Region Free Blu-ray Player Compatible with Sony BDP-BX370 with WiFi Multi Region Code Free | Blu-ray Regions A, B, C | DVD Regions 0-8 with Dynastar 6FT HDMI Bundle

I had been shopping around for a region-free bluray/dvd player and I’d like to provide you the information I have gathered to help you with your decision.First: There are laws that prohibit the sale of region free bluray players from manufacturers or by retailers in the US. That is why you don’t see region free bluray players in brick stores like Bestbuy, WalMart, Target, etc.Second: Due to the first point, manufacturers like Sony, Samsung, etc. do not manufacture or market region free bluray players in the US. I’d like to emphasize this because I see a lot of comments and complaints from customers who purchased such players and when they contacted Sony, Samsung about their region free bluray player, they were disappointed because [insert bluray company] customer service said thay did not have region free bluray player in their line of products therefore could not provide service.If you pay attention, you will see all region free bluray players are sold by third-party sellers. There is nothing wrong with that. I have already purchased and tested two region free bluray players sold by such third-party seller on Amazon and both players met my expectations and did play discs from different regions of the world. However, you should not contact [insert bluray company] for any questions regarding region free functionality of your region free bluray player. Because they did not produce such a product. It was the third party seller (a company with technical skills and expertise) that purchased the player from [insert bluray company], changed the factory settings, unlocked the bluray player and turned it into the region free bluray player.Region free bluray player is simply an existing model of a bluray player (such as the one on this page) with all the functionalities of that model, but in addition to that, it is region free and plus converts PAL to NTSC (and the 110 - 220 voltage conversion is added if you wish to use it in another country that uses 220 voltage). Because of that, if you contact the third party seller for any of the features of the product, they will most likely refer you to the product page on the offical [insert bluray company]’s website. You should only contact them only if your question is pertaining to the region free functionality.My biggest complain is that third party sellers often double the price of that bluray player model. I checked many region free bluray models on the internet and found out that almost every bluray player is actually half the price when they are not region free. Basically, the third party seller charges the price of the bluray player to unlock it, thereby doubling its price. If a bluray player in its plain version is $75-80, the region free version will be $150 - $160. This is all because of the current regulations that prevent bluray companies from manufacturing their own region free models. I am not sure if that’s the case in other parts of the world.This Sony model works well as expected. So far I have used Region B Bluray discs imported from UK (The Avengers Series 4 Bluray) and it played it perfectly with no issues. Here’s what you need to pay attention to:1) Make sure Quick Start Mode is off!! This is a setting on the player, very easy to see and confirm. Sony models show that when you turn on the player for the very first time and going through initial setup proceess. LG model I have tested (LG BP350), it’s in the settings. Both models have Quick Start Mode off by default so you probably won’t have to do anything.2) Make sure your player is OFF before you press the button to change the region code. You don’t have to change the region for DVDs It is set to region free for DVDs. You only need to change it for Bluray discs. Turn off the player. For Sony models, press Yellow for Region A, Blue for Region B, Red for Region C. For LG models, press 1 for Region A, press 2 for Region B and press 3 for region C. When you do that, the player will turn ON. And it will be ready to play the disc. By habit, I turned the player on and pressed the region codes and it didn’t work. It is important that the unit must be off before you take that action.This model has wi-fi buit in and I was able to connect successfully with no issue. The third paty seller states that updating the firmware will not cause issues with the region free capability; they say they guarantee that their player won't lose region free capability but I would not want to test that theory unless my player starts having issues as I don’t want to risk losing region free capability (with so many firmware updates and codes, you never know what will happen).The only problem I had was when I played a region B Bluray disc that had 5.1 DTS audio track, and the audio kept cutting out for a second every 2-3 minutes. I had the HDMI out from the player to LG OLED TV and I was using the audio optical out from the TV to the receiver. For whatever reason, the sound kept cutting out for a second and came back on. I could see the signal going out on the front panel of my receiver. I am not sure if this issue has anything to do with the disc being region B (maybe the TV didn’t fully recognize the audio signal although I thought regions codes are only for picture signals and did not impact audio signals) I Googled it and saw recommendations about changing the audio settings on the player and turning them off (it also recommended changing the digital audio otput to PCM but that would defeat the purpose of enjoying the 5.1 DTS audio format). I have not had this issue with The Avengers Bluray disc whih only has 2.0 PMC audio track. So either the 5.1 DTS audio signal did not pass to the TV or TV did not pass it to the receiver consistently which caused the audio dropouts. But this player also had digital audio coaxial output. I think I will try that to see if it resolves the issue. The audio quality probably won’t be the same as HDMI signal but still better than constant cutouts.ONE AMAZING FEATURE NOT MENTIONED ANYWHERE ELSE: I noticed that under the Options menu, there is "Closed Captions" settings. This is a fantastic new feature that I have not seen on a Blu-ray player before. I have been trying for years for a way to turn on Closed Captions on DVDs that don't have subtitles. Not matter what I have tried, I have not been able to succeed. Recently, I read that Closed Captions signals work only on analog signals therefore I I needed to try analog cables. I tried analog cables, switched the picture settings on my Blu-ray player to analog output, also changed the settings on my TV to analog and I was not able to get a signal or turn on the Closed Captions (TV has closed caption feature but it mainly works with cable TV signal -when comes through tuner-, it has been impossible to turn them on while playing DVD without the TV tuner/cable network). All these years, I have been playing those DVDs on my laptop using Windows Player (you can turn on the closed captions on Windows Player) and using an HDMI cable from the laptop to the TV. This was the only solution I could find. Cut a long story short, this Blu-ray player enables the user to turn on the closed captions on DVD!!! My most sincere thanks and congratulations to whoever thought of adding this feature to the blu-ray player (nothing to do with 4K picture quality but such a useful and wonderful feature that had been missing from players until now).

