| When hunting for your region free solution online the | | | | often in a certain way depending on your DVD |
| best rule (as with most things) is not to part with | | | | model) the disk is then placed in the DVD player. |
| your hard earned money. In this article the | | | | This method is one of those things that if it works, it |
| webmaster of DVD-Unlock briefly looks over the | | | | works great. If it fails on the other hand you could |
| options available. | | | | be looking at a dead player. |
| Region Free Solution 1 - Remote Control / Key | | | | Region Free Solution 3 - Chipped Remotes |
| Sequence | | | | This is a method I have never performed, but have |
| Many low to mid-range DVD players have secret | | | | been made very aware of. |
| menus or "back doors", these methods can let you | | | | Many sites now are offing chipped remote control |
| change things such as: | | | | units, these units are supposed to be |
| - The current region setting on your particular model | | | | pre-programmed to unlock your particular player |
| (In most cases this is were the Region Free setting | | | | normally by the touch of a button. On the face of it |
| can be set) | | | | this seems like a great solution for DVD players that |
| - Switch between PAL and NTSC | | | | would not normally be unlocked. In reality the cost of |
| - Modify the Macrovision setting | | | | these remotes can cost around the same price as a |
| - Enable VCD and sometimes MP3 playback | | | | brand new region free DVD player. I have also been |
| Access to these secret menus normally requires the | | | | made aware of numerous sites which basically take |
| user to enter a sequence via the remote control, | | | | your money and don't deliver, have poor customer |
| codes for particular players can be found all over the | | | | support, don't answer emails, etc. |
| net on both free or a "paid for" basis. | | | | Now I am sure there are lots of reputable chipped |
| Personally I would avoid subscription, one off | | | | remote dealers out there on the net, I just don't |
| payment or "required donation" sites because they | | | | know of anyone who's found one; to be honest I |
| will normally contain the same information that the | | | | could not justify the cost anyway. |
| free sites have. | | | | Region Free Solution 4 - Purchase a Region Free |
| Region Free Solution 2 - Upgrading or downgrading | | | | Player |
| your players firmware | | | | If you cannot find a free unlock code for your player |
| This method involves changing the software installed | | | | I seriously think the best option would be to |
| on your model and normally involves downloading the | | | | purchase a cheap region free player, you can |
| update from the Internet. Once the download is | | | | normally pick them up locally plus take them back if |
| complete the update can be burned to a disk, (quite | | | | you get any problems. |