Is regional DVD still a thing?

[shep1968]

Hi all. I'm have a decent Sony TV, HDR, Dolby etc but when watching older programmes i cant find anywhere that streams them so am forced to buy Blu Ray and DVD still. My blu ray plyer is a Sony BDP S360. I Want to purchase an old box set WKRP Cincinnati which as far as i can see is a region 1 dvd. I cant see for sure whether it will play on my blu ray and looking to make my blu ray region free seems to have some risks. Does anybody know whether i will be able to play the dvd series and if not how easy is it to make the player region free?

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Can't answer your question, but region coding for DVD and blu ray is very definitely still a thing, not so 4k discs. I've had three players chipped to play region-free and have never experienced any issues though.

 

[abacus]

DVD yes, with a special remote (Plenty on eBay) Blu-Ray requires a hardware modification, it is explained here Multiregional DVD

Bill

 

[shep1968]

DVD yes, with a special remote (Plenty on eBay) Blu-Ray requires a hardware modification, it is explained here Multiregional DVD

Bill

Many thanks for this Bill. I didnt find this when searching but it mentions my player and a £15 cost for the remote. Seems por economy to buy it and only use it once, its a shame that someone doesnt offer a rental service for the remote!!

 

[R2D2]

This website may be of some help:

Blu-Ray & DVD Multiregion

www.mrmdvd.com