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I was wondering how often people choose to use Region-Free tools for Blu-Ray discs and/or DVD's. I have come across this option but usually ignore it and keep the normal region.
When people use their encoded files or have transferred anything onto a disc: Does it work well? Does some hardware, optical drives on computers or software players not like the region-free?
Any recommendations, ideas or problems are appreciated.
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region free just means that the disc should play on any dvd or bluray player.
although with dvd you'll run into the dreaded pal to ntsc format issue. -
Is there a way to remove PAL and NTSC? I understand you can convert them (sometimes successfully or not).
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no, there's no way to remove pal or ntsc.
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You can run into this with BluRays too. I have a 3D BluRay that is zone B locked and unavailable in zone A. It's not likely to ever be released in zone A. I can rip it - no problem. The ripped copy has no zone codes on it. It still won't play in my Samsung zone A locked 3D BluRay player. Want to know why? It's because the menu to the BluRay is 720x576 and my player chokes on the menu at that resolution.Originally Posted by october262
If the OP wants region free playback, on a PC he needs to use AnyDVD HD. For a standalone hardware player, he needs to buy a region free model that has been hardware modified to support region free playback. -
Thanks for the replies everyone.
Would Cineva still be a problem? Personally I don't think that a constant audio sound is good for anyone, animals or the environment. Science knows this, and Hollywood and the video/audio industry know that.
Is there any store that sells a region free blu-ray player? Would it require firmware updates? Or is this a manual project?
I would use AnyDVD HD or DVDFab to create video files for my computer/device.
Is there a way to unlock regions on a blu-ray player like DVD players can? I have not found information on this yet. I can with my Yamaha DVD player when I input a code on the remote with the disc tray open. Most DVD players can do this. -
ciniva is embedded into the audio. there's no way to remove it not without destroying the audio.Originally Posted by SyncroScales
there are very few region free bluray players out there. and very few that can be unlocked with the remote.
if you update the firmware of the player then it will be infected with ciniva. most will come out already infected. -
Cinavia's audio watermark is supposed to be unable to be heard. And depending on your movie tastes, fears about it may be way overblown. Yes, basically Sony uses it on every disc they make now, including DVDs. That's just crazy because DVD players aren't even required to detect it, but it shows you just how paranoid Sony is. The studio that uses it the 2nd most, and they are nowhere near being close to using it as much as Sony does, is Warner Brothers. The other studios either don't use it or almost never use it. Keep in mind that ripping and making an MKV with no conversion results in an MKV file with no quality loss and currently all streaming media players will play such files without detecting Cinavia. Even BluRay players that detect Cinavia are reported at present to not detect it on MKV playback.
All current BluRay players are required to detect Cinavia. There's no getting around that. As far as region free goes, there are resellers who sell hardware modified BluRay players that are region/zone free and you can change the regions/zones at will by using your remote to enter a code. october262 is specifically referring to unmodified store bought players and basically it's so bad now that you should no longer expect to ever be able to unlock any store bought DVD or BluRay player. The resellers do charge you a little more to pay for the cost of the special hardware they had to put in, but it's the only way to know you're getting a region/zone free player. Some resellers include:
http://www.world-import.com
http://www.220-electronics.com -
If you want a higher-quality player made by one of the well-known names in consumer electronics, then it is necessary to do as jman98 suggests.
Hackable Blu-Ray players are very hard to find in N. America, even among lesser brands. The only N. American Blu-Ray player mentioned here recently that can be made region free with a hack is the Seiki U-Vision Blu-Ray Disk Player Model SR4KP1.
https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/356492-What-s-the-latest-on-inexpensive-bluray-regi...=1#post2360025
https://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks/seiki-bd660/10959 -
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Hi,
when proceeding free zone to home theater system, does it mean that it can read css protected DVDs as well ?
I have DVD copy with css protection enabled so my home theater (samsung HT-C550) shows this message "CSS Protection..."
is there any process to make player read css protected disks ?
Thank you
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