DVD qustion from a Newbie!

stephen2203 · 26-12-2001, 01:44

Father Christmas got me a shiny new DVD player this year. It is a Crown CDV661. I have read about being able to hack the player to enable it to play DVDs from other regions. Does anyone know if this can be done with this model and if so how? I would also like to know if this practice is legal. I have searched through these forums and the web but I couldnt find anything so please excuse my ignorance.

bibble · 26-12-2001, 11:12

Try this,

"Crown (available from Sainsburys) handset region code hack
This player is a clone of the Matsui 110. With no disc in the player, press MENU, 1, 6, 7 and MUTE. ".

taken from http://www.totaldvd.net/features/frame.html?hacks.shtml

Hope this helps. Happy xmas

stephen2203 · 26-12-2001, 14:34

That's great, thanks for your help.

Kevo · 02-01-2002, 14:41

Quote:

Originally posted by stephen2203
Father Christmas got me a shiny new DVD player this year.

I knew he existed all along. My parents lied to me!

Seriously though, it is perfectly legal to chip your DVD player, BUT it may void your warranty. Even Father Christmas wouldn't take it back in it's chipped state!

Mark Hughes · 02-01-2002, 15:48

Chipped yes, but remote hacking usually doesn't void your warantee.

And what Kevo says is completely true, despite what the studios tried desparately hard to make people believe, it is completely legal to enable multi-region playing on a player.

In fact, both the Australian government and the EU were investigating the legality of region coding being PRESENT let alone hacked a while back, because of the way it allowed price fixing between different markets. I don't know if these investigations have been concluded yet, I suspect not.

Mark

stephen2203 · 07-01-2002, 02:03

Thanks again for the info. Will my PAL television allow me to view Region 1 DVDs, or will I need a NTSC compatible TV set??

Mark Hughes · 07-01-2002, 02:05

You'll need an NTSC compatible set. Most TVs purchased recently will be NTSC compatible, but not all, it's worth checking.

Mark

stephen2203 · 07-01-2002, 03:26

I have a Samung portable thats a few years old now. From looking at the manual it seems that it is olnly PAL compatible so it looks like I'm gonna have to stick to the Region 2s.

Flump · 07-01-2002, 09:26

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it depends upon the DVD player.

Some machines can output an NTSC signal as PAL. My player (Samsung 807 - couple of years old now) is capable of doing this, and has a couple of options within the setup menu that you can use.

As a point of interest, you may want to have a look at Techtronics website to see some examples.

In terms of your player, all you can do is give things a try. See if you can borrow an R1 disc from a mate and try it out. My sister has an Oritron 600 and an old 17" Toshiba portable telly, and having applied a handset hack is now mutli-region. She's had no problems playing back R1 discs on that machine.

Good luck.

26-12-2001, 01:44	#1
stephen2203 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Ballymena, Co. Antrim Posts: 708	DVD qustion from a Newbie! Father Christmas got me a shiny new DVD player this year. It is a Crown CDV661. I have read about being able to hack the player to enable it to play DVDs from other regions. Does anyone know if this can be done with this model and if so how? I would also like to know if this practice is legal. I have searched through these forums and the web but I couldnt find anything so please excuse my ignorance.

26-12-2001, 11:12	#2
bibble Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: a squeaky chair Posts: 218	Handset hacks Try this, "Crown (available from Sainsburys) handset region code hack This player is a clone of the Matsui 110. With no disc in the player, press MENU, 1, 6, 7 and MUTE. ". taken from http://www.totaldvd.net/features/frame.html?hacks.shtml Hope this helps. Happy xmas

02-01-2002, 14:41	#4
Kevo Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Manchester Posts: 925	Re: DVD qustion from a Newbie! Quote: Originally posted by stephen2203 Father Christmas got me a shiny new DVD player this year. I knew he existed all along. My parents lied to me! Seriously though, it is perfectly legal to chip your DVD player, BUT it may void your warranty. Even Father Christmas wouldn't take it back in it's chipped state!

26-12-2001, 14:34	#3
stephen2203 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Ballymena, Co. Antrim Posts: 708	That's great, thanks for your help.

02-01-2002, 15:48	#5
Mark Hughes Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Somewhere near London Posts: 2,936	Chipped yes, but remote hacking usually doesn't void your warantee. And what Kevo says is completely true, despite what the studios tried desparately hard to make people believe, it is completely legal to enable multi-region playing on a player. In fact, both the Australian government and the EU were investigating the legality of region coding being PRESENT let alone hacked a while back, because of the way it allowed price fixing between different markets. I don't know if these investigations have been concluded yet, I suspect not. Mark

07-01-2002, 02:03	#6
stephen2203 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Ballymena, Co. Antrim Posts: 708	Thanks again for the info. Will my PAL television allow me to view Region 1 DVDs, or will I need a NTSC compatible TV set??

07-01-2002, 02:05	#7
Mark Hughes Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Somewhere near London Posts: 2,936	You'll need an NTSC compatible set. Most TVs purchased recently will be NTSC compatible, but not all, it's worth checking. Mark

07-01-2002, 03:26	#8
stephen2203 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Ballymena, Co. Antrim Posts: 708	I have a Samung portable thats a few years old now. From looking at the manual it seems that it is olnly PAL compatible so it looks like I'm gonna have to stick to the Region 2s.

07-01-2002, 09:26	#9
Flump Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Kent Posts: 167	Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it depends upon the DVD player. Some machines can output an NTSC signal as PAL. My player (Samsung 807 - couple of years old now) is capable of doing this, and has a couple of options within the setup menu that you can use. As a point of interest, you may want to have a look at Techtronics website to see some examples. In terms of your player, all you can do is give things a try. See if you can borrow an R1 disc from a mate and try it out. My sister has an Oritron 600 and an old 17" Toshiba portable telly, and having applied a handset hack is now mutli-region. She's had no problems playing back R1 discs on that machine. Good luck.

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