All-Region DVD and Blu-ray Player Advice

[gyorgys]

I'd normally have gone for a modded Oppo like a shot, since I'm a huge fan of their DVD players, but I can't help noticing that Oppo players seem to get mentioned quite a bit whenever glitches on individual discs are reported
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FWIW, I have a hardware modded Oppo BDP-83 and have yet to experience glitches on playing DVD's and Blu-Ray's (imported from overall the world). Perhaps you should wait a few months, because they announced a replacement for the model mentioned above (BDP-93), which will support, for who cares, 3D enabled BD's.

[perkizitore]

The only problems i have experienced with my Oppo are the BFI blu-rays of The Leopard and The Innocents.

[feckless boy]

The only problems i have experienced with my Oppo are the BFI blu-rays of The Leopard and The Innocents.

If you're employed by the BFI noncompliant BD-authoring can't be the answer...

[Michael Kerpan]

I only have a problem on Innocents at one spot (with a Sherwood). Is this a layer change problem? (Has anyone come up with any valid-seeming theories?)

[Gregory]

FWIW, I have a hardware modded Oppo BDP-83 and have yet to experience glitches on playing DVD's and Blu-Ray's (imported from overall the world). Perhaps you should wait a few months, because they announced a replacement for the model mentioned above (BDP-93), which will support, for who cares, 3D enabled BD's.

Even though that replacement model will probably be available within a month, the 83 has been selling for $300 above its retail price on eBay -- astonishing.

[TIVOLI]

I've been considering the Sherwood BDP-5004, but the latest reviewer on Amazon states that it is not, or no longer, all-region. Is there anyone, especially a recent buyer, who can correct ot confirm this? Thanks.

[Michael Kerpan]

I've been considering the Sherwood BDP-5004, but the latest reviewer on Amazon states that it is not, or no longer, all-region. Is there anyone, especially a recent buyer, who can correct ot confirm this? Thanks.

You might be lucky and get old stock. If not, no multiregion (for BluRays, at least).

[Gregory]

I can't convince myself it's worth paying $500 for the Oppo 93 when I don't need all the bells and whistles. And the Sherwood seems risky and overpriced (and I've waited to long to get a region-free one), so I've acquiesced to being Region A-locked. However, I still want a BD player that will play any DVD. The one that seems to fit this description is the JVC XV-BP11, which I plan to order soon. Anyone have other suggestions?

[domino harvey]

Has anyone had problems playing Greenberg on their region-free Sherwood 5004s? I can get it to load and the Universal logo comes and goes, but then it's stuck on 0:00:00 and a black screen

[mfunk9786]

I'll test it this evening if no one has a quicker answer.

[TIVOLI]

Thanks to Michael Kerpan for his update on the Sherwood player. As a late entrant to Blu, I'd appreciate hearing advice about the best players under $200 that is Region A and will play any DVD. Thanks.

[Zot!]

Has anyone had problems playing Greenberg on their region-free Sherwood 5004s? I can get it to load and the Universal logo comes and goes, but then it's stuck on 0:00:00 and a black screen

That's the Armond White "aborted" cut. I thought it had its merits.

[Perkins Cobb]

I haven't tried Greenberg yet, but the Sherwood spit out the Blu-ray director's cut of Watchmen. (Insert joke here.) I finally broke down and bought a good R1 Blu machine, partly to add Netflix streaming capability, but mostly because I figured that now that I can't upgrade the Sherwood firmware, it'd gradually start rejecting more & more BRs.

[Finch]

Specs announced for the next Oppo model, no firm release date (yet).

[domino harvey]

Update on Greenberg: Got a replacement copy from Amazon and it still doesn't play. Weirdly, the new Scott Pilgrim Blu, another Universal title with a billion more things and bells and whistles on it, works fine. Whatever, Sherwood, you fickle bitch

[domino harvey]

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK
Scott Pilgrim went from working fine for the past week to causing the exact same problems as Greenberg. The Sherwood player is a piece of shit piece of shit piece of shit

[knives]

Just tested out my copy and it seems to work fine. Does your SD at the very least work?

[Finch]

Don't know if the Curtis DVD1100UK Blu-Ray player is any good but it's region-free and goes on ebay for £49.99 + delivery costs. UK delivery ONLY.

edit: review here with a total score of 3 out of 5.

[Adam]

So what is there for multi-region that also plays SACD? I think I saw a more expensive cracked Oppo that did both. But at this site it is sold out.

This Cambridge Audio Blu-ray Player is not multi-region.

Any others known by folks?

[knives]

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK
Scott Pilgrim went from working fine for the past week to causing the exact same problems as Greenberg. The Sherwood player is a piece of shit piece of shit piece of shit

Piece of junk will play disc 1 of The Leopard, but none of disc 2. What the hell on it is more powerful the the three hour movie on disc 1?

[Alphonse Doinel]

Apparently this $79 Insignia Blu-ray player can be easily hacked with the remote for region free bliss.

[nsps]

Apparently this $79 Insignia Blu-ray player can be easily hacked with the remote for region free bliss.

Where are you hearing it can be hacked? I'm not finding any such info through my vast research capabilities (10 minutes of googling), and of course the previous Insignia BD wasn't region hackable. Thanks for the info!

[Feego]

DVDBeaver is claiming there are "VERY GOOD" reports about the Sharp BD-HP24. Anyone know about this? Because I don't think the single four-star review and the single one-star review at Amazon constitute "VERY GOOD" reports.

[perkizitore]

This is hardware modded, so it's not like you are getting a bargain (the player propably is worth less than $100)

[Alphonse Doinel]

Where are you hearing it can be hacked? I'm not finding any such info through my vast research capabilities (10 minutes of googling), and of course the previous Insignia BD wasn't region hackable. Thanks for the info!

Heard about it on the Blu-ray.com forums.