An Easy Guide to Going REGION FREE | Region Free Blu-ray Players | Unlocking Region Locked Content

[@pizowell]

💿Use WinX DVD Ripper to convert any region-locked DVD to region free videos easily: bit.ly/3IQdNpC

[@tglenn3121]

Does that also work with blue-rays?

[@themayor1716]

Have you ever had a problem switching back to region A from B?

[@bwood6337]

Region locking physical media is ridiculous.

[@w1ldcard1986]

It’s dumb as shit

[@MrEdWeirdoShow]

Yes. Even when looking at the "proper" Region maps, the colors on the land area strips show glitches: there are both orange and blue painted spots in repeated and "wrong" places around the world.

[@calvinchong2772]

Yes indeed...the physical media distribution just doing useless region lock shit...even the old school media LASER DISC never happened before

[@wisemandaryn5953]

It's really great for those of us who still support all aspects of physical media. My initial interest in a region-free player stemmed from a variety of TV titles that were only released in their entirety in the UK. Here in the US, far too many studios release the first season on Blu-ray and then abandon the rest. I have the LG and it also reliably plays any manufacture on demand or BD-R titles; region locked players should typically have no issues with BD-R discs, but it isn't unheard of.

[@SteakSauceOTG]

I picked up a Region Free 4K player last week. It’s awesome to know that I’ve got the power to play pretty much anything on the planet now. Specifically that gorgeous Dawn of the Dead set.

[@Jaythestingray]

You're welcome

[@SteakSauceOTG]

@@Jaythestingray Thank you, sweetie.

[@SteakSauceOTG]

@@oyoo3323 LG UHD 4K Region Free Blu Ray Disc DVD Player - PAL NTSC Ultra HD - USB - 100-240V 50/60Hz for World-Wide Use & 6 Feet Multi System 4K HDMI Cable

[@SteakSauceOTG]

@stxMar LG UHD 4K Region Free Blu Ray Disc DVD Player - PAL NTSC Ultra HD - USB - 100-240V 50/60Hz for World-Wide Use & 6 Feet Multi System 4K HDMI Cable

[@christinecarver1665]

Where did you find one if you don't mind me asking? :)

[@85wastedyears]

I caved in and went region free about 10 years ago, when the 2 Demons movies came out blu ray from Arrow video. Those big box style releases they did for while are awesome. I'm glad I got the Dawn of the dead one, since it's hard to get now.

[@obliqo]

I am still an avid proponent of physical media and found this informative and useful.

[@pizowell]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks, Brett!

[@superg50zero32]

I've been region free since the early 2000s, these players are worth every penny. You can also buy really nice bluray / dvd limited edition movies overseas that you can't get here in the US.

[@PlanetCHH]

I got that same LG player. The Sony while I’m sure is fantastic, was a little more expensive so the LG it was. No regrets.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Definitely prefer the LG or Panasonic players, Sony players I find have a somewhat 'gleaming' picture quality I can't warm to.

[@acceptthegood]

You seem to be the only KZbin site that honestly seems to be educated on the topic multi region DVD / blu ray players.

[@mrmusiclover4178]

I have used region free DVD players for 10 or or more years. I watch DVD's from the UK, Australia and New Zealand all the time.

[@SpecterSprite]

To anyone frustrated by their new region free player, read all of the info in the box. What he doesn't mention in the video is that you must leave the tray open when you enter the code. The unit will reboot and you will have access. I just bought this machine and was getting ready to ship it back to Amazon when I thought to watch a KZbin video and then I searched for instructions in the box. My player works now and I am thrilled!

[@CarStreetGasGone]

Tysm 😚

[@SpecterSprite]

@@CarStreetGasGone You are ever so welcome my esteemed friend

[@RonanCormack]

So when your about to put the disc on the tray, you press for example 2 if you want Region B is it just 2 you press or is there a sequence? And does anything appear on the screen at all? Cause I've just gotten mines ready to send back but luckily I've seen this comment

[@SpecterSprite]

@@RonanCormack press 2 for region B with the tray open and the disc in

[@un_known5895]

@@RonanCormack just double checking, is this only for Blu-ray and not for normal dvd's? as i'm currently pressing 1 for a region A/1 disc i've had for over a decade and i'm getting the "check region" message

[@rotboss698]

Just bought two of those bluray players. Thanks for the recommendation. Long live physical media!

