• • • • • Region codes are special codes placed in DVD players by the manufacturer to recognize DVDs from certain areas of the world, while blocking out DVDs from regions it does not recognize. The purpose of this is to curb piracy. Nine region codes exist in the world. The region code for the U.S. Is '1,' and China '6,' for example. Unlocking the region code in your DVD player will make the unit universal, meaning that you can use DVDs from any region on your player.

One universal code for unlocking regions in DVD players does not exist-each player has specific codes for this. The codes and methods of two DVD players, the LG DBRH198 and the Matsui DVD-110 will be used as examples.

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How to change the region setting to a Region 1 compatible machine: This hack should work on all Philips DVD players as of with any firmware version, and other similar models by manufacturers such as Grundig, Marantz and Yamaha. Send the infra-red code RC6 (aka Codeset 4, Key 235) to your player.