Little_Joe Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Whoops. I missed that. I will check them out. I need to get back to watching my criterion collection. While I do have an old region free blu player it's a hassle to have to swap devices each time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetherock Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 The Sony players have the simplest region swopping sequence amongst all the players I know.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobe1969 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 12 hours ago, petetherock said: The Sony players have the simplest region swopping sequence amongst all the players I know.. Hah! Yeah the oppo one is next to impossible for me to get right manually. It was a lot better when I programmed the harmony - BUT it still takes quite a bit of time as you have to eject and close and power cycle it. You got yours from Bombayelectronics? Regards the sequence, does it work with a disc in from home menu, or only without, closed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetherock Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 Amazon.. ( I have no shares, sadly) they will include instructions, it's truly idiot proof. I posted my review online, cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobe1969 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 49 minutes ago, petetherock said: Amazon.. ( I have no shares, sadly) they will include instructions, it's truly idiot proof. I posted my review online, cheers. Hmm yes you mentioned when you were getting it Amazon and seller was Bombay Electronics. They don;t seem to sell at Amazon at the moment. But they do via their website still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetherock Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 The customer service at Amazon has been sterling so I prefer to deal with them for all matters. There are numerous vendors for Sony players, much less so for other brands if you are after a region free unit. On the other hand, if space permits, one way is to have two players. The two main regions are A & B. Many players will do code free for DVDs anyway, and UHD discs are region free. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetherock Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 By the way, I've kept my "Laser Brand" region free player, and whilst it's a little clunky, it's doing well and if one can still find it, (got mine at Chullora Big W), it's a very decent choice for $100. Mine was a refurb unit for $90, with a free HDMI cable - passes HDM 2.0 and ARC with no issues. I've now given it to my mum in law, and it's chugging along perfectly well, connected directly to her TV. I heard they use Sony parts inside, but I have no proof of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Joe Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 23 hours ago, petetherock said: The Sony players have the simplest region swopping sequence amongst all the players I know.. I have the Sony UDP-X800 4K player but unfortunately there doesn't appear to be a region-free hack that works for this player. I'll keep my two devices for now until my region-free Blu-ray Player packs up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MangledLeg Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 On 16/06/2020 at 9:48 PM, YippeKiYay said: I have the Sony UDP-X800 4K player but unfortunately there doesn't appear to be a region-free hack that works for this player. I'll keep my two devices for now until my region-free Blu-ray Player packs up. @YippeKiYay, I’ve got the same player. While there isn’t an easy remote style hack it’s not too difficult to modify if you’re comfortable working on reasonably small solder points on modern PCBs it’s not too hard and they supply some kynar in the package if you don’t have any single strand handy. Once completed and the firmware’s been flashed DVD is set to region 0 and you swap BRD regions by powering off then choosing one of the coloured buttons on the remote to switch it on. Mind, not really a plug and play solution I guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Joe Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 I think I should leave the device alone. I'll only end up breaking it. I'll just swap the players around when I watch region A locked titles. I'm slowly selling my criterion collection off anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 On 02/06/2020 at 10:36 AM, Mobe1969 said: If you are wanting Dolby Vision, there are a few. Gattiweb sell them. I think the Sony UDP-X800M2 is probably the best value high end one. If you have an oppo or can get one, you can get mods for those too./ I was going to get the Laser $100 machine but just ordered one Sony BDP-S6700 (multi-region) $450.00 based on a Gatti recommendation for my purpose...Will be used with 1080p Panasonic TC-P65VT60 . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kdjjdk Will Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 (edited) Most criterion’s will play on a region B Blu ray player even without a mod when you get the message on the screen : “this disc is not compatible with your region” press STOP THEN press TOP MENU in a few seconds you will see the criterion “C” come up in your left top corner viola least that’s the case for Panasonic players Edited August 15, 2020 by Kdjjdk Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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