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RE: panasonic DMR EX773EB

THIS WORKS - eventually!

I bought a "One-4-ALL" UNIVERSAL remote on E-bay for a fiver (needs two AA batteries) and followed these instructions faithfully.

First time, didn`t work - after I`d completed the last sequence and pressed all the buttons, 1 through 0, I didn`t get the "HELLO" and when I tried a region 1 DVD, I got the usual "WRONG REGION DISC" message.  Rude words under breath. Count to ten.

I assumed I`d made a mistake somewhere and tried the whole procedure again.  Same result, but something made me try just the last sequence - pressing all the buttons 1 through 0 - again. "HELLO" appeared!!  Bingo!! Tried the region 1 dvd and it worked perfectly - tried a region 2 again, just to make sure, then another region 1  - everything is OK.  Now I have, at last, a top class region-free DVD/HDD recorder/player and I can play all those region1 DVDs my kids have been sending me from the USA. 

Just to make it perfectly clear, the WHOLE programming sequence, items 1 through 5 in smurfette`s instructions, must be carried out for each and every button numbered 1 through 0.  I know smurfette says so, but if you are  slightly doolally (like me) you might think you do it once and then enter just the code for every button - WRONG!  

Thanks, smurfette, for a valuable hack that works. You`re a star. 

I think this whole region-restricted hardware racket is an outrageous scam.  In fact, I believe it`s probably illegal under UK law.    Would it be legal to produce a radio which would only receive "correct" programmes?  I`m going to put a petition on the Downing Street website to make illegal the sale in the UK of DVD players which will not play all DVDs, from anywhere in the world.  I urge you all to sign it.

pfvll

This item was edited on Sunday, 3rd June 2012, 16:20