question about pioneer dv-434

[bball887]

is this player (pioneer dv-434) region free by default? snooped around on the dvd section for quite a while, but couldn't get a positive answer. I am in the USA and will be playing USA dvd's most of the time, but i have several PAL dvd's that i need to play...

do i need a hardware mod or firmware upgrade for this? also, any player you reccomend over this? I just bought a sony DVP-NS715P but gotta return it cause the region free mod is ~$100

thanks
bball

[BJ_M]

no its not .. you can use the remote control hack about 5 times to change it and then its stuck ...

[bball887]

wtf. thats really gay. what do you all reccomend for a good region free dvd player. i'm looking for something that plays vcd/svcd/dvdr and is also region free. im a very simple man

im so glad i asked before i bought that dv-434

[bball887]

oh yeah, and preferably something that looks nice...led counter on the face, etc. but if it comes to it i will get an APEX cause i know that is the most obvious choice that fulfills my criteria.. thx in advance guys

[BJ_M]

look at one of the better quality Malata Dvd Players (like a 996 i seem to recall)

they play anything pretty well and do PAL to ntsc conversion also -- they are also region free


look through the player listing at the left ...

[bball887]

I've emailed someone who left feedback for the dv-434 and he says it indeed plays all region. I don't know who is correct :>

Does anybody else have input on this topic?

[BJ_M]

I've emailed someone who left feedback for the dv-434 and he says it indeed plays all region. I don't know who is correct :>

Does anybody else have input on this topic?

the one we have here for testing (along with about 15 others at the moment) is not region free , but i do see this model sold as region free at some retailers - so there may be more than one model (not unussual) ..

[bball887]

what retailers? Because I would like to buy one if i could get my hands on a region free one ...

thanks for all the help

[BJ_M]

hmm, its a pretty old unit now -- and no longer made .. you will have to search around to find,
and dont buy a used one (they dont last long - thats for sure) ....

you may really want to look at a different player (still)....



http://reviews.iwon.com/pscAudioReview/Pioneer,DV-434/PRD_124657_1587crx.aspx

[troyvcd1]

I got the 434. How do I know if it is region free or not. It has only played ntsc dvds so far.

[BJ_M]

put another region disk in it and see if it plays ...

pal or ntsc has no bearing on this ...