All Harman Kardon (including DVD49) region hacks

[RunaruR]

Hi all,

I've planned to buy a DVD49 but have been putting this off until I could find a region free mod.
I stumbled upon a message on a German forum (http://www.cinefacts.de) and was surprised to find a link to a UK site offering many different region mods (free of charge, downloadable) for Harman Kardon players exclusively.

Has anyone tested these firmware mods? If so please report back

Link to the HK mods: http://www.apache.co.uk/vision/

Many thanks - enjoy.

PS: please be adviced since I have not bought my dvd49 yet, I do * NOT * know if these mods work. They do according to the German site. Hope someone here can confirm.

Cheers - Rick

[Krispy Kritter]

I haven't heard anything about them, but there is a note they only work on the International (230v) models and not the US (110v) models.

[RunaruR]

I can now confirm the firmware link I mentioned above works for the dvd49: i've updated mine and it's regionfree and RCE proof. The firmware contains the most recent Harman Kardon firmware, so there is no downside to upgrading - everything works like a charm as with the original firmware.

!! IMPORTANT NOTE !!
These software updates only work on the International, 230 V version of the products, and NOT on the 110V American versions.

Cheers - Rick