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Where on High Street - Region free and Macrovision disabled?

Is there any make/model of player available from any of the High Street shops which can be made region-free (both automatic and manual selection - to cope with the latest RCE-1 disks) and can have Macrovision disabled, out-of-the-box, using secret codes.

I`ve looked at the various threads here and elsewhere but all seem to require ordering from a mail order outlet which is usually many miles away or, having bought a standard unit from a shop, it needs to be sent away to have a mod fitted.

ysnack.

RE: SCAN SC-2000 A users view wanted!

Well, I just bought a new one this week after reading the various reviews and being impressed by the price, ability to upgrade the firmware to support the latest titles etc. Indeed, in the box was a disc with an upgrade to firmware version 2.16

_BUT_ although the general consensus is that it plays everything, I`ve got a region 1 copy of "The Matrix" and, even after changing the region settings (automatic/manual), and upgrading the firmware, it starts to skip, making it unwatchable, after chapter 22 or so, which is when I believe it changes layers. This seems to be a very old problem and should have been sorted long ago, so I`m wondering how I`ve ended up with it.

I spent ages on the `phone on Friday trying to get through to Scan Tech Support but each time, after 5 minutes or more, someone picks up the call then immediately hangs up. I`ll try again tomorrow but I`m not immediately impressed.

So, for me, first impressions aren`t too good I`m afraid to say.

This item was edited on Sunday, 1st April 2001, 14:17