[@pizowell]

Glad I could help out! #SupportPhysicalMedia

[@joshfulcifan1015]

Obtaining an ALL-Region blu ray player is all in all very simple. First of all - just enquire that your retail store has them in stock, and finally choose a decent brand player. I live in Australia (I have a need for region "A" imports), and my player is named a "Laser All-Region Player". It performs very well and was very cheap.

[@thevillageyid]

As an old school kung fu movies fan, I think a region free dvd/blu ray player is a must.

[@oldschoolkungfufilms2670]

I love old school kung fu movies too.

[@asafisherfilms3662]

Thanks for the information, I did have my eye on the one you have supprisingly enough since it's pretty cheap from a UK seller. I'll probably buy it after the Holidays

[@pizowell]

You're welcome!

[@NotMorganFreeman.]

Good info here. I appreciate the recommendation. I've used an external blu-ray drive and PowerDVD with my computer for years, mainly because I do everything from my pc. I've skipped a lot of other region titles because of it, but I think it's time for a dedicated tv/player.

[@goblintacos88]

I just got one last year and bought me some Shameless titles and it's awesome, there's so many movies I want that are region locked, hopefully one day I'll have them all collected!

[@satanchild6276]

wow that is so cool. i have that same player in my home. i have bought one for myself. they are the coolest region free players. i bought mine on ebay for around 109 or so. the usb playback is pretty cool to if you have videos on a external usb drive. i have never had an issue either. thank you for posting it.

[@barefootandindependent]

hey, did you used to be on the WEEN Forum?

[@Leandro-fj8kz]

I have been trying to go region free for the same reason, I love collecting physical media and hate missing out on some awesome foreign releases that most times don't make it to Canada or are extremely expensive. Thanks for the recommendation!!

[@garylaybourne8402]

I got my LG multi-region bluray player last year, will never look back. I'm from the UK, and the US has a lot of films that are not on Bluray over here in the UK. As a collector it's opened my horizons alot.

[@pizowell]

🔴Here is the updated link to the Region Free player I mention in the video: amzn.to/3ODJAwh

[@ajkelly415]

Thank you for this video. I’ve been trying Purchase the entire set of Peaky Blinders and it’s been a real pain in the butt so I appreciate this I

[@NathanSimmonsSworn]

I agree 100%, everyone needs a Region-Free player. I have the Sony BDP-3700 and it works great for all regions and does the PAL to NTSC Conversion on DVDs.

[@CarStreetGasGone]

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[@MrEdWeirdoShow]

How does it do it? I have the same Sony 3700 4K player, and there are still lots of BDs in Region B that will not play.

[@phonejunky1]

Your video rocks..I have the LG BP175 dvd lost the manual..got a great blu ray dvd couldn't watch...Region A only...4.26 minutes into your video you told me what to do and now I can watch it. God bless you my friend, Thanks!!

[@pizowell]

Glad the video was helpful. Thanks for watching.

[@sasquatreyz3841]

Did you have to set up your amazon region player to play 1=a, 2-b etc...or is it an automatic feature? Thank you.

[@sneakyshiv]

This helped so much, thank you.

[@pizowell]

You're welcome!

[@MrEdWeirdoShow]

My issue (being in Region A) is a bit different than what the Pizmeister describes. I have not got a blu-ray player that won't play Region B blu-rays. Instead I have a 4K player that won't play Region B blu-rays. So how do I hack or buy an adapter (or whatever) to play all those nutty Brit blu-rays? Thanks!

[@tglenn3121]

So, from what I gather, both Japan and the USA are region A for blue-ray discs, which I presume means I will be able to play a blue-ray from Japan on a player that also plays blue-rays from the USA, yeah?

[@Grahame1975]

Great video. Answered a lot of my questions. Thanks!