Very pleased with the quality and performance so far. Easy to set up and use. Have played DVDs and Blu-Rays from different regions and zones without any difficulty or problems, and the picture and sound quality are excellent.Connected directly to my TV for now. The seller delivered promptly and well-packaged in original box with all paperwork and accessories needed to operate, including simple additional instructions for different disc formats. Will update my review as time goes on and I try out more features and discs (have also played DVD-R's), but for now am enjoying the player and impressed with its versatility.

I purchase lots of electronics and items from groceries to digital musical instruments. I have never had such a terrible experience with a product like this. Long story short I was told my region free 3d Blu-ray had a bad motherboard. Then I was told to call a number to the company instead of texting me through Amazon where it would be in writing/on record that was red flag number one. I paid shipping to get the product to the company and Included a return label. When they received my product they immediately knew it was a bad motherboard. For those of you who may not know about electronics a motherboard isn’t something that a customer can readily damage besides an incoming electrical surge which is nearly impossible as I have surge protectors at every level from my breaker box to the outlet and even an external surge protector strip to prevent such a thing. Also I have lots of other electronics in this media room/office that are not ruined and work like I just opened them which are both brand new and many years old. I have a media company so understanding how to safeguard your electrical investments is crucial to my business. The motherboard was just bad therefore I should not be responsible in any way. They “offered” to fix it yes, but at a cost which was hundreds of dollars to fix it or they would give me a minimal discount on a new product. Neither of those options seem fair. This all seems like a huge scam to flood the market with a device that has “special “ software on it that breaks within a year then you make the customer pay for shipping and funnel them into a poor decision outside of Amazon to shake them down for more money. This does not seem like a legit or reasonable company or a company that stands by its products! Maybe it was just that individual that I spoke with! I was told to ask for Diaz ! He was rude and cut me off and would not left me explain from a customers perspective of how this was unfair! It’s not about the money it’s the principle. I almost never write reviews but if this saves one other person from being this company’s victim then it’s worth it. I have no quarrel with Sony except for with the movie MORBIUS! Lol. It’s the company that I had to ship the product to that altered the product, the company that diagnosed the problem that I have an issue with. I have a simple/fair fix. I just want a credit for the full amount of the Blu-ray player I don’t even care about the shipping cost. I will just get another Blu-ray player from Amazon from a better company. Many people take lots of vacations. I escape into the worlds of region free 3d Blu-rays. Constructively dealing with stress and anxiety is more important than ever these days. Who will step up for the small guy and help make this right? P.s the product was great for the few times I used it then the door to the player wouldn’t even open one day ! When it did I couldn’t play movies! It was a ripe lemon they know it and won’t take full responsibility! I am giving this review one star that is the very least I can do to publish this review. I would give this experience and the very rude gentleman zero stars for his poor lackluster customer service and the lemon product. If this product was a real lemon it would be the size of a bowling ball. I could make fresh lemonade for a month, deodorize my car, put a few slices on a couple pieces of baked salmon, make a lemon pound cake the size of a car door, and clean my kitchen and bathroom for a year! Such a lemon ! Just fix it people! Please and thank you. :)-best regards your loyal AMAZON customer :)

This is a fantastic player. This is my second purchase. One with wifi and one without. I first bought to replace DVD in my bedroom to bluray. It is nicer than my living room player, so I bought one with wifi for upstairs and used the wired internet version for the living room next to the router.The USB app runs my old files which is great. My last dvd didnt read my usbs. The disc trey is very nice. The remote is one of the nicest small remotes. Usually I want to switch to universal, but I will keep the OG remote.I have a lot of DVD from music cds from Japan. Often those discs wont play, so now I have one player, for japan region and bluray and dvd and usb files. 🤘

The product was in perfect shape and I was very pleased with the capabilities. I wish there was a more detailed instruction pamphlet, but I would recommend this item to anyone.My only real complaint was the delivery crew in the Philippines was poorly prepared. It took 10 days to straighten out where I was, even with 3 emails giving the proper details.