All-Region DVD and Blu-ray Player Advice

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#726 Post by **domino harvey** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:45 am

denti alligator wrote:Wow, do all the Insignia models on sale at Best Buy play region free? I'm tempted to pick one up to replace my Sherwood, which will die sooner than later from the sound of it.

I can confirm that this model (NS-WBRDVD2) is. Your copy may not even be updated, which means it'll be region-free ready right out of the box (Setup then 9-1-1-3 and bam, little menu appears in the side scrollbar where you can change your regions at your leisure). If it's updated, just back-install the previous firmware, downloadable from the Insignia site, with a USB drive and do same

SpiderBaby · #727 Post by **SpiderBaby** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:49 am

Does that player play PAL, like Mr. Bongo's dvds?

#728 Post by **domino harvey** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:55 am

My TV can't receive native PAL signals and it displays all discs fine, so the player must convert to NTSC automatically.

SpiderBaby · #729 Post by **SpiderBaby** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:56 am

Nice, thanks alot. I just found my new player.

Drucker · #730 Post by **Drucker** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:33 am

Does anyone have the OPPO player?

Anthony · #731 Post by **Anthony** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:42 am

I have the Oppo BDP-83 with a kit that allows me to play all blu and DVD regions, as well as SACDs and DVD-As. I love it and hope it never breaks.

Grand Wazoo · #732 Post by **Grand Wazoo** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 2:41 am

I have the same and its the best player I've owned (already buried a Sherwood).

Drucker · #733 Post by **Drucker** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:21 am

Anthony, so it definitely converts PAL to NTSC on your TV? I'm going to probably save up for the 93 model

#734 Post by **mfunk9786** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:31 am

Fuck, Insignia has taken down links to older firmware for my model (NS-BRDVD3) and I therefore won't be able to activate the region free capability. Fuck.

#735 Post by **domino harvey** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:43 am

I know it doesn't help you but I still have the file for my model if Insignia's done the same. Mfunk, have you tried looking for yours on Filestube or asking for it at one if those HTF type forums that discuss the player?

#736 Post by **mfunk9786** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:59 am

Looks pretty grim.

Anthony · #737 Post by **Anthony** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:04 am

Drucker wrote:Anthony, so it definitely converts PAL to NTSC on your TV? I'm going to probably save up for the 93 model

Yes, it plays both NTSC and Pal perfectly. Trust me, this is the best player on the market for the money. The player also has an excellent DVD upconversion chip that makes DVDs look almost as good as blu-rays. I've never understood why people who claim to be film connoisseurs watch movies using anything less. :-"

#738 Post by **mfunk9786** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:05 am

Ughhhh I can't even find a changelog, let alone the .iso file I need. This is driving me crazy. I might have to just give up.

Hail_Cesar · #739 Post by **Hail_Cesar** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:14 am

willoneill wrote:Here in Canada, I bought a Seiki 660 for 49.99 at Walmart. It's now my RB player.

Wowow! Whats that!? I'm totally getting this player as soon as I see a walmart!

#740 Post by **mfunk9786** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:47 am

This is the firmware update file I'm looking for, if anyone wants to help me find it:

20100122_NSBRDVD3_BBY_B053_6904_27.iso

Hail_Cesar · #741 Post by **Hail_Cesar** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:06 am

unclehulot wrote:
Hail_Cesar wrote:On a mac, vlc works for very few "R2" that won't play with dvd player but I haven't figured out how to play them all...

Anybody can tell me a good site to order Tv-dvd/BR players in canada?! Amazon.ca has almost nothing and Best-buy/futureshop sucks...
If you rip a DVD with Mac the ripper you can watch it from the files bypassing region coding...just disable autostart with the dvdplayer program or force quit. Works for me, at least.

Doesn't work for me, It says, "Can't open VMG info" and then "Can't read dvd title info".

willoneill · #742 Post by **willoneill** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:35 pm

Hail_Cesar wrote:Wowow! Whats that!? I'm totally getting this player as soon as I see a walmart!