[@johnmccullough9065]

Thanks for the information it was very helpful

[@johnleone1996]

Do I need to worry about converting PAL to NTSC? I ordered a mod kit for my blu-ray player yesterday without thinking about that

[@Fullbatteri]

This whole drama begun (in my life) because I want to watch Doctor Who in my damn TV but it’s near impossible here in Mexico. I hate you region locked DVD’s 📀

[@robbycooper6787]

I’m wondering how to switch regions and if regions can be switched to a different region than the disk

[@michaelcooley4553]

Nice presentation. There a Andrei Tarkovsky blu ray collection I want but it's Reg B

[@SharreIWright]

The Blu-ray player on your thumbnail sir is the very same make and model as I have I believe it's the LG BP250 am I right? 😁

[@Wildmutationblu]

I've been after a region free bd player for years. Thank you for your help.

[@NatyRocke]

I recently bought the same player and no matter what I do it won’t play my region B titles. Any ideas on what could be wrong? Tried the button trick you recommended, tried the color button someone else recommended. Even went into the settings and tried changing the region code. Nothing worked 😞🤦🏽‍♀️ Any suggestions?

[@kelsieadams1314]

Same thing has been happening for me!! I haven't figured it out yet either if you've found an answer.

[@crispychip360]

Same thing happened with me. Still trying to figure it out

[@zii8568]

Same thing happened to me

[@solarjinx]

Same here, still no luck. Another useless KZbin video.

[@Averwing]

Is it possible to upload firmware onto your Blu-ray player to make it region free if you have a player already 😅

[@rpedro17]

i have a panasonic DPUB150EFK, is it possible to do it ?

[@83shadow3]

This is something that more physical media collectors. Need to talk about so people getting into or are already physical media collectors. Can learn about it an understand it because it is really important to know an understand about collecting physical media. Because a movie is no good if you can't play it. But some don't talk about it at all the only other person I seen even talk about. Different DVD regions is Richard Diaz because he goes over new physical media releases. So he says what region they are for so people can take that into account. But other then that no one says one word about DVD regions.

[@robbycooper6787]

I tried to make the player region b by pressing 2 while the tray was open with a region a dvd and it didn’t work, am I doing something wrong

[@TheCommentNinja81]

I'm trying to unlock my LG BP350 that I just bought. I try to follow steps but the test mode screen do not appear. Could have been good to show us how you did. It would have been useful to many of us.

[@joerazz91]

PS4 and PS5 doesn’t just play any blu ray whatever the region right? You have to change the region coding on the system right? Because my plan going region free is when I eventually get a PS5 I’m going to use my PS5 to play American blu ray releases and change my ps4 to region B so I don’t have to spend the extra money on a new region free blu ray player. Does that work?

[@pizowell]

I think you can only change the region coding so many times before it locked to the last region you changed it to. Pretty sure I heard that somewhere. I'd do some research first.

[@V_For_Vigilante]

Ps5 is a garbage console with no launch exclusives

[@danielguerrero1176]

Great Vid, recently moved back from Australia and i have a shit -tonne of Blu-ray discs i would love to view again

[@phantasm8180]

Thank you Piz... i have a BR player from Italy for region B...

[@Huntsteve]

Will 4k Ultra HD discs play on the region free player shown in this video? I own this player but not any 4k discs yet and was just curious

[@blaster915]

Yes they luckily have the brain sense to not have region lock on most 4k UHD disks

[@Jaythestingray]

Have you heard there are some 4K releases that are region locked? Really frustrating stuff.

[@pizowell]

I seem to recall hearing someone on REGIONFREE saying that. Maybe it was Loren. I haven't seen or heard of any 4K release that are region locked...yet.

[@Nope2022HugeTheWarningFan]

@@pizowell I know I mentioned it in the chat once on there. No one took any notice.

[@JadenCH2K]

Hey Piz, I just got a region-free blu-ray player the other day and have gotten a couple of things already, but I wanted to ask you, what are some of the best Region B & Region C releases you believe are ones I should seek out.

[@LoepkeVisionFilms]

This is a very informative video, thank you.

