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hack help

Is it possible to hack your dvd drive on a pc to play all regions. and if so were would I find the info thanks

R1 hack for hitachi gd 5000 dvd rom on pc

I want to play R1 dvd,s on my pc i have the above dvd drive. can any one tell me how to get round the region coding.

RE: player around £200 mark, recommendations???

got mine from high street (£199) ready to play everthing micro is off but have not tryed it yet not sure if video player is up to it

RE: player around £200 mark, recommendations???

pioneer 444 just got one my self it`s great £199 came muti region and will play rce coded disc`s, also cdr and cdrw. I picture is a lot better then my old LG all round very good player

RE: Which £600 Widescreen To Compliment Toshiba SD-210E Multi Region ?

I have a 32 " hitachi c32w510sn got it from currys has rgb (scart 1 ) and ntsc picture is great but not flat screen. sounds ok but have yam amp so don`t use the sound that much also have sky dig in scart 2 picture is great on that too. should have been £750 but with a bit of haglin got it for £650 worth the extra £50 on your budget

RE: Suggestions please new dvd player must play svcd multi region

pioneer 444 just got one. picture is great a lot better then my L.G and only £199 don`t know about richer sounds and svcd but was told it will play anything. It is multi region and does say will play cdr and cdrw on the box very happy with mine

buzzing

I have a yam 420 amp and a pioneer 444 dvd player. also I have a sky dig box hooked up too the amp via rca leads (cheap ones). The problem I am having is that i get a low buzzing noise when no sound turned up (if you have any sound coming out you carnt hear it) no matter what input of the amp i am on. If i unplug the RCA from the sky it goes. could this be the creap rca leads from the sky. thanks in advance

This item was edited on Tuesday, 12th February 2002, 17:43

RE: Display problems

80% of european tv have a brightness problems, i read that on a wedsite some were its was the same with my lg 2280p and with my pioneer 444. It is not a problem as such just some think you will have to put up with

RE: DTS probs with Samsung 709 and Cambridge s.works DTT3500

a mate has a 709 and his does dts have to set it up like it sounds like you have done

RE: ratio change in middle of film

just got my self a pioneer 444 thats got pal 60 has sorted the problem thanks for you help. P.S. the 444 is great the picture and sound is fantasic

RE: ratio change in middle of film

dont think I can change it my on dvd got no switch in the back or nothing in the menu thanks any way. this is way i think i my have to get a new player

RE: ratio change in middle of film

thanks for that. It has got features in the film like viewing mode it takes you behind the scenes and shows you the making of scene your watching. It also has nuon and only new players with this feature compaitabiliy will play. looks like a new player is in order

ratio change in middle of film

i`ve got an lg 2280p player and a 32" hitachi tv which is just a year old and the dvd year and half old. Just hacked the dvd to play muti region and brought fast and furious had no trouble at all. So order my next film thinking there be no problem planet of the apes, when the film is playing the widesceen ratio changes for a few seconds, (the black lines get bigger) then returns back to normal. Looked on this site for info and have seen people talking about ntsc and pal dont think i can change this on my player is this my problem? or would you say it`s the tv.If its the player what would your recomondation for a replacment be. Want some thing that will play eveything (rce) region 1 thanks for your help and sorry to go on a bit but is doing my head in

RE: LG dvd player hack

thanks for that got some good info will play thay say will play rce disc

LG dvd player hack

iI have done the mutiregion hack on my lg DVD2280p player and it works, can any one tell me if I can do the hack as many times as i want too, as I`m under the impression that if i set to region 1 there is a good chance that it will play rce coded DVD. Can any one help me THANKS

RCE coding

I have just hacked my LG DVD2280p player I what to know if I have it set to region 1 will it play RCE coded dvd`s, and will keep swaping regions cause any problems thanks for the help

RE: Still more dumb questions.....

get a yamaha amp best £290 I ever spent, make sure you get a good sub makes all the differance

will my LG DVD2280p play RCE dvd`s

I`ve just hacked my LG DVD2280p player and brought fast and furious R1 and plays it o.k. but want to know if I set it to region 1 instead of muti-region will it play RCE coded DVD