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Reasonable Region Free DVD Player
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DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile RegistrantStreetp
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Registered: March 19, 2007
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OK, I moved to Canada 14 months ago, bought a cheap DVD Player locally and hacked it to play all my Region 2 disks.....

14 months on, DVD player is starting to fall apart, well it was cheap so I'm not too worried.

I'm starting to look around for a replacement and am really struggling to find something I like - I was toying with getting a Multi Disc system so that I could just load up all our favourites and sit back.

Does anyone have any idea on where I can get a reasonable Multi Region DVD Player, single disc or multi. All advice very welcome.

Thanks
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If you're looking for quality region-free DVD players, HKFlix stock quite a few here from various makers, which are mostly customized. They have some multi-disc players from Panasonic and Pioneer, and high-end players from Denon and others.

You can also always check for codes to unlock players to become region-free here: http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers
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Many DVD players can be unlocked (made region-free) very simply (e.g. by pressing a code on the remote). So I wouldn't concentrate too much on getting it multiregion out of the box. More important is whether it can be unlocked easily. Google is your friend...

Having said that: Oppo offers very good value for money, when it comes to DVD players.
Here's how to unlock their midrange model.
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Quoting dee1959jay:
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Many DVD players can be unlocked (made region-free) very simply (e.g. by pressing a code on the remote). So I wouldn't concentrate too much on getting it multiregion out of the box. More important is whether it can be unlocked easily. Google is your friend...

What he said. One good source for remote hacks is VideoHelp.com.

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Having said that: Oppo offers very good value for money, when it comes to DVD players.

Also what he said.

Only Best Rated is a Canadian reseller of Oppo products. I bought my DV-983H from them and had no problems. If you're located in the Toronto area you can even do local pickup and save on shipping.

Now... if you're interested in getting a Blu-ray player you may want to wait a little bit, as Oppo will be bringing out their BDP-83 player relatively soon. I've heard February speculated as the release month.

Now, there's no guarantee that the BDP-83 will be able to be made region free, but since it's Oppo it's a decent chance it will. It may be worth waiting just in case, as it could potentially save a bit of money as well as shelf space. Provided you're in the market for a Blu-ray player as well.

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Oppo Oppo Oppo 

Easy to make multi-region (as others have stated) and a great player.
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Thanks for all the advice - I've looked at the Oppo and it does look good, DivX is important so the 980 is looking good, reasonable price and upconverting which is a bonus
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Here's a review of that one.
Unlocking the 980 works the same as with the 981. Good luck!
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one word, four letters:  Oppo 
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