hotchilli Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoner Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madgee Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 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. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 (edited) 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoner Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, stoner said: up up down down left right left right ab select start Is "ab" supposed to be "and"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madgee Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 5 minutes ago, stoner said: up up down down left right left right ab select start Is that for your xxx doll? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furioso Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 11 minutes ago, stoner said: up up down down left right left right ab select start the old mortal kombat cheat code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoner Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoner Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 8 minutes ago, Madgee said: Is that for your xxx doll? unlocks wife mode. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 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? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 DVD Player? People are still using this ancient technology? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted July 15, 2023 Author Share Posted July 15, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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