topic BDP - S780 region locked ? in Home Cinema, Projectors & Players

BDP - S780 region locked ?

mageorg2968 — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:15:08 GMT

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 !

BDP - S780 region locked ?

Catmambo — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:35:35 GMT

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..

BDP - S780 region locked ?

ansaris76 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:11:07 GMT

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,

BDP - S780 region locked ?

Bravia55HX — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:36:23 GMT

Hi,

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

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

BDP - S780 region locked ?

Bravia55HX — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:38:48 GMT

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

BDP - S780 region locked ?

Bravia55HX — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:37:51 GMT

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

BDP - S780 region locked ?

ansaris76 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:07:04 GMT

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........

BDP - S780 region locked ?

Bravia55HX — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:31:56 GMT

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

BDP - S780 region locked ?

KDL-CX520 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:20:49 GMT

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

BDP - S780 region locked ?

Bravia55HX — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:30:39 GMT

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

BDP - S780 region locked ?

ansaris76 — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 23:27:44 GMT

I emailed 220-electronics but still no response or joy.

I am not sure what to do really. Will Sony in USA will take it back if I will I will send it back. I am surprised also that Sony Technicians or professionals not responding to these queries or not providing any solution..........

Or will sony be able to replace here in U.K as I believe Sony is global company and they should come forward with some kind of solution.......

BDP - S780 region locked ?

KDL-CX520 — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 23:54:57 GMT

Hi ansaris,

I guess Somebody from Sony will watch your post and provide you with the right advise.

my propose about download the UK firmware (above) is still pending for advise, if this is possible then it will save you a lot of time and money

http://support.sony-europe.com/tvhc/downloads/downloads.aspx?site=odw_en_GB&f=BDP6G_v0427&v=vf&m=BDP-S780

BDP - S780 region locked ?

Bravia55HX — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 07:51:02 GMT

ansaris76,

have you tried to get an answer from Sony using the support tab at the top of the page?, you may get a more direct answer there, this forum is more of a general Q & A forum for th whole community to take part in,

i have had high end DVD players unlocked in the past and never a problem, however buying players from other regions (in your case the USA) poses a new problem and one i fear you will end up not resolving.

if however you have just bought the machine you may be able to send it back, but that may prove a tad expensive to do.

try the Sony Support tab, it make take a while to get an answer though

BDP - S780 region locked ?

Catmambo — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 08:59:42 GMT

Just to be absolutely clear, Sony would not recommend making any form of unapproved modifications, hardware or otherwise to the devices in the event that there is a risk of putting yourself in danger from electrocution by opening the machine or possibly corrupting the firmware on the device rendering it inoperable.

Mindful that you can pickup a second hand Blu-ray player now for upwards of £20-£30 on ebay - the cost of any modification is likely to be greater than that so a simpler solution might just be to get a UK device for any discs that aren't region free. I have a pile of Blu-rays on my desk at the moment and looking through them, around 75% are actually region free.

Hope this helps

BDP - S780 region locked ?

Bravia55HX — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 09:11:55 GMT

to be equally clear, i was not trying to encourage anyone to seek modification for region free playback only to offer alternatives which has been readily available for some time.

also as clearly pointed out Blu Rays are available nowadays that many are region free which is a bonus and that negates the need to waste money these days on modifications which were a few years ago "all the rage" for those seeking movies earlier from the USA.

This today is no longer nessessary as films are almost arriving on the shelves at the same time here and across the pond.

lastly this still does not help the poor person unfortunate enough to be conned or otherwise into buying a region A (1) player from the states!

regards.

BDP - S780 region locked ?

KDL-CX520 — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:00:48 GMT

Catmambo,

Could you advise about my inquiry below ? , i want know if it is possible to update the firmware using UK version or the device will reject that updating method , this is a personal question. regards

KDL-CX520 wrote:

I don't know in such a case , if Ansaris download the firmware from Sony UK site (which is already for region B) and try to uploaded it 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

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

BDP - S780 region locked ?

Catmambo — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:33:24 GMT

I'm pretty sure that devices reject firmware from other territories..

Thanks

BDP - S780 region locked ?

KDL-CX520 — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:59:31 GMT

To unlock the BD to make it region free you have two choices

1- unlock the firmware for your BD which will void your warranty and your device may get damage

Message was edited by: -Cass-

BDP - S780 region locked ?

ansaris76 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:57:34 GMT

Still no joy I got blue-ray player but can't use it. Thanks to Sony for their great product and advice. Even support professionals they are useless.

Through wireless it's upgraded the usa version as it logged there.

I am not sure how can I upgrade manually to U.K. firmware.

BDP - S780 region locked ?

Catmambo — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:59:18 GMT

Hi Ansaris76 - I think between us we have clarified that this is not possible I'm afraid and a few alternative suggestions have been made.

Thanks