United region-free hacks

Power the player On

Press and hold Stop and then Open/Close and Skip Fwd on the player fascia for three seconds

A hidden menu will then appear on the TV

Select Regional Number and press Select on remote

Select Free, or required region, and press Select on the remote

Power On the player

Open the tray and enter 8 9 2 6

You'll see **** on the top left of the screen

Enter region code of your choice of 1-6 or 9 for all regions

Press Play

Make sure you don’t have any DVD inserted and tray is Closed

With the remote control press Setup, Next, Stop, Pause/Step, Previous and Next

Open tray and press 3 3 0 8

You'll see **** on the top left of the screen

Enter region code of your choice of 0-6 where 0 is all regions

Press Play

Turn the machine On and Open up the DVD tray

Using the remote control press 9 8 1 7 or 3 8 3 8

A service menu will appear

Change the region to whatever you want or set it to 9 for all

Press the Ent button until it matches your choice

You can also alter Macrovision from this menu