Pioneer 310 - How to convert it to multizone?

p_uriel · Member Joined: 05 May 2003 Location: Israel

Hello,

I have purchased DVD Pioneer 310 with zone (region)=3. I would need to play zone 2.

How to upgrade the DVD firmware into multizone?

Thanks,
Uriel

jman98 · Member Joined: 08 Oct 2004 Location: Freedonia

It doesn't hurt to ask, but please note that Hollywood has convinced almost all of the major DVD player manufacturers to stop making players that can change regions. There may not be a way to convert your player to any other region.

p_uriel · Member Joined: 05 May 2003 Location: Israel

Thanks: There isn't a way to convert the DVD region into multi region?

Uriel

jman98 · Member Joined: 08 Oct 2004 Location: Freedonia

You have to wait and see if anyone knows a way to do it. I just want you to know that some DVD players cannot be converted to other regions. Some people think that every DVD player can have its region changed and this is not correct.

Most DVD players sold today cannot have their region changed.

p_uriel · Member Joined: 05 May 2003 Location: Israel

Thanks:

The reason I would like to change the region is due to my country base (Israel) uses region 2 and from some reason, my DVD is compatible with region 3... Don;t know how this happend, but I have bought the DVD within the formal authorized importer of Pioneer within Israel.

So, pending to someone who knows how to convert it.

Thanks,
Uriel

jman98 · Member Joined: 08 Oct 2004 Location: Freedonia

Region 3 is Southeast Asia (Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, South Korea, etc.). And region 3 DVDs tend to be in NTSC format, not PAL. That's strange about your DVD being officially imported.

Anyway, you can rip the DVD to your PC to remove region coding and burn it to a new disc. We have a lot of guides on how to do this:
http://www.videohelp.com/guides?searchtext=&tools=&madeby ... ist+Guides

Note that using DVD Shrink only usually works fine, but DVD Shrink can't rip some DVDs. You are not likely to see those DVDs (they tend to only be region 1 DVDs), but if you have problems using DVD Shrink to rip, you'll have to use something like DVDFab HD Decrypter instead.

p_uriel · Member Joined: 05 May 2003 Location: Israel

Thanks: I have succesfully ripped this specific DVD.

Now, I am interested on removing the region protection in my DVD: How to do so?

Thanks,
Uriel

jman98 · Member Joined: 08 Oct 2004 Location: Freedonia

samijubal · Member Joined: 25 Jul 2004

If there's a way to make the player region free, it should be on the Pioneer FAQ site. I made my 410 region free with modded firmware from that site. Just don't try using firmware for any player other than the one you have, it could kill the player.

http://www.pioneerfaq.info/