77 replies to this topic

[manphibian]

Just bought Toshiba BDX3100KY

There are instructions in the box showing how to change region on both DVD and Blu Ray

RRP $249

Enjoy gents

[yorac]

manphibian, on Jul 6 2011, 11:09 PM, said:

Just bought Toshiba BDX3100KY

There are instructions in the box showing how to change region on both DVD and Blu Ray

RRP $249

Enjoy gents

Would be great if you could give a review of this sometime down the line for everyone.............

[Trigg]

manphibian, on Jul 6 2011, 09:09 PM, said:

Just bought Toshiba BDX3100KY

There are instructions in the box showing how to change region on both DVD and Blu Ray

RRP $249

Enjoy gents

What are the instructions to change regions?

I'd be interested to know.

cheers

[manphibian]

Trigg, on Jul 7 2011, 10:11 AM, said:

What are the instructions to change regions?

I'd be interested to know.

cheers

While Player is on
press setup then enter 8250
new menu will appear
set bd zone 1=A 2=B 4=C

[neuty]

Is the region hack permanent for dvd and bd?

is there a region free selection for dvd and bd?

thanks

neuty

[pietro]

If Tosh has done this, surely the others will follow.

[yorac]

pietro, on Jul 12 2011, 08:05 AM, said:

If Tosh has done this, surely the others will follow.

Think you'll find it's a bit of Tosh gamesmanship and payback going on but hopeful that it may occur with others at some stage..........

[DenonCi]

Is it like the Soniq Blu-ray player????

[Anden]

manphibian, on Jul 11 2011, 11:03 PM, said:

While Player is on
press setup then enter 8250
new menu will appear
set bd zone 1=A 2=B 4=C

Will this hack be retained with inevitable firm ware updates.

[Polarbear08]

Has anyone tested if it works? I'm especially interested in the blu-ray part.

[Trigg]

Be a handy player for the bedroom!

Edited by Trigg, 12 July 2011 - 09:24 PM.

[tonyjg]

manphibian, on Jul 6 2011, 11:09 PM, said:

Just bought Toshiba BDX3100KY

There are instructions in the box showing how to change region on both DVD and Blu Ray

RRP $249

Enjoy gents

TOSHIBA BDX1200KY  

$249 ??  the RRP on their site is $159 !!   bit of a price change from the original 6 July 2011 post to 5 August 2011

By the way - any test results on this player - with regards to the region - or is it like other players, having to manually change the region each time ?


***  wondering why this is in this thread and not the Blu one ???  makes it a bit 'harder' when looking for deals ********

Edited by tonyjg, 05 August 2011 - 08:56 AM.

[victortubeman]

tonyjg, on Aug 5 2011, 08:53 AM, said:

TOSHIBA BDX1200KY  

$249 ??  the RRP on their site is $159 !!   bit of a price change from the original 6 July 2011 post to 5 August 2011

By the way - any test results on this player - with regards to the region - or is it like other players, having to manually change the region each time ?


***  wondering why this is in this thread and not the Blu one ???  makes it a bit 'harder' when looking for deals ********

Rrp for the bdx3200ky is $199 , I picked up one last Wk for my 2nd system.

DVD is multi region out of the box( like most players )

Bluray multi region does work (got a friend who uses it with USA blurays)

  Cheers victor.

[Polarbear08]

victortubeman, on Aug 7 2011, 09:50 AM, said:

Rrp for the bdx3200ky is $199 , I picked up one last Wk for my 2nd system.

DVD is multi region out of the box( like most players )

Bluray multi region does work (got a friend who uses it with USA blurays)

Cheers victor.

Is there a firmware CD included in the box? I suspect that maybe you need to install Australian firmware on the European units (BDX3200KE) to make them regionfree. I can't find any firmware for this model on the Australian Toshiba website, so I was hoping that there is a CD included with the one you bought and maybe a possibility to get a copy.

Does anyone know if the same regionfree setup applies to TOSHIBA BDX1100KY? Or is it only the BDX3100KY/BDX3200KY that is regionfree?

Edited by Polarbear08, 10 August 2011 - 02:57 AM.

