Page 1 of Samsung SV-DVD1E - Region Hack & DVD To Tape Hack, PLEASE HELP ME!!!!

I have bnought this new Samsung SV-DVD1E and it it fixed to region 2 - United Kindom, Does anyone know how to unlock it so that it plays all regions. And also it is a special DVD player because it plays VCR`s. And they say you can copy DVD to tape if the DVD is not Copyrighted. So does anyone know a way around this. Thanks.

This item was edited on Sunday, 5th August 2001, 15:25

I`ve also bougth a SV-DVD1E (in Sweden) and it plays all regions right out of the box, and it should, see:http://www.multiregionmagic.co.uk/samsvdvd1e.html.
Have you tried?
I don`t know how to copy copyprotected DVD:s though...

Always perform a Cold Start before applying the hack below

1. Power on your player
2. Press and hold both the PLAY/PAUSE and FASTFORWARD buttons on the player
3. After a short while you should be presented with a set of language options. Release the PLAY/PAUSE and FASTFORWARD buttons on the player
4. You will now need to select a language option between 1 and 6
5. Press the SETUP button and then the REPEAT button on your remote control
6. Using your remote control enter the code below, note that you must know what Region your player is currently set to in order to know which code is appropriate,
for Region 1 use 2, 9, 3, 3 and 4
for Region 2 use 3, 8, 7, 6 and 7
for Region 3 use 5, 6, 7, 3 and 2
for Region 4 use 7, 6, 8, 8 and 4
for Region 5 use 5, 3, 8, 1 and 4
for Region 6 use 2, 4, 4, 6 and 2
7. A code should be displayed on the upper left corner of the screen indicating the current Region setting of your unit.
8. Press the 9 button on your remote control for Region free, or 1 for Region 1, 2 for Region 2 and so on.
9. Press the OPEN button on your player
10. Press the STANDBY button on your remote control

Hi,

I just bought a SV-DVD1E yesterday and the hack supplied by tonjac is excellent and easy to use, about the dvd-vhs taping im in the same bout as yourself ive just tried to record a region 1 dvd but it is copyrighted! what we need to do is disable something called macrovision as this is stopping us from recording if i do find anything ill post it here for you and if possible if you find something could you post it here as id be very grateful!

Cheers,

Hi,

I`m afraid it`s impossible to copy Region 1 (US) DVDs to tape in Europe. Reason: The TV system ist different (US: NTSC, 525 lines, 60 Hz, Europe: PAL 625 lines, 50 Hz). It is only possible to copy to tape if

- the player converts the signal to PAL or if

- the VCR is able to record NTSC.

Most players produce a "Pseudo PAL" (PAL, 525 lines, 60 Hz), which can be viewed on most TVs.

According to copy protection: If there`s no hack for your player disabling Macrovision, you either need to install a devive in your player or you`ve got use an external device which "filters" the copy protection signal between DVD player and VCR.

Regards, Stefan