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DVD
Unlock Codes and Player Hacks |
Have you ever bought a DVD only to find it did not work on your player? This
is probably not due to a problem with the player or the DVD, this is almost
always due to some form of locking that has been applied to YOUR player before
purchase.
Almost every player in the UK has been locked to some degree to stop the use
of cheaper imports. These locks can be removed safely and completely legally.
Unlock now, release the potential of your player, and actually increase its
value by at least £10.
There are many reasons why you may want to Unlock your DVD
player.
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- DVD
player refuses to play foreign discs?
- Tired
of being told your player can't be unlocked?
- Want
to benefit from cheap DVDs
imported from other regions?
- Irritated
that motion picture studios control home film releases?
- Want
to play DVDs
bought or copied from anywhere in the world?
- Want
to make your DVD
player region free using simple handset codes?
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If the answer is 'yes'
to any of these questions then you've
come to the right place. Simply Purchase the code and send by email response or
in the Paypal receipt the name of your player. We will return the code that will
unlock your player and make it region free. If we are unable to help or the code
fails you get your money back. So what you got to lose?
And it's so easy to do. Unlocking
your player's full potential can be done in a matter of seconds by tapping
simple machine specific codes into your handset controller.
Once the DVD region
unlock is activated you'll IMMEDIATELY
gain access to your DVD
player's multi-region capabilities. Of course, once you've made your DVD
player code free you'll be able to play films from all over the world.
Unlike many DVD
unlock solutions, using region-free handset
codes means you DO
NOT have to alter the mechanics of your
player at all. This means that NO
chipping or soldering will be involved, so your DVD warranty will remain intact.
| Why Are
There Regions Anyway? |
In an ideal world, motion picture studios would
benefit hugely from total control over the home release of movies in different
countries. This is because theatre releases aren't simultaneous, for example - a
movie may become available on DVD in the U.S. at a point when it's just opened
at the cinemas in Europe. It is also a fact that studios make a lot of money by
selling distribution rights to various foreign distributors, that can only be
guaranteed in an an exclusive market. In this case, studios demand that the DVD
standard features codes to prevent viewing of certain discs in certain
geographical regions.
Each player is assigned a code for the region
in which it's sold, as seen on the map above and chart below. To the immense
annoyance of film watchers worldwide, players will refuse to play discs that are
not coded for its specific region. In effect, this means that a DVD purchased in
one country is unreadable on a player bought in another region. For many people
there is a belief that region codes are an illegal barrier of trade, although no
legal cases have yet to establish this. We can only hope that some day soon, all
players will be manufactured region free. Until that day, SimplyCollectables.co.uk
endeavours to make your DVD player region free - globally.
Below is a basic split of the codes to
demonstrate how they have split the globe to increase revenue.
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| REGION |
COUNTRY |
| 1 |
Canada,
U.S., U.S. Territories. |
| 2 |
Albania,
Andorra, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, European Union, Faeroe
Islands, Finland, France, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar,
Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia,
Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia (the
Former Yugoslav Republic), Malta, Moldova, Principality of
Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar,
Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia,
Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab
Republic, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,
United Kingdom (Channel Islands) Vatican City State, Yemen,
Yugoslavia |
| 3 |
Southeast
Asia, East Asia (including Hong Kong) |
| 4 |
Australia,
New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, Mexico, South
America, Caribbean |
| 5 |
Former
Soviet Union, Indian Subcontinent, Africa (also North Korea,
Mongolia) |
| 6 |
China |
| 7 |
Reserved |
| 8 |
Special
international venues (airplanes, cruise ships, etc.) |
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In summary, buy a code, email your
DVD model and find out the benefits of a region free player.
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