[@pizowell]

You're welcome! Thank you for watching.

[@andrewsnickers9932]

Thanks for the information been wanting to pick up demons and the thing on arrow for so long. Finally have the info to get one very helpful thanks!

[@pizowell]

Glad I could help. 👍

[@errolthomas9426]

I now own an LG UBK90 4K UHD player that's multi region which is so cool

[@winnieup]

Hi, I just recently purchased a SONY BDP-S1700 BluRay player. On the remote it has Red, Blue, Yellow and Green button, I assume those are for different region. However, when I put in one of the DVDs I purchased from Japan, it says "Playback Prohibited by Region Code" no matter which color button I pressed. Would you be able to help me on this, please? Many thanks!

[@acceptthegood]

Hi Thank you for posting this information. Buying a Multi region free blu ray player has been a difficult purchase. I had purchase 2 supposed region free blu ray players, and still could not play a region free disc on it. Last year I purchase a Bugs Bunny Christmas Tales on ebay because I could not find this title anywhere else. It was from the UK. The region 2 is on the disc and on the back cover of the packaging. Out of all the purchases and frustration I almost got it to play one thing through a SuperMulti Blade Ultra Slim DVD writer, the most success was getting to hear the audio of the disc. Please help me if possible, it would be greatly appreciated.

[@pizowell]

The player linked in the description and the pinned comment should work for you. I've owned that player for years and have never had any issue playing discs from all regions.

[@brax26]

I have an all region Sony player BDPS 6700 and it has an all-region code on the bottom of it and it still wouldn't play my Blu-ray DVD from Australia or my regular DVD from Australia. So you're saying if I buy the DVD player that you are suggesting from Amazon that that will cure my problem?

[@crispychip360]

I have the same player, but I still can’t play my Region B blu rays. What should I do? The remote trick doesn’t work for me.

[@DanteArianSantiago]

Same here

[@christinecarver1665]

How do you tell what region your blu-ray player is or if it's region free? I cannot find any indication on my blu-ray player itself. At least I have not been able to find it if it is there? Or is there a setting I need to look under? Hummm... Any help would be most appreciated. Thank you!

[@Hicks-g1m]

I have a region free 4k player now I can play any disk from any where it's the way to go for watching movies and tv shows on physical media

[@airconditionedstudios1011]

australia has the cool stuff like adventure time the complete collection on blu ray or Regular Show DVD box set

[@twiceland4ever]

I just picked up a region free player. I'm in the US and it does play the video content for my UK DVD, but the audio signal is not coming through. I'm using HDMI and thinking the tuner can't decode region 2 audio. Would using the old school RCA jacks handle the audio?

[@dan13L_San89]

So I just ordered this player you recommended and just to be clear it does play region 3 dvds? Because I bought some kung fu movies on DVD that are only region 3. Thanks

[@sean9920]

Thank you for this video. I have a non-region free 4K blu-ray player but have found that I have recently started importing titles or wanting to import titles but they are region B locked. I may be buying the blu-ray player you have linked so I no longer have any importing woes!

[@pizowell]

Glad I could help!

[@sxyslyvxn]

Can you recommend a good region free VCR DVD combo set and/or converter for a 1080 hdmi VIZIO flat screen TV and where to buy?

[@planesteve]

Your channel is SUPER one question I have SOS Titanic region 1(A) but my blu-ray player playes only region 2 is it the same method with the remote press 1 etc is a SONY Blu-ray player.

[@GenreFluid]

Will this guide also work with a non blue ray player?

[@beverlykrebs4372]

I am an American, but if I take my dvd player & my dvds with me to the UK, can't I play my own dvds on my own dvd player? Pls explain why I would need to alter the dvd player to be region-free! Thanks!!

