Region-Lock on Samsung DVD-Player

[double7007]

Hi everyone. I bought a Samsung DVD/VCR combo a couple months ago, its a Samsung DVD-V1000. I want to know if anyone has found any region-lock hacks for it, cuz some of the movies i buy are foreign so they are in Region 3 and my dvd player is stuck as Region 1. Until now i've only bought Region Free dvds, but the range of dvds i can buy under that region is limited. If anyone has any ideas or anything that can help me, I would appreciate it. Thanks.

[legionpc]

Check out the DVD hacks section of this site. It has region hacks for many different DVD players - see if yours is listed.

[double7007]

I looked up my DVD Player on the DVD Hacks section of this site. For the Samsung DVD-V1000 it said:
Region code hack posted by Andrew at November 04 2002:


Always perform a COLD START before applying the hack below. This is an essential step. This hack can be used on player model v5000 as well.

1. Power on your player as normal.
2. Press and hold both the Play and Forward buttons on the player.
3. After a short while the words "No Disc" should appear from the onscreen display Release the Play and Forward buttons as soon as you see the words no disk.
4. First press the "Subtitle", then press the "Repeat" button on your remote control.
5. Using your remote control enter the code below, note that you must know what Region your player is currently set to in order to know which code is appropriate:

- Region 1 use [ 2, 9, 3, 3, 4 ]
- Region 2 use [ 3, 8, 7, 6, 7 ]
- Region 3 use [ 5, 6, 7, 3, 2 ]
- Region 4 use [ 7, 6, 8, 8, 4 ]
- Region 5 use [ 5, 3, 8, 1, 4 ]
- Region 6 use [ 2, 4, 4, 6, 2 ]

6. A code should be displayed at the upper left of the screen showing the current Region setting of your unit.
7. Press the "9" button on your remote control for Region free, or "1" for Region 1. Press "2" for Region 2, and so on.
8. Press the Open button on your player, put a DVD movie. Don't press CLOSE!!!
9. Press the Standby button on your remote control.
10. Press Standby again, and wait untill u see the Samsung Digitall logo, press the PLAY button, and here you go, your movie should start now.

I did this, but when i press subtitle then repeat, it brings up a menu that asks me if I want random playback or organized playback. I still do the rest of the steps, but it doesnt work. So if you can help me out, thanks.

[double7007]

Oh yea, what the heck is a "Cold Start" ? Maybe thats what I'm doing wrong, but I really have no clue what it is or how to perform it.

[Mercury]

"Cold start" means power on the player after a complete shut down; don't just bring it out of standby, power it on. The surest way to do this would be to unplug it, then plug it in again.

[double7007]

Oh i see, thanks

[double7007]

how do people figure out hacks anyways? just curious.

[double7007]

I did the hack, but when i press subtitle then repeat, it brings up a menu that asks me if I want random playback or programmed playback. I still do the rest of the steps, but it doesnt work. So if you can help me out, thanks. Ive tried hacks for otehr models, but it still doesnt work. Is there anyway i could find a hack that you stick on a cd-r and stick it in the dvd player so it does it for you? is that even possible? this is driving me nutssssssss. it would be nice to find a macrovision hack for this too, but its not really necessary.

well g2g thanks for your time see ya