[john-andrew]

tonyjg, on Aug 5 2011, 08:53 AM, said:

TOSHIBA BDX1200KY  

$249 ??  the RRP on their site is $159 !!

I got mine for $140 and cheap.

victortubeman, on Aug 7 2011, 09:50 AM, said:

DVD is multi region out of the box( like most players )

You still need to setup to make it region free on instructions provided.

victortubeman, on Aug 7 2011, 09:50 AM, said:

Bluray multi region does work (got a friend who uses it with USA blurays)

I can confirm you can make it region switching on instructions provided. Anyway, mine is always set to be region 'A'.

manphibian, on Jul 11 2011, 11:03 PM, said:

While Player is on
press setup then enter 8250
new menu will appear
set bd zone 1=A 2=B 4=C

This is the setup and after a firmware update on a disc provided in the box.

neuty, on Jul 12 2011, 03:12 AM, said:

Is the region hack permanent for dvd and bd?

Yes, permanent or fixed as long as you like.

Polarbear08, on Aug 9 2011, 10:47 PM, said:

Is there a firmware CD included in the box?

Mine is included in the box with instructions to set afterwards.

Polarbear08, on Aug 9 2011, 10:47 PM, said:

Does anyone know if the same regionfree setup applies to TOSHIBA BDX1100KY? Or is it only the BDX3100KY/BDX3200KY that is regionfree?

I am not sure and mine is Toshiba BDX1200KY.

Edited by john-andrew, 20 August 2011 - 08:25 PM.

[neuty]

This is now confirmed that you can flash the Australian firmware onto a European player to make it multi region for dvd and Bluray.

neuty

[Polarbear08]

In the sharing spirit of this forum, could anyone copy the file(s) on the BDX3200 regionfree firmware CD and make it available for download?

Edited by Polarbear08, 27 August 2011 - 04:55 PM.

[neuty]

Polarbear08, on Aug 26 2011, 11:19 PM, said:

In the sharing spirit of this forum, could anyone copy the file(s) on the BDX3200 regionfree firmware CD and make it available for download?

I would also like to ask, if any kind soul would like to make a copy of the files from there region free firmware disc (use IMGBURN is best) and upload to a suitable place.

The BDX3200 and the BDX1100 would be great.

This is Greatly appreciated.

neuty

[neuty]

Anyone feeling in a generous mood and would like to post up the region free firmwares for the above players?

Thanks.

neuty

[BenjaminG]

Hi all, I would be interested in this if I can make it multi-region, can anyone help?

Cheers
Ben

[Polarbear08]

BenjaminG, on Oct 6 2011, 01:53 PM, said:

Hi all, I would be interested in this if I can make it multi-region, can anyone help?

Cheers
Ben

Which model are you thinking of?

Edited by Polarbear08, 06 October 2011 - 04:23 PM.

[exmobi]

Thanks for the comments. Read all as guest. Purchased bdx1200ky ($88 ) on strength of your info. Not disappointed,  played DVD straight out of box for a while, then hiccuped. Came with firmware CD and instructions. Installed and now have true multiregion DVD and switchable Blueray. Plays as good as any others, wife's happy!!!

[Vieira4]

I picked up a 3200KY can't complain it loads quickly and the bd region change works a treat. 3D playback was superb too.  Waaaaaaaay cheaper than the equivalent Pana or Sony too!

[IanD]

The 1200KY has an MC option called AVCHD which says something like: "plays BDMV folder".

Has anyone tried playing a Bluray BDMV folder within an AVCHD folder, as this sounds a lot like the Oppo 93 "AVCHD trick"?

Would be a great bonus if it works: Toshiba 1200KY the poor man's Oppo 93.

[Richy Rich]

Vieira4, on Dec 21 2011, 07:59 AM, said:

I picked up a 3200KY can't complain it loads quickly and the bd region change works a treat. 3D playback was superb too.  Waaaaaaaay cheaper than the equivalent Pana or Sony too!

Just picked up one of these for $120.  Great price, considering it is multi zone for Blu Ray & plays 3D movies.