[@DavidKaltz]

I'm in the U.S and have bought several Blu-ray from bands from Poland and Germany and they are released as region"0" however now of the Blu-ray players I have will play them. Any ideas

[@dalton3706]

I'm definitely getting a region free player. For years I've put it off cause of the price , but I got tired of missing so many great collector media ( arrow Phantasm , SNDN , dawn of the dead , IKWYDLS box sets and so many others. )

[@pizowell]

It's definitely worth it. This player is worth every penny: amzn.to/3k80G5f

[@kelsieadams1314]

@@pizowell I recently bought the same player but can't seem to get it to play my Region B DVDs? (I'm in the U.S.) On the back of the player, it doesn't say A/B/C -- only A. But in the settings it does have the "Area Code" section available. Any advice you have would be most appreciated! I just really want to watch and own my BBC shows haha

[@Corpsepct]

Question! Does the link / item come with the remote to change regions? Thanks!

[@pizowell]

Yes, it does!

[@Corpsepct]

@@pizowell Thanks!

[@groovy3754]

Great Video! Very helpful!

[@S.L.S-407]

Currently, LG's "region free" 4K BD dvd-players will NOT play regular dvd's from a region outside the US like a regular dvd from the UK which is region 2.It will only play BD dvd's that come from a different region.

[@solarjinx]

Yep, I just tried playing Baskin DVD and received the region error code.

[@soundknight]

I got a Panasonic ALL REGION player (says so in the manual too) , it won't play my specific region A Allan Quartermaine movies :( It plays Region B and all region and region free discs. Quite annoying.

[@notEmpleh]

So I'm sure you can lmao but just to be sure, you can play region b DVDs on the Blu ray player in the description correct?

[@pizowell]

Yes, that's correct.

[@notEmpleh]

@@pizowell PERFECT. Life saver man. Thank you.

[@janoycresva919]

my 15 year old DVD player was region free and it died after all theese years A newer blue ray i had lying around wasent region free... kinda annoying My blue ray is a Samsung BD J4500R and i asume it is region locked ??

[@travis100182]

I bought a Sony S5200 and it doesn’t work at all. Ive tried everything. I don’t have numbers on my remote and this player was bought region free. I paid extra. Can someone please help. I’ve ordered like 10 region B Arrow Mesia BR’s from eBay lol

[@SteamedCuisine]

Ok i like your video. i have that player but i don't kjnow when to enter the region code. is that before inserting the dvd or after? My box says REGION 1 so i don't know how your dvd players LG BP 175 is region free and not mine...

[@triple_lei]

I bit the bullet and ordered a region-free Blu-ray player recently. I have a Japanese Xbox 360 and a Japanese PS3 for Japanese and UK DVDs, but I'm finding Australia has DVDs I want, and there are some UK Blu-rays I want, so I just got the player. I'm wondering if I should've just spent the extra $60 on a region-free 4K Blu-ray Player, but meh. Maybe that means less wear on the 4K Blu-ray drive, but I won't be getting any (hopefully overrated) DVD upscaling to 4K... which I thought the TV would do anyway. I am concerned about Blu-ray discs that force a firmware update. Couldn't that undo the region-free mod, if they are in fact mods?

[@mattobrien7794]

Great video and great info and you are right about going region free it rules!

[@kimcrete6281]

i have a 3d blue ray player and for the first time a 3d disc is reading , “ this video is a mismatch between player and disc region codes. How can I change the region code? The dvd version of the movie plays without a problem.

[@elsevillaart]

Anyone knows a place to get cheap prices of blurays? In amazon anime is getting expensive.

[@robstehlik3037]

I had a question in regards to picture quality. How does the picture quality look on the 1080p player on your 4k tv? I’m torn between getting just a region free Blu ray player vs a 4k uhd region free player. I already have a Panasonic 4k player and I just want something for my region b movies.

[@prettydollswagg]

Also obsessed with your Michael Myers collection

[@pizowell]

Thanks!

[@kingstid]

I have a PLEX Server and copy all my movies to it so I can watch them without loading a physical DVD. I purchased a DVD set from Region 2 but I cant get it to rip. do you know what a good maker is for DVD rippers to rip the DVD for backing them up?

[@HEADBANGRR]

Hello Do you know if there's any region-free 3D blu-ray players in the market? Great content thanks

[@wwfsmd4123]

Which Region Free Players do you recommend? I can't seem to find them in the description.

