Dvd Player Unlock Region Codes On Dvd' title='Dvd Player Unlock Region Codes On Dvd' />Why does Sony lie about DVD region coding Shopping for a region free DVD or Blu ray player Dont expect to get a straight answer. Over Christmas I decided to upgrade my old Sony Blu ray player to a new model with built in Catch Up TV, predominantly for easy access to the ABCs i. View. Another prerequisite was that it be region free in order to play DVDs purchased from outside Australia. Seems like a simple enough thing to check with the retailer, but not when Sony lies about it. Dennis Nilsen Serial Killer'>Dennis Nilsen Serial Killer. DVD-Player-Region-Code-Removal-Hacks.jpg' alt='Dvd Player Unlock Region Codes' title='Dvd Player Unlock Region Codes' />Sony BDP S4. Blu ray player.  As you probably know, DVD region coding is the system introduced by movie houses to enforce their regional price gouging tactics designed to stop people from importing cheaper discs from overseas. North America lies in Region 1, while Western Europe and the Middle East are Region 2. Meanwhile Australia is in Region 4 along with South America. If your DVD player is region locked, it will refuse to play a disc from another region. If its not locked, youll often find it cheaper to order Region 2 DVDs from Amazon UK rather than buy Region 4 discs in Australia. Both Australia and the UK use the PAL video format, so it makes more sense to buy Region 2 PAL DVDs from the UK than to buy Region 1 NTSC discs from the US. The use of PAL and NTSC is not actually region coding, although it can have the same effect if your old television doesnt support NTSC. Many people seem to think that Nintendo Wii games are also region coded, but in fact its only PAL v NTSC at play and Ive happily imported Wii games from the UK and played them on my Australian bought Wii although it still made me nervous the first time. Unfortunately the practice of region coding has been carried over to Blu ray discs, although thankfully Australia and Western Europe are both in Region B so theres no problem with buying Blu ray movies from the UK. Most commercial DVDs use encryption that keeps them locked to one or more region codes. Luckily, a simple software install can circumvent these. Dvd Player Unlock Region Codes Dvd' title='Dvd Player Unlock Region Codes Dvd' />Unlock Samsung DVD players DVD hack. Region codes RC 1 2, 9, 3, 3, 4 RC 2 3, 8, 7, 6, 7 or 5, 7, 5, 3, 8 RC 3 5, 6, 7, 3, 2 RC 4 7, 6, 8, 8, 4. DVDExploder Make your DVD or Bluray player region free using a simple handset code and watch discs imported from anywhere in the world. Nick Douglas. Staff Writer, Lifehacker Nick has been writing online for 11 years at sites like Urlesque, Gawker, the Daily Dot, and Slacktory. Amuthan writes. I dont see a point in spending more than 50 to unlock DVD region. BL player with DVD region lockedIf, like me, you own a bunch of Region 2 DVDs then youll want to be sure that your Blu ray player offers region free DVD playback, and heres where things get complicated. I knew exactly which model Blu ray player I wanted, Sonys BDP S5. I walked into JB Hi Fi with one simple question is it region free for DVDs. Construction Crack'>Construction Crack. With no hesitation the shop assistant said no it wasnt, which came as a surprise. Ive heard plenty of reports of people buying unlocked Sony Blu ray players although apparently it can be hit and miss, even varying between different batches of the same model player. With some DVD and Blu ray players its simply a matter of punching in a code to disable region coding, but apparently not with this model Sony. The shop assistant was adamant that it wasnt region free, so I couldnt take it home to test it and then expect a refund if it didnt work. While I was still in the store I decided to ring Sony Australia to double check. After a few minutes on hold I was told that this model was definitely region locked, although I could take it to a service centre and pay to have it unlocked. While outraged at the idea of paying for something which should come out of the box, I took down the number of my nearest service centre and gave them a call still standing in JB Hi Fi while my son happily played Fruit Ninja on the display i. Pads. Another few minutes on hold with the service centre and I was told that it would cost 4. I was looking at would almost certainly come unlocked even if Sony and the shop assistant said otherwise. So I reluctantly handed over my money, knowing that if worst came to worst I could always pay the service centre to unlock it. When I got it home it happily played my Region 1, 2 and 4 DVDs, so all that worry was for nothing. Whats really frustrating is that Sony refuses to be honest about region coding on its players. In the past Ive asked Sony PR for a straight answer on this and been told Sony Australia does not endorse region free playback on DVD and BD Players. Dream High 2011 Indo Sub more. When I pointed out this wasnt actually an answer, I was told no they are not region free. Clearly this is not true. Sony knows it and I expect the sales staff in stores such as JB Hi Fi should know it as well, although theyre perhaps erring on the side of caution to avoid disappointing customers. Its not illegal to sell region free DVD players in Australia, even after the signing of the US Free Trade Agreement, according to the Attorney Generals department. Its interesting that the use of such Technological Protection Measures is up for review in this years revamp of Australian copyright law. Lets hope our politicians dont trade away even more of our rights to appease their great and powerful friends. Meanwhile it would be nice if Sony could actually be honest about what its players can and cant do.