Best place to buy region free blu ray player??

[ronnie21]

Ok, I may get one if last American virgin blu ray features the human league song that's cut out of the US region 1 version. So whats a good honest place to get one? and I don't need anything fancy just the cheapest.
thansks........

[Dobby]

Cheapest region free player is $99 etc etc.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...u-ray%20Player

[buck135]

I bought my Orei BDP-M2 from bombayelectronics last year for around $150. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe there are no region free blu-ray players, just those that allow you to change the region code in the settings.

[SaviniFan]

I got my Oppo BDP-103 from bombayelectronics. Super fast shipping. The Oppo is not cheap at all, but I'll be damned if it isn't worth every penny. They have other players that have been modified as well for people on a tighter budget.

[SaviniFan]

Originally Posted by Dobby

Cheapest region free player is $99 etc etc.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...u-ray%20Player

From what I am reading in the description and from customer feedback, that player will play region A blu-rays only. ronnie21 is looking for a region switching/free blu-ray player, not region free DVD.

[zbinks]

Sears and Kmart sell a very basic player that apparently has a region free hack.

I don't have one, so I can't comment on the quality.

Only $59.99. That's likely the cheapest you'll find.

[bigdaddyhorse]

Originally Posted by zbinks

Sears and Kmart sell a very basic player that apparently has a region free hack.

I don't have one, so I can't comment on the quality.

Only $59.99. That's likely the cheapest you'll find.

Just grabbed one of these from Sears. First the good news, it works! It was already set to region 0 for dvds but you do have to switch the bd code with the remote. I popped in my Return of the Living Dead after setting it to region 2(b) for BD and it came up without the menu trick that works on region a players. I'm watching the SD features right now just fine, those won't work on the Region a player.

Bad news: no digital audio outs. Your options are hdmi or 2-chennel RCA cables like old ass vcrs. So if you use hdmi for your audio and video, this player will work for you. I have my hdmi connected directly to my TV and use cozx for audio, so it won't work for me. I could buy another hdmi cable and try to hook it up, but my receiver is stuck in the entertainment center and I can't even get to it to plug in more cables. Back is walled in, and it's literally stuck under the weight of the TV so I can't move it to get to the back.

So I'm gonna watch these features and return it. No way will I import BD's to watch with TV sound, I'll just pay a bit more for a real player. Good deal for some, depends on your set-up.

[X-human]

I'm tempted by the Toshiba BDX5300 from Bombay but it's just a hair more than I'd like to spend. But guess that's what makes it a mod.

[bigdaddyhorse]

After thinking it over for a day, I think I will keep the Seiki for our bedroom. While I don't have an HD TV in there yet, I plan to soon and doubt I will get a surround system for the room, which would make the player workable for that situation and I can then be region free all over the house (once I get a good RF player for the main TV and surround set-up).

[buck135]

Originally Posted by bigdaddyhorse

After thinking it over for a day, I think I will keep the Seiki for our bedroom. While I don't have an HD TV in there yet, I plan to soon and doubt I will get a surround system for the room, which would make the player workable for that situation and I can then be region free all over the house (once I get a good RF player for the main TV and surround set-up).

I recommend getting a soundbar for the bedroom. I have a Sony soundbar and absolutely love it.