Pioneer DV-588A-S

[sdofirstee]

I just bought a Pioneer DV-588A-S. Can this dvd player play discs from all region? Someone told me that it can, provided I need some specific remote control. Is this true?

[Iguana Man]

According to this it is. And also this.

However, I am not %100 sure.

[tomdkat]

Originally Posted by Iguana Man

According to this it is.

However, I am not %100 sure.

Good, since you're wrong.

Seriously, the DV-588a can be made to play all regions but any given player you get won't necessarily be multi-region. The price of the player to which Iggy links is rather high in price due to the multi-region mods being made for you.

If you poke around the region-free sites, I'm sure you can get info on making a DV-588a a multi-region player.

You can start in the "Off World Colonies" forum here.

Peace...

[Iguana Man]

I feel violated all of a sudden.

Sdofirstee, I merely posted those links in anticipation of Tom's reply. Honest man....*cough*...*ahem*. You get my point.

[tomdkat]

Originally Posted by Iguana Man

I feel violated all of a sudden.

Just use some soap... you'll get over it.

Peace...

[esc]

I just recieved my TOSHIBA SD-4980. It playes all regions, automatically converts PAL to NTSC, plays DIVX and XVID files, plays all types of DVD formats from DVD-R, DVD+R, to DVD+RW, etc. AND upconverts to upto 1080i with the push of a single button on the remote or front of the unit! plus it has an HDMI output. Needless to say I am very happy with it. It does not have anywhere near the picture or sound quality of my Panasonic S77S which I use for viewing regular Region 1 DVDs, but the SD-4980 is well worth a purchase for the $125 US or so that it going for on ebay if you want to go multi-regon.