BDP - S780 region locked ?

[mageorg2968]

Is the BDP - S780 blu ray player locked to region B ?

Is the player locked to region 2 as far as DVD is concerned ?

Normally DVD has regions from 1 to 6 .

Hope to hear soon !

[Catmambo]

Yes if its UK then it will be Region B and Region 2 for DVD.

To be honest - most Blu-rays now are region free so its not as much of a frustration as it was..

[ansaris76]

   I got the BDP-S780 from USA and found that I can't run Blue-ray movies on it because of diffrerent region code as 1 in USA and 2 in U.K. which is realy frustrating.

I know from DVD prospect you can make it region free but not sure about Blue-Ray.

Can somebody please advise how can make this Blure palyer work with U.K region 2.

Thanks,

[Bravia55HX]

Hi,

if you have time to mess about try the link below.

http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks/sony-bdp-s780/11536

[Bravia55HX]

ansaris76,

the link in the last post is no good for you im afraid, sorry.

as it only unlocks the dvd playback not the bd playback and yours is region 1 deck

[Bravia55HX]

how is spending shedloads on dual layer DVD and Blu Ray blanks and all that money on a burner remotely helpful!

[ansaris76]

Thanks for your advice. I would have a go with upgrade of firmware as this Blue Ray player is absolutly useless for me as I will rent moviesfrom Block Buster etc..in uk and I am gutted why did I chose Sony product as I understand they are useless some times as they did not guide me when I purchased this from USA......

Can you please forward me the procedure to upgrade firm ware if possible........

[Bravia55HX]

Hi ansaris76

just to be clear your player is American and up dating firmware alone will change nothing, your stuck with region A and will NOT be able to play blu ray's from blocky's.

i have no idea if anyone at Sony is watching this thread but if they are then maybe they may be able to tell you if theres anything Sony can do (hardware fix) to change it for you

[KDL-CX520]

I don't know in such a case , if Anasaris download the firmware from Sony UK site (which is for region B)  and try to uploaded to BD using the CD method. Does the BD will accept this update file or it will be rejected ???? . i want know about this trail too

@Anasaris , pls don't do this update until you get the right advice from Sony Specialist

[Bravia55HX]

ansaris76,

perhaps you should contact these people and ask how its done!

http://www.220-electronics.com/dvd/sony_multi_region_blu_ray_bdps780.htm