Page 1 of Why don`t folks check a player can be hacked BEFORE they buy it ?

[tongue in cheek mode]

Just out of curiosity - I continue to be baffled by the amount of people who want a region free player but don`t go to the trouble of checking before they buy it to see whether it can be hacked easily.

Just something that continues to bug me - can anyone shed any light on it ?

[/tongue in cheek mode]

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I cant understand it either before I bought my player I knew I would like to import dvd`s so I asked the salesman which dvd players were multi region and he recomended the proline 2000 and even told me the hack. Not a bad player for a budget player only disks Ive had problems with are Terminator R2 (I have recently replaced it with R1 which has no problem) and The League of gentlemen series 2 which freeze on the menu

One explanation (mine): The Toshiba 231E player that I need a hack for wasn`t my personal choice - it came in the tv/dvd/vcr package.
I`m not likely to be able to sell it on without a hack and I sure as hell am not going to bin it! It may end up in my teenage son`s bedroom but chances HE won`t want a reg.2 only player either.

Offers to purchase or hacks that work to...

This item was edited on Saturday, 12th July 2003, 18:09

What if it wasn`t a major requisite?

You would like to know if your player cna be hacked but it isn`t a feature that would influence your decision?

What if you only find out that players can be hacked after you have purchased it?

No, that`s a fair point, Jim. And I take the point about package deals, presents and spur of the moment purchases.

I personally would never just splash out a wedge on cash on something without getting a feel for the product first. Eg in the dark ages, I spent a good three months learning about PCs in such mags as Computer Active and Computer Buyer before forking out. I didn`t have a clue about them (as I`m sure most people buying DVD players for the first time would have)>

I just find it a bit odd that people can access the internet to check these things out but choose not to, then get frustrated that the thing they bought isn`t half as good as it could be if only they`d paid a little more attention to detail. Quote:
"They`ve got the Internet now ?" - H. Simpson.

And don`t get me started on people who still pay over the odds for DVDs in the High Street

Maybe it`s just me...Maybe my point is actually about something bigger...who knows, and frankly who cares ?!
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This item was edited on Sunday, 13th July 2003, 01:34

Also take into account the situtations peopel may be in when buying the players. For example, my situation when I purchased my Sharp Home Cinema System:

It was the last day of the sale at dixons, the rrp of the system is £399, they were selling it for £199. I was due to go to work soon, so did not have time to check things out on the net, as the shop would be closed by the time work finished. I`ve wanted surround sound for AGES and saw this as too much of a bargain to pass up, multi-region or not. It sounds great and the picture quality is better then my Grundig. The only thing wrong with it is that is doesn`t play R1`s. But I can`t remember the last time I bought a R1 disc. So it looks like I`ll be sticking to R2 from now on.