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[rareairunc]

I can purchase a bdx1100 for $40-$50. can anyone tell me for a fact that it can be made region free for dvd and br? also what is usb playback like on these machines?

Edited by rareairunc, 27 January 2012 - 02:25 PM.

[Polarbear08]

rareairunc, on 27 January 2012 - 02:21 PM, said:

I can purchase a bdx1100 for $40-$50. can anyone tell me for a fact that it can be made region free for dvd and br? also what is usb playback like on these machines?

The BDX1100 can not (as far as I know) be made region free. BDX1105 can if you get hold of the correct firmware. The BDX1100 does also not have any USB interface, only SD-card.

Edited by Polarbear08, 27 January 2012 - 07:13 PM.

[kurgan]

Tried playing the US release of Cars 2 2D and I cannot get it to play. It plays the previews fine and then freezes at the 'top menu'.

Anyone else with this disc gotten it to play? If so which version was it? Region A or B?

Cheers

[Polarbear08]

kurgan, on 31 January 2012 - 06:48 PM, said:

Tried playing the US release of Cars 2 2D and I cannot get it to play. It plays the previews fine and then freezes at the 'top menu'. Anyone else with this disc gotten it to play? If so which version was it? Region A or B? Cheers

Someone else with a similar problem got it solved by turning CEC off in the setup menu. I know that CEC shouldn't have anything to do with playback, but you can try and see if it helps.

[kurgan]

Thanks, didn't work sadly...however I did manage to get the movie started eventually.

When the trailers started I was able to hit the 'pop up menu' button and 'play movie' was a selection along with 'top menu'. The latter failed again but the former allowed the movie to be played.

Not ideal but at least it can can be watched, on something other than the PS3.

Edited by kurgan, 31 January 2012 - 09:18 PM.

[Mitcon]

Hi all,

I just bought the toshiba 1200ky and it didn't come with the upgrade disc or card explaining what to do. I've tried entering the code at the set-up screen and it does open the sub menu but won't allow me to change DVD or BluRay region setting. Spoke to Toshiba and they say the units aren't region free?? Anyone able to help please?

[kurgan]

Without the firmware update disc you can't get the player to be multi-region from what I understand.  Do you know anyone who has the update disc?  If so simply borrow it and you should be good to go,

[Overlytaxed]

Mitcon, on 22 February 2012 - 10:23 AM, said:

Hi all,

I just bought the toshiba 1200ky and it didn't come with the upgrade disc or card explaining what to do. I've tried entering the code at the set-up screen and it does open the sub menu but won't allow me to change DVD or BluRay region setting. Spoke to Toshiba and they say the units aren't region free?? Anyone able to help please?

Hi Mitcon

I purchased the 3200 as I imported a Region A blu-ray. Turned out to be an expensive blu-ray! My unit did not have the upgrade disc as well. Go to post 33 by Baboy, he's included a link that explains how to download and install the firmware which allows you to change regions. Worked for me.

[Chopsus]

Will the 3200 firmwear work on a 1200y though?

edit: here is the firmware:

http://www.avforums....762-post41.html

Edited by Chopsus, 22 February 2012 - 11:11 AM.

[Mitcon]

Don't know anyone with the disc, already tried the USB drive without any luck as it just tells me there's no file on the USB drive. Thing is even if I can get it to work what about future firmware upgrades? Maybe it's better just to go with units that can use mod chips.

Edit: tried several more times, got it to work in the end. Had to use a different brand USB drive, lol seems the BDP didn't like any of the Toshiba USB drives I have.

Edited by Mitcon, 22 February 2012 - 02:44 PM.

[Vieira4]

Mitcon, on 22 February 2012 - 02:24 PM, said:

Don't know anyone with the disc, already tried the USB drive without any luck as it just tells me there's no file on the USB drive. Thing is even if I can get it to work what about future firmware upgrades? Maybe it's better just to go with units that can use mod chips.

Edit: tried several more times, got it to work in the end. Had to use a different brand USB drive, lol seems the BDP didn't like any of the Toshiba USB drives I have.

How ironic!

[com5984]

I did mine via the avforum and it worked fine.

[Bodalenko]

Just purchased the 3200. What a great work around for those with Region A BR Discs.  Chucked the supplied disc in and away you go.  
And all for a very respectable $140.00.  I've locked my to Region A as there does't appear to be too many Region B locked discs in my collection.

Well done guys....I was on the verge of buying the Oppo 95 or Cambridge 751.   Probably will eventually but will wait now for the new Oppo rumoured due out this year.

[com5984]

Definitely great value

[DR MEINOZ]

Can anyone save the 3200 .bin software to something other than rapid share?

Tried the free download 3 times and every time it disrupted about 3/4 of the way through ie after about 8 mins.

Very frustrating.

And no I didn't get a disc.

[Baboy]

I just downloaded and saved the bin and ISO to my puter .

They were both very slow/stop,start downloads though   ..but did complete in 1 go.


Firmware updates now on the Toshiba site....

http://www.mytoshiba...3200ky/download

http://www.mytoshiba...1200ky/download

Edited by Baboy, 29 February 2012 - 09:10 PM.

[mil098]

I just wanted to say a big thank you to you all,  I picked up the 3200 from WOW sight andy sound and flashed the firmware.
Now it's region free

got it for $143

[com5984]

A bargain for such a good player

[audiohobbs]

My better half's folks bought the Tosh BDX1200KY player recently but are having problems. When they first bought it, I set it up for them and put in the firmware upgrade, made it multi-region, etc. They never use the blu-ray feature (no BR disks) but use a variety of shop-bought and DVD-R discs. The problem they are having is that every five minutes or so, the playback pauses for between 5 and 12 seconds. The same disk plays ok on their other DVD recording machine (a Samsung, I think) so it is not the disk that is the problem. They sent the player back to the store and got a replacement, but it does the same thing.

Has anyone else had this "feature" crop up? I have downloaded the latest version of the firmware and I'll try that. If anyone else knows something else to try I am all ears, otherwise they may have to take that back to the shop and get a Panasonic DVD-R from somewhere (there aren't many DVD-R machines around any more).

All help gratefully received. Cheers,

Al.

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guys planning to get the 1200ky for inlaws who are looking for a BD player. where in melb be best place to grab one ? and presumably still around the $80 mark or have they back up in price these days ? thanks in advance

[tonyjg]

Costco has them !

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tonyjg, on 30 April 2012 - 06:07 PM, said:

Costco has them !

have a costco card, any clues how much ?

they had it at $79.99 at some stage if remember

[tonyjg]

:), on 30 April 2012 - 06:45 PM, said:

have a costco card, any clues how much ?

they had it at $79.99 at some stage if remember

About that - saw them at the Auburn store a few weeks ago - they had plenty of stock.

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thanks Tony

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Getting the 1200 for the in laws today find its been discontinued by a 1300 model ?

Is this it ?

http://eu.consumer.t...s/dvd/BDX1300KE

Anyone know anything about it. Price is same. Wondering if any different ? Still region free.

Apparently with the 1200 even tosh stopped putting the disc in the box have to get it from them.