Bugs Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Picked up a couple of DVDs today, second hand any how they wont play, they are region 1 and my player is region 4...… I thought all this region code stuff was dead and buried but it still exists! No luck trying to find a hack, any one out there know how to fix this problem or will I just have to s... can the discs? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 You could get it modded by say Gattiweb ; http://gattiweb.com/bluraymod.html Or just convert them to a file with a pc disc drive ; makemkv or many other free file converters to a codec that the sony will playback natively and just put them on an usb hard drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abeernut Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Unfortunately area coding on discs still exists (though not for UHD BD discs). Many DVD and BD players do already come with multi region DVD capability already enabled (or at least can be enabled with a sequence of button pressings - specific to the brand/model of the player itself). Note, usually for DVDs only, not BD discs as well. However, the Sony UBP-X800 is not one of those that can be simply enabled (as far as I know) - but can be hardware modified...... at a cost. An options is to get a second player that is already (or can be turned on) multi region enabled. One I recommend is the Laser brand BLU-BD3000 player. It is already multi region DVD enabled as well as multi region BD. (Will not play UHD BD discs and is not a "smart" device with apps etc. but will play media files and connect home network as well as to internet for software updates etc.) DVDs from any region will play automatically. BDs from various regions will have to be manually selected per region per disc - but can be toggled back and forth an unlimited number of times. Their BD3000 player is less than $100, but can often be on sale for 30% less from Good Guys, BIG W, JB etc. However, it does mean an extra device and remote control etc. They also have a cheaper multi region DVD only player (as do other brands). Hope this helps and you find a suitable solution. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugs Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 OK, thanks for your help guys, I didn't want a another player as I gave away a fully functional multi zone Blue Ray unit when I purchased the Sony last year, such is life I guess. Any how the Makemkv option worked. The thing is those region 1 dvds are the only ones I have out of a couple of hundred so I couldn't justify modding the Sony, but will make sure the next player is multi regional...thanks again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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