[@lizzt76]

I bought this exact player and it WILL NOT PLAY anything!!!!!!! It won't play A, B, or C! I've done the exact steps the directions say and still....it will not play! I bought a region B box set of the canadian series Lost Girl and I can't even watch it! 😩😩😩

[@marknoahsotelo316]

That Blu Ray player is no longer available on Amazon, what model was it?

[@pizowell]

Here is the updated link: amzn.to/3ODJAwh

[@marknoahsotelo316]

@@pizowell Thanks so much. The weird thing I keep reading though is that if you don’t get these models in an enhanced, custom model from 220 Electronics, they are not actually region free. In the capsule reviews I’ve seen the negatives listed as “ some people question its being region free”” which I find confusing.

[@okazakikun1]

i see the same lg bp175 at a cheaper price on amazon but comes with a hdmi. is there a difference with the one you linked?

[@alexheadley762]

Do NOT buy the region free player he recommends. Not from amazon at least. The player I got would not play anything outside of Region A. I tried the remote trick, and it did nothing. The back of the player also says that it only plays Region A blu rays. After looking at some reviews, it looks like many people had the same issue as me and got region locked blu rays, despite the amazon page saying otherwise

[@skylineXpert]

I loved many hanna barbera shows from the diamond collection. Yet it wasnt released in denmark. Also i had to pay 30$ pr dvd of dragon ball in denmark vs 60$ for the entire collection stateside. 100$ for dbz

[@puppyroguegaming]

Do you know seller name you bought blu ray player off of

[@MarkAS56]

The one you give a link to does not say it plays 4k bluray. Am I missing something?

[@RyanAtkins-tk4he]

Idk if it’s just me but I bought the player that is listed in the description and it’s not working. It just says that this player isn’t region b on the screen.

[@Jason-nl8cy]

The Playstation 4 allows you to pick a region..but you can only change 3 times before it locks... Of course I course a different region for my other video collection..

[@maplestreetmovies]

Thank you so much for your help!

[@pizowell]

Thank you! Glad it helped.

[@anielrivera7977]

hello i do have a modified lg ubk80 bluray ,but i lost bluray region code numbers to unter ,is there anyway you happen to know them ? Thank you,nevermind stupid me i didnt finish this video and figured it out thank you for the video

[@thinking2much332]

I bought all the 4K blu rays of Halloween - i am from norway and i can`t play the two extra Blu Ray disc that i got along with it. It makes me angry - not only do i have bought a tv to the price of 2 245,28 dollars like 20.000 norwigean kr i bought a 4K ultra blu ray player... now i am fucked up because i can`t play the extra disc that goes with it.... tell me what to do Pizowell.... if you can.... i love to own my own movies and hate steaming like netflix.... not saying it is bad because some are in 4K now.... but the player you told about here is only in blu ray not in 4K... Thanks Norway...

[@Nammi03]

I have a samsung bd j4500r player that doesn't seem to want to change to region free or any other region that is. It doesn't show any other thing other than thr menu and settings. How can i change that? Ive been trying the most things on the internet but ut seems that this oen is hard to change genuinely. Please help😔 (im in region b)

[@brianorakpohit]

Yours loks like an LG BP250, which i just bought, and it doesnt play Region 1 DVDs here in the UK. Ive been told a CD can unlock at a one off price of abut 8 quid. Anybody tried this?

[@pizowell]

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[@rizali7837]

Many listed on amazon. Please tell us the model number of your LG blu ray player?

[@Dave_61]

@@rizali7837 It's an LGBP250. I have one. And yet the only reason I'm here, is because mine won't play a region B blu ray! Even though it's supposed to be a multi region dvd player AND multi region blu ray player!! 😒😒😒

[@Dave_61]

@@rizali7837 I stand corrected. I think his might be the LGBP175.

[@retroteque5120]

I'm in the UK and my Sony Blu Ray player has had no trouble playing anything but can't play Shout Factory Region A locked 'The Bionic Woman' discs. Anyone know of a multi region player that will play Region A locked? Cheers!