It's not always 49.99, I got it on sale right around the time MoC released Metropolis last year. I think Regular price is 88.00. It can't be set Region Free, but the region code can be easily changed. I just have it as my B player. My has worked great since day one, but some other people got lemons, however, they just exchanged them and got one that worked. Walmart's pretty good that way.

Hopscotch · #743 Post by **Hopscotch** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:56 pm

domino harvey wrote:I know it doesn't help you but I still have the file for my model if Insignia's done the same. Mfunk, have you tried looking for yours on Filestube or asking for it at one if those HTF type forums that discuss the player?

Looks like the NS-WBRDVD2 is the model to have. Please hold on to that file!

Drucker · #744 Post by **Drucker** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:48 pm

Anthony wrote:
Drucker wrote:Anthony, so it definitely converts PAL to NTSC on your TV? I'm going to probably save up for the 93 model
Yes, it plays both NTSC and Pal perfectly. Trust me, this is the best player on the market for the money. The player also has an excellent DVD upconversion chip that makes DVDs look almost as good as blu-rays. I've never understood why people who claim to be film connoisseurs watch movies using anything less. :-"

Thanks. The main reason I've held out for so long is the apparent shoddiness/non-durability of so many of the models. But with Touch of Evil, that Tarkovsky set on AE (mainly at least for Mirror), and all those early Lang and Murnau's, I can't really put it off much longer...

#745 Post by **mfunk9786** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 2:03 pm

Hopscotch wrote:
domino harvey wrote:I know it doesn't help you but I still have the file for my model if Insignia's done the same. Mfunk, have you tried looking for yours on Filestube or asking for it at one if those HTF type forums that discuss the player?
Looks like the NS-WBRDVD2 is the model to have. Please hold on to that file!

My player is having an issue playing DVD discs anyway. I have a Sherwood but I'm constantly concerned that it'll just stop working all of a sudden. Perhaps I should get the NS-WBRDVD2 as well.

Anthony · #746 Post by **Anthony** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:06 pm

Drucker wrote:Thanks. The main reason I've held out for so long is the apparent shoddiness/non-durability of so many of the models. But with Touch of Evil, that Tarkovsky set on AE (mainly at least for Mirror), and all those early Lang and Murnau's, I can't really put it off much longer...

Get the Oppo BDP-93 and have someone who knows what they are doing install the region free kit. You won't be disappointed. The 93 also allows streaming access from Netflix, Vudu, blockbuster, etc.

PerfectDepth · #747 Post by **PerfectDepth** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:04 pm

I just got an Insignia NS-BRDVD2 and need the old firmware. Does anyone know where to find that one? The file name would help too. I would really appreciate the help. Thanks!

Drucker · #748 Post by **Drucker** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:18 pm

Anthony wrote:
Drucker wrote:Thanks. The main reason I've held out for so long is the apparent shoddiness/non-durability of so many of the models. But with Touch of Evil, that Tarkovsky set on AE (mainly at least for Mirror), and all those early Lang and Murnau's, I can't really put it off much longer...
Get the Oppo BDP-93 and have someone who knows what they are doing install the region free kit. You won't be disappointed. The 93 also has allows streaming access from Netflix, Vudu, blockbuster, etc.

The kit available on Ebay and recommended by Gary makes it seem pretty easy-no longer need to go INSIDE the kit. Does that not work as well?

Enokizu · #749 Post by **Enokizu** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:18 pm

Hi All

I'm planning to buy a multi-region Blu ray player, but I don't have a huge amount to spend. I'm not very technical, and this is a little confusing. Ideally I'd like to have just one player for DVDs and Blu rays, all regions in both. I'm in the UK and my TV can deal with PAL and NTSC. So apart from going on AmazonUK and paying £400+ for an all region player, could anyone here recommend cheaper alternatives? If I could buy a UK region locked player and convert it to all region it would be wonderful.

Many thanks

#750 Post by **domino harvey** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:25 pm

PerfectDepth wrote:I just got an Insignia NS-BRDVD2 and need the old firmware. Does anyone know where to find that one? The file name would help too. I would really appreciate the help. Thanks!

Check your PMs. If anyone else reading this needs the file, just shoot me a PM

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