DVD player woes..

[hotchilli]

Okay short story, old DVD player starts playing up a bit a few weeks ago.. time for a new one.

Told the missus next time she's at the mall to buy a new player, when the old one drives me nuts we can swap it over.

She came home with a new AJ-889 HDMI model, recommended by the Big C store in town.

This week the old one finally gave up so I swapped them over...

Bad news, the new model is regionally locked...

We have quite a few good old DVD's from UK which this unit will not play.

She went back to Big C but they say we're outside the 7 day return date, no can do.

Is there any way of unlocking the player to become multi-regional.

I've looked through the internet but cannot find specific information for this model AJ-889

Thanks.

 

 

 

[stoner]

you might be able to rip the dvd onto your computer and stream it hdmi to your tv. look for a program that rips movies from the original disc. 

[Madgee]

Loads of hacks on the internet, it doesn't have to be for a specific model.

This one seems popular:  Read first! 

 

1. Power on the player with no disk in the drive.
2. Wait for the "No Disc" message to appear.
3. Press Pause on the Remote.
4. Enter 3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9 on the Remote (the word COdE or FF appears on the display).
5. Enter 0 on the Remote (0 = All Regions, 1 = Region 1, 2 = Region 2, etc.).
6. Press Pause on the Remote.
7. Power the player off, wait 30 seconds and then power back on.
NB: If the above code fails to work then once the player has displayed the "No disc" message press Stop before entering the above code.

[thaibeachlovers]

Take it to your local computer guys.

 

I've had my DVD player unlocked ( no time limit ), so can't be hard to do.

 

If all else fails, buy a cheap one that is unlocked just for those disks.

 

I have a blu ray player that can't be unlocked. and an unlocked DVD for the disks that it won't play.

 

DVD players are so cheap now, shouldn't be a problem.

Edited July 15, 2023 by thaibeachlovers

[stoner]

3 minutes ago, Madgee said:

Loads of hacks on the internet, it doesn't have to be for a specific model.

This one seems popular:  Read first! 

 

1. Power on the player with no disk in the drive.
2. Wait for the "No Disc" message to appear.
3. Press Pause on the Remote.
4. Enter 3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9 on the Remote (the word COdE or FF appears on the display).
5. Enter 0 on the Remote (0 = All Regions, 1 = Region 1, 2 = Region 2, etc.).
6. Press Pause on the Remote.
7. Power the player off, wait 30 seconds and then power back on.
NB: If the above code fails to work then once the player has displayed the "No disc" message press Stop before entering the above code.

up up down down left right left right ab select start

[thaibeachlovers]

2 minutes ago, stoner said:

up up down down left right left right ab select start

Is "ab" supposed to be "and"?

[Madgee]

5 minutes ago, stoner said:

up up down down left right left right ab select start

Is that for your xxx doll?

[Furioso]

11 minutes ago, stoner said:

up up down down left right left right ab select start

the old mortal kombat cheat code. 

[stoner]

10 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Is "ab" supposed to be "and"?

no its the ab buttons on the original nintendo game system. its the cheat code for contra. gives you 30 lives x 3 restart. :)

 

actualy its just ba then start. been a long time. 

Edited July 15, 2023 by stoner

[stoner]

8 minutes ago, Madgee said:

Is that for your xxx doll?

unlocks wife mode. 

[thaibeachlovers]

1 minute ago, stoner said:

no its the ab buttons on the original nintendo game system. its the cheat code for contra. gives you 30 lives x 3 restart. ????

OK, but how does a nintendo game machine apply to an AJ DVD player?

[dingdongrb]

DVD Player? People are still using this ancient technology?

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, Madgee said:

Loads of hacks on the internet, it doesn't have to be for a specific model.

This one seems popular:  Read first! 

 

2 hours ago, stoner said:

unlocks wife mode. 

Have you got one for lock ? lol

Thanks, I'll give it a go.