes you need to enter on the remote look very similar to the few Sansui codes I've found. I'll try all of them tonight and let you guys know if one of them works.
 
$103 for a little converter? That's insane!

I wish they made electrical components like PCs with cards ... so you could simply choose what connections EVERYTHING has, and everything runs smoothly ;)
 
I purchased a samsung dvd player from hi-fi corp and it was region free. One day i decided to do a full hardware reset on it and then it was locked to region 2. After some searching on the web I found the unlock code and all was good again. So hi-fi corp in goodwood must open dvd player boxes and unlock them and then reseal the boxes or the factory unlocks them.
 
Success!!

How to region hack a Sansui RX-9902AVD:
1. Power On the unit and Open the tray
2. Press the Setup button
3. Use the Right key until you highlight the Custom menu
4. Press 3, 3, 3 and 3
5. A service menu will then be displayed
6. Use the direction keys to select the region region and then press Enter

This is actually a region hack for Alba players taken from: http://www.dvd365.net/?hacks/alba.htm
Many thanks to Gambit for joining up the dots between Sansui and Alba.
 
Hi all,

Anyone know of a region hack for a Wharfedale-780P DVD Player.
I've Googled for it, but come up with nothing on this particular player. I can't even seem to even find ANY info on it, maybe it is produced by someone else and re-branded as a Wharfedale.
Any help would be appreciated :)
 
Thanx Martin,
Can you not damage a player by using the wrong hack. I imagine I need to try get into the service menu?
I give the link a try in the mean time...
 
CodeMaster said:
Thanx Martin,
Can you not damage a player by using the wrong hack. I imagine I need to try get into the service menu?
I give the link a try in the mean time...
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I very much doubt it, most of these are remote hacks. Maybe if you're updating the firmware or something like that.

Not all hacks are in the service menu, sometimes you just type in codes while the tray is open or something like that. Differs from player to player.
 
Teac doesnt seem to be to bad!

Anyway my ex wants to buy a dvd player now, for dvd's and mp3 playing, my lg plays mp3's but the display is CRAP, short file names etc etc etc, anyone got a suggestion on what she should buy, she wants a cheap one thats functional and pretty decent!
 
I had 2x Sony 575s ...

They can do everything, and sub R700.00. They also got good reviews.

But ...

My first one was taken back after a day cause it was noisey and vibrated the case - and the second one started showing the same signs after 3 months. I sold it
 
Hello gentlemen,

I have a similar problem in that I'm in South Africa, bought a DVD from the States and my Kenwood player wont play it.

Any solutions?
 
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