How to make philips bd2900 region free

[sukhas19]

Hi Guys, what is the best way to make the above player region free for blu ray. Since i dont have much idea about philips blu ray players I am posting for one of my friend who bought this player recently? Only hardware mod is possible?

 

[jsmithe]

Hi Guys, what is the best way to make the above player region free for blu ray. Since i dont have much idea about philips blu ray players I am posting for one of my friend who bought this player recently? Only hardware mod is possible?

There does not appear to be a firmware update to region free Philips BDP's for BD's. There is a post http://www.hifivision.com/blu-ray-d...87-philips-bd2900-region-free-8-5k-worth.html on this forum by a FM regarding a dealer who was offering a hardware modded version.

 

[sukhas19]

The problem is that he has already bought the Player. Now what is the best way to make it region free? using a mod kit? if then from where we can get? is there any one in Bangalore who can do this?

 

[baijuxavior]

Changing BD region may not be possible. Here is the hack for DVDs - Philips BDP2900 region code - VideoHelp.com

 

[sukhas19]

DVD is made region free already..problem is with BD regions...

 

[jsmithe]

The problem is that he has already bought the Player. Now what is the best way to make it region free? using a mod kit? if then from where we can get? is there any one in Bangalore who can do this?

Why don't you contact the FM in the above thread, get the dealer info' and see if the dealer is willing to H/W mod the already purchased BDP?

 

[sukhas19]

One Strange update....

He is able to play " No Country for Old Men" which Region A and Lord of the Rings which is Region B....Wow...And i think he got this player for something 5-6k....Dont know how it is playing both the regions....lol....

 

[manzb]

One Strange update....

He is able to play " No Country for Old Men" which Region A and Lord of the Rings which is Region B....Wow...And i think he got this player for something 5-6k....Dont know how it is playing both the regions....lol....

Quote from Blu-ray.com

" No Country for Old Men"- The back cover says "Region A". But I could playback successfully on my BDP switched between Region A, Region B and Region C

But Lord of the rings -Region B is confirmed locked one.. wondering whether something is missing here

 

[sukhas19]

Quote from Blu-ray.com

" No Country for Old Men"- The back cover says "Region A". But I could playback successfully on my BDP switched between Region A, Region B and Region C

For your kind info, there was no switch happened.....[/B]
But Lord of the rings -Region B is confirmed locked one.. wondering whether something is missing here

So it is amazing to get a BDP for 6 k which is region free

 

[just4kix]

Quote from Blu-ray.com

" No Country for Old Men"- The back cover says "Region A". But I could playback successfully on my BDP switched between Region A, Region B and Region C

But Lord of the rings -Region B is confirmed locked one.. wondering whether something is missing here

Check this out: No Country for Old Men Blu-ray

I could also play back this movie when I changed the region of my BDP to "B". Other region A locked movies such as "Reservoir Dogs", "Kingdom of Heaven", "Atlas Shrugged", "Source Code", etc. would not play.

So it is a definitely a mistake on the back cover of No Country for Old Men.

 

[sukhas19]

But how about LOTR Trilogy...It is a clear Region B locked. I could not play it in my Sony BDP.

 

[thomwalao]

The problem is that he has already bought the Player.

 

[thirurajesh]

I have Terminator 2 and one another BD which says region A, but plays well when I set my BDP(region free Toshiba bdx3200) to either region A or B. But LOTR is a confirmed region B as it plays only when I set my BDP to region B