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    is the DVD region-free in the sz3/4 series?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by arcticfoxsz4, Apr 26, 2007.

  1. arcticfoxsz4

    arcticfoxsz4 Notebook Enthusiast

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    here goes another question?

    is the DVD player on the sz4 (likely same for other sz series) REGION-FREE?

    travel in both North America and Europe and would like to just drop by a video store and rent a movie instead of hauling the dvds.. nor do i want to convert to other formats.

    if not does, does anyone have a firmware flash that works for it? should i even risk it? only had machine for a couple of weeks

    Thanks for your help.
     
    arcticfoxsz4, Apr 26, 2007
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  2. hjluvjj

    hjluvjj Notebook Guru

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    I have tried it with my SZ450. The DVD is not region-free. You need to change the region code in order to play DVDs from different region. You can change the region code up to 4 times.
    However, I am pretty sure that you could find some firmware update on the net which could reset the counter with your own risk :)
     
    hjluvjj, Apr 26, 2007
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