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Important Notice For Owners Of Region B Steelbooks · 08-03-2012, 10:25 AM

I just want to give a heads up to owners of US (Region A) Panasonic BD players.
I have a Region A (US) Panasonic DMP-BD75 which is unmodded.
I have managed to play a number of Region B Locked BD's that I have in Steelbooks. This may save you from having to purchase a Region A disc to put inside, or maybe even sway folks who are in two minds about purchasing these Steelbooks (using the purchase links from this site of course)
What you have to do is place disc in player, when you get a mismatch warning on your screen, do as follows:
Press STOP
Enter 1
Press ENTER
Then you should hear the disc whirring inside the player...
The movies I tried this trick on are as follows:
Drive (UK)
Conan (3D) (FR)
The Hurt Locker (UK)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (UK)

This trick seems to work on UK Studio Canal titles and French Metropolitan Titles. Maybe someone should try it on a UK Terminator 2 disc.
This trick does NOT work on Region B/C Fox titles (Taken) or German Momentum Titles (Reservoir Dogs/ Blackhawk Down)

I know there is a thread about this trick, I just felt it was urgent enough to throw in here. Mods, feel free to merge with existing thread. But could you possibly give it a few days just to give folks the chance to maybe try it for themselves or even try other titles.

Thank you for your time and best of British.

Big Boi · 08-03-2012, 10:31 AM

I have a different Panny HTIB system ... the scbt730 will try em on mine... I have tried fox titles and they don't work... will try studio canal ones.

Moony · 08-03-2012, 10:32 AM

I have a Panasonic player (B region).

It also works with region A discs.

Sometimes I have to press another number than 1 to get it to work.

Press STOP
Enter 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 etc.
Press ENTER

Maybe the region A players work identically.

**Wreck** · 08-03-2012, 10:34 AM

http://www.hidefninja.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16109 - some other discussion here as well.

Will leave this thread here for a few days then probably lock and stick in the sticky thread with useful threads.

Thx.

Elena · 08-03-2012, 10:40 AM

Is there any way to unlock region for Sony BD Player? I have Region A Sony BD player

Thanks

Blu-devil · 08-03-2012, 10:57 AM

I believe this trick also works on some Sony Players. No harm, no foul.

DK06CTR · 08-03-2012, 11:11 AM

Is the ok button on the remote enter? Also just trying piranha which is region a locked and this trick appears not to work.

Blu-devil · 08-03-2012, 11:16 AM

It is indeed the OK button. Have you tried other number combinations?

DK06CTR · 08-03-2012, 11:49 AM

Yeah tried all the way through to 8.

growly · 08-03-2012, 11:54 AM

I bet it doesn't work on Sony players.

Stash · 08-09-2012, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu-devil

I just want to give a heads up to owners of US (Region A) Panasonic BD players.
I have a Region A (US) Panasonic DMP-BD75 which is unmodded.
I have managed to play a number of Region B Locked BD's that I have in Steelbooks. This may save you from having to purchase a Region A disc to put inside, or maybe even sway folks who are in two minds about purchasing these Steelbooks (using the purchase links from this site of course)
What you have to do is place disc in player, when you get a mismatch warning on your screen, do as follows:
Press STOP
Enter 1
Press ENTER
Then you should hear the disc whirring inside the player...
The movies I tried this trick on are as follows:
Drive (UK)
Conan (3D) (FR)
The Hurt Locker (UK)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (UK)

This trick seems to work on UK Studio Canal titles and French Metropolitan Titles. Maybe someone should try it on a UK Terminator 2 disc.
This trick does NOT work on Region B/C Fox titles (Taken) or German Momentum Titles (Reservoir Dogs/ Blackhawk Down)

I know there is a thread about this trick, I just felt it was urgent enough to throw in here. Mods, feel free to merge with existing thread. But could you possibly give it a few days just to give folks the chance to maybe try it for themselves or even try other titles.

Thank you for your time and best of British.

You Sir, are a good man!
Muchos Gracias!!

kbr1656 · 08-09-2012, 12:12 PM

I have a Magnavox Region A/1 BD player and I have tried this on a few of my region B discs. I got Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy to work, but all of the German discs I tried didn't work. That includes The Expendables (extended cut) and Warrior.

08-03-2012, 10:34 AM	#4
Wreck Staff Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Man Cave USA Posts: 16,572 SteelBook™: 463 Digibooks: 112 Thanked 18,571 Times Member's Picture Albums	http://www.hidefninja.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16109 - some other discussion here as well. Will leave this thread here for a few days then probably lock and stick in the sticky thread with useful threads. Thx. __________________ Learn who to contact/Basic How To's HERE My Trade Thread Here If I haven't answered your PM in 48 hours; PM again. Thx. Reply to get access to the SteelBook Collection Manager In this thread here!

08-03-2012, 10:57 AM	#6
Blu-devil Brown Belt Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ashford: Surrey: England Posts: 1,217 Thanked 891 Times	I believe this trick also works on some Sony Players. No harm, no foul. __________________ Projector- Hitachi PJ-TX200 + 92" Screen: BD Players- Panasonic BMP-BDT310/BMP-BDT75: AVR- Onkyo HT-RC180: Speakers- Jamo S606 HCS 3 X2: Front-S606: Front Height-S60 SUR: Centre-S606 CEN: Surround-S606: Surround Back-S60 SUR: SteelBooks 310

08-03-2012, 11:16 AM	#8
Blu-devil Brown Belt Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ashford: Surrey: England Posts: 1,217 Thanked 891 Times	It is indeed the OK button. Have you tried other number combinations? __________________ Projector- Hitachi PJ-TX200 + 92" Screen: BD Players- Panasonic BMP-BDT310/BMP-BDT75: AVR- Onkyo HT-RC180: Speakers- Jamo S606 HCS 3 X2: Front-S606: Front Height-S60 SUR: Centre-S606 CEN: Surround-S606: Surround Back-S60 SUR: SteelBooks 310

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DK06CTR 1st ° Black Belt Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: England Posts: 2,288 SteelBook™: 233 Thanked 648 Times	Is the ok button on the remote enter? Also just trying piranha which is region a locked and this trick appears not to work.

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kbr1656 Blu Belt Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Morgantown, WV Posts: 309 SteelBook™: 67 Thanked 133 Times Member's Picture Albums	I have a Magnavox Region A/1 BD player and I have tried this on a few of my region B discs. I got Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy to work, but all of the German discs I tried didn't work. That includes The Expendables (extended cut) and Warrior.