help: sony s470 regional hack

[luvxu]

Hi everyone,
I have a sony s470 sold in the US and it cannot play DivX or avi files. I have searched high and low for a way to enable these features but the best that I could found is the following which I am not able to use as I dont have access to the particular remote. Would somebody know how to translate this procedure into hex code sequences that can be programmed into a logitech harmony remote similar to the one found here http://www.avforums.com/forums/blu-ray-players/885440-blu-ray-player-multi-region-hex-codes.html

thank you for your help.

"
Region free BDP-S470 (same as the BDP-S350 hack posted by
mao141 - thanks) for DVD playback only, BD untested. Tested
with a Code 1 DVD on a UK unit after being unlocked with the
OneForAll URC-7950.

Full procedure for the OneForAll URC-7950 remote is as
follows:

1. Press DVD
2. Hold the magic button until the Power key flashes twice.
3. Press 0533

4. Hold the magic button until the red led flashes twice.
5. Press 994
6. Press Magic Key (don't hold)
7. Press 00189
8. Press 1 ( this sets it to key 1 - it flashes twice, if
not repeat steps 4 to 8 )

9. Hold the magic button until the red led flashes twice.
10. Press 994
11. Press Magic Key (don't hold)
12. Press 00255
13. Press 2 ( this sets it to key 2 - it flashes twice )

14. Hold the magic button until the red led flashes twice.
15. Press 994
16. Press Magic Key (don't hold)
17. Press 00095
18. Press 3 ( this sets it to key 3 - it flashes twice )

19. Hold the magic button until the red led flashes twice.
20. Press 994
21. Press Magic Key (don't hold)
22. Press 00221
23. Press 4 ( this sets it to key 4 - it flashes twice )

24. Hold the magic button until the red led flashes twice.
25. Press 994
26. Press Magic Key (don't hold)
27. Press 00079
28. Press 5 ( this sets it to key 5 - it flashes twice )

The remote is now programmed and ready to use, to make the
BDP-S470 region free:

1. Use the Sony remote that came with the BDP-S470 player to
bring the player out of standby, make sure there isn't a
disc in it.
2. Press 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 on the OneForAll URC-7950 remote. The
power light will start flashing. (blue middle light)
3. Put the player back into standby with the Sony remote.
4. Next time you turn on the player it will be region free
for DVD playback.

Please use this guide at your own risk."

[hech54]

Hi everyone,I have a sony s470 sold in the US and it cannot play DivX or avi files. I have searched high and low for a way to enable these features

Hacks have ZERO to do with Divx playability.

[jman98]

What hech54 said plus you should be aware that as far as I know no hacks work at all on any Sony models currently sold in the USA and Canada. Those hacks only work on foreign models and all they do is make your player multi-region for DVD playback. I'm not aware of any Sony BluRay player available in NorthAmerica other than the PS3 that can play Divx/AVI files. I really do not understand why people keep buying Sony because their days of quality are LONG LONG gone. Sony BluRay players sold in NorthAmerica support the following:
DVD, BluRay, audio CD, maybe MP3 and maybe JPG

That is it. Divx/AVI is not on that list.

[Vidd]

The Sony S370 / S470 / S570 are all capable of playing Divx (avi or divx), Xvid (avi), WMV, VOB, MKV, MP4, etc.
Video files can be played from burned disc, USB drive, or network.

But for some reason Sony disabled the .divx/.avi extension in US models, but playback support is still there. Canada/UK players have divx/avi extension support enabled.

There is a stupid trick that works. Change all the .divx/.avi extensions to .mp4 or mkv. No muxing or conversion needed. Just change the extension of your video files.


I don't know if the remote region hack would work. But here is a link to the Harmony codes. Please report back if it works.
http://www.avforums.com/forums/blu-ray-dvd-player-multiregion-hacks/1178732-diy-sony-b...-manually.html


The firmware updates for all countries are the same, so flashing a Canada firmware on a US player will not change it to a Canada player.

[mr_sparkle]

Anybody confirm that unlock region 1 (US) player will make it play .avi and .divx files?

Vidd is correct. CA/UK/BR BDP-s370 are fully divx capable player. Not necessary any tricks.
Rename files to mp4 isn't a option for me, because when rename to mp4 the player can't recognize subtitles (.srt)

[brendonla]

I want to confirm that on the Sony BDP-S470 that Divx encoded files do indeed play fine -- just remember to change the file extension to .mp4 or .mkv.

I received my unit as a Xmas present this past Dec -- I updated the firmware once upon installation.

My S470 unit supports Divx-encoded files that I play from a USB flash drive just fine without any issues.
I have not tried from DVD-R media, though in theory it should work.

Thanks very much to "vidd", the previous poster in this thread that gave out this info!