So, i got my screen... Blu ray?

[admin_exported]

I have just bought myself a new TV, Panasonic TX-P42G10 and now im looking for a blu ray player. I really want a multi region player, specifically i want it to be able to play this version of bladerunner and for reasons that escape me they have decided that the UK doesnt deserve a 5 disc blu ray

so im going to have to get the NA region.

My first choice would be the Sony BDP-S760, i like the headphone jack amongst it other features, but i cant tell if this player will play that particular disc. Advice, suggestions and comments pls

 

[Garth Man]

that particular bluray disc is region free (the dvd's are region 1 but the bluray isn't) The Sony will be more than good enough. Just get a Multiregion version for dvd.

 

[d4v3pum4]

I don't think there is such a thing as a multi-region bluray player. Some can obviously be region free for DVD.

However, all is not lost. Not all US Bluray discs are region specific.

If you check this site, it confirms that the US version will playback on other region bluray players. LINK

Also, movietyme is a good site, not just for buying discs but checking which discs are region free. LINK

 

[Garth Man]

plus you can get that disc a little bit cheaper from Movietyme


I buy from them all the time. Their customer service is good also

 

[Anonymous]

Great news and great links. Cheers guys

Edit: when i try to buy on movietyme i get "Sorry but this product is either out of stock or is no longer available to purchase"

Lol never mind

 

[Garth Man]

funny thing about multiregion bluray player, Tevion DVD1100 is bluray hackable from A-B

And Aldi were selling this for about £130.....

 

[Anonymous]

Whats "blu ray hackable" ? TBH having tasted their baked beans for 9p i would be wary of buying anything from aldi ever again

 

[Garth Man]

haha i like that

I'm sceptic too, but it did get a good write up in terms of picture and sound.......yeah i know

I have asked WHF if its possible to review it. As the whole region policy with some blurays is just backwards in my view

 

[Garth Man]

Just for the feature that the player can be hacked by the remote so that region A blurays (American) can be played begs it to be tested

 

[Anonymous]

Well, at the risk of going off topic in my own thread

i reckon that any blu ray player ought to be able to play any disc, but then a chip is added to prevent it. If you were savvy enough i expect it would be possible to replace that chip and make it a multi region player, after all people have been chipping their consoles for years. As to why the do it? well, if you were kind you might say its because of potential cetification issuse with films, but if you were less kind

you might say it was so they can charge people in some regions more than others!

 

[Garth Man]

The UK expensive....... never..

If you are looking at the Philips (back on topic....ekk) maybe spend 30 quid more and get the Sony 360

Or the PS3

 

[Garth Man]

sainsburys are selling the PS3 for £199!!! in some stores

 

[Anonymous]

Na im a PC gamer, and anyway i wouldnt buy a console for proper quality film playback. I really like the look of that sony.

Edit: looking at your sig, you know yo can fix that red light on the x box yourself? As unlikely as it sounds (from memory) you have to take it apart and then bake it in oven for while

Go read around the internet a bit you will find the info

 

[Garth Man]

fair play, the PC (if decent) is a lot better than a console

yeah the sony is a bargain for that price, loads of deals everywhere. Richersounds, Amazon

As you can read from the reviews and threads, its highy reomended and quite a sexy piece of kit