Is there a region hack for the HD-DVD player yet?

[DeadlyMessiah]

Any Region hack yet available for the Toshiba HD-DVD player?

[Skywise]

Err.. what regions? If you mean DVD, just use a regular DVD player.

[ObiKenobi]

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DeadlyMessiah said:
Any Region hack yet available for the Toshiba HD-DVD player?

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What purpose would a region hack serve for a format without region codes?

[ape2020]

Actually there is some regional codes but the only one really screwed over is Europe. It seems Japan and most of Asia was thrown together with the US.

-chimp1010

[Skywise]

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Actually there is some regional codes but the only one really screwed over is Europe. It seems Japan and most of Asia was thrown together with the US.


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You're confusing blu-ray and HD-DVD. HD-DVD doesn't have any kind of region codes. While Blu-ray does, the first generation of players will be region free because the the details of the region coding isn't locked down yet. Most likely the first Blu-ray player to have region coding will be the PS3.

[ObiKenobi]

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Actually there is some regional codes but the only one really screwed over is Europe. It seems Japan and most of Asia was thrown together with the US.

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No, there aren't. There is no region coding for HD-DVD. In fact someone on the AVS forums confirmed this with a response from Toshiba about it. As Skywise pointed out you are confusing this with Blu-ray.

[DeadlyMessiah]

I should have been more specific. I meant a region hack for DVDs as I want to watch my Godzilla and live action movies in HD quality.

With the piss poor selection of movies out at the moment (when are they going to release REAL movies, not some crap), unless there is a region hack available, the HD-DVD player just isn't worth it.

[Skywise]

You're better off getting an Oppo DVD player then as it'll provide much better results for upscaling than the Toshiba. With HD discs and systems being first generation right now it's better to just wait until not only prices come down, but also for the quality of the components to go up.

[naiera]

Not to hijack the thread, but speaking of Oppo; Where would you buy one in Europe? I can't seem to find anything in Denmark or on Amazon.co.uk.

[Skywise]

www.oppodigital.com (http://www.oppodigital.com) - they ship international. You'll have to replace the actual physical power plug, but the powersupply itself is universal so you don't have to use a voltage converter or similar.

[naiera]

I see. I thought someone might be stocking them somewhere closer to here /images/graemlins/wink.gif But thanks. It's not for me though; I'm trying to convince a friend to buy an upconverting player to go with his 15000 DKK LCD TV. The crappy player he has can do progressive scan, but nothing more, and I think that's a waste...

No more thread-hijacking from me now /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

[DeadlyMessiah]

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Skywise said:
You're better off getting an Oppo DVD player then as it'll provide much better results for upscaling than the Toshiba. With HD discs and systems being first generation right now it's better to just wait until not only prices come down, but also for the quality of the components to go up.

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Pardon my ignorance, but what is an Oppo?

[Banchan]

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DeadlyMessiah said:
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Skywise said:
You're better off getting an Oppo DVD player then as it'll provide much better results for upscaling than the Toshiba. With HD discs and systems being first generation right now it's better to just wait until not only prices come down, but also for the quality of the components to go up.

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Pardon my ignorance, but what is an Oppo?

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http://www.oppodigital.com/

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Skywise said:
www.oppodigital.com (http://www.oppodigital.com) You'll have to replace the actual physical power plug, but the powersupply itself is universal so you don't have to use a voltage converter or similar.

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What does this entail? Simply removing the two pin from the wire and wiring a three pin plug on?
I've been thinking about getting a new DVD player anyway... one I have now is doing some bizare things (really must make a post about that /images/graemlins/tongue.gif)
Edit: Sorry to hyjack the thread, but while we're at it, any idea if this thing is fine with RGB scart outputting? I don't have a HD TV now, but I'd like to get a DVD player that will be fine with one (avoid buying another one in the future).

[Skywise]

Yeah you remove the US plug and simply attach a UK one instead. No soldering needed as most replacement plugs have screws. Polarity doesn't matter (it's AC), but make sure you don't use the ground pin. Alternatively you can use a travel plug adapter.

It doesn't have a SCART connector so if you don't have a HDTV or computer monitor to use with the HDMI output you'll have to use a composite or s-video cable. Some TVs can accept s-video over scart, and in that case an s-video->SCART cable is your best bet. If your TV has an s-video input then that's usable too. If not you'll have to use the composite one.

Keep in mind though that this player's high point is the deinterlacer and scaling circuitry, and that's something that'll only kick in if you have a display that accepts DVI or HDMI. Other than that it's just a regular DVD player with some decent media support.

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Keep in mind though that this player's high point is the deinterlacer and scaling circuitry, and that's something that'll only kick in if you have a display that accepts DVI or HDMI.

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Ah, I see. Thanks for the help. My dad works in matenance and my brother's an electrician (and gets paid silly money for it), so I can just get them to sort out the plug anyway /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

S-Video is kinda lame anyway. I was stuck on that at my parents' house because the large RearScreen projection Sony TV had broken RGB support when running in NTSC and 4:3. I'd prefer not to go back to that, heh (RGB scart for the win!). S-video-scart is still s-video (I use an s-video-scart for my PC's tv-out), so it's still a bit meh(let's not discuss composite /images/graemlins/tongue.gif).
I guess I'll just keep a note of this somewhere and keep what I've got for now... a new TV has been on my to-buy list for ages ^^

Thanks.

[Skywise]

The difference between s-video and RGB while there, isn't really that big. Most people won't notice it at any rate. S-video out from PCs isn't comparable to what you get from a DVD player anyway.

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The difference between s-video and RGB while there, isn't really that big. Most people won't notice it at any rate. S-video out from PCs isn't comparable to what you get from a DVD player anyway.

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You might remember I'm a bit of a videophile /images/graemlins/tongue.gif
The difference to me is huge, and I've been stuck on S-Video a lot in the past. While I'm sure that player has a much better s-video output than the players I've used on s-video before, going back to it would still be a pain... Think I'll definately grab one when I save up the bucks to get a nice, new TV (or, prices come down low enough for me /images/graemlins/tongue.gif).

Thanks again for the help.