DVD Hacks Database Contains Instructions to Unlock Region-Free Mode for Hundreds of DVD Players [DVDs]

David Galloway ?Electronics manufacturers have to include region coding by law, but many engineers provide hidden unlock codes that enable your DVD player to view DVDs from any region. Enjoy a wider variety of films and TV shows by checking the DVD Hacks database to see if your player includes this undocumented feature.

Why does region coding exist? When DVDs first appeared in the late 1990s, films that are slated to be summer blockbusters in the United States may end up being a Christmas release in Europe or Asia. When that happens, the DVD release of the film in the US may proceed the theatrical release elsewhere and impact the box office return in that country. Region Codes allow, in theory, for a film distributor to determine the release date, price, and other variables. This was happening at the same time as the rise of the internet-fueled global economy. These days foreign release dates are now either simultaneous with the US release date or the foreign release date is close enough that DVDs are not a serious concern. As a result Blu-ray discs only have three regions as opposed to eight for DVDs.

Finally, if you're in the market for a new DVD or Blu-ray player, check out the models that interest you on the DVD Hacks database.

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