Info and forum posts by 'Mick'

RE: Needed badly - regional hack for Apex 660

Darius. . .like you, I am still trying. Goo dluck .. and PLEASE let me know if you come up with a solution . . of course, I will do the same.

For info, my firmware is AD660-8 (rev 8?)

Regards, Mick.
533kcim[at]ten.qdp

RE: Apex AD660 Region Hack Help

Hi. I am trying to do the same thing . . .can you please let me know if you had any luck with this?

Thanks, Mick.

RE: Need a Hack for an APEX 660 ... can somebody help me?

Hi. I have just bought an Apex 660 . . if you get an answer to this question, would you be so kind as to share it with me please?? . . I want to play region 2.

Thanks a lot!

Mick.

RE: Maybe I should have listened to you guys a bit more carefully??

Briley. Thaks for the info. I have been looking around but can`t find this player anywhere. Do you know of any sources?

Thanks, Mick.

RE: Maybe I should have listened to you guys a bit more carefully??

Thanks. So presumably, I need the 505 E? (European)?

RE: Maybe I should have listened to you guys a bit more carefully??

Wow! That`s GREAT news! I noticed a Hitachi 305E in Circuit City . . .do you know if the `E` means anything specific and would this be similar to the 505?

Thanks. Mick.

I am impressed . . .YOU GUYS (officially) rock!

This item was edited on Thursday, 11th January 2001, 15:03

RE: Maybe I should have listened to you guys a bit more carefully??

Thanks Ironduke - are you saying that I could therefore plug this into an NTSC TV, and watch a PAL, region 2 disc?

Again, thanks to EVERYONE for your help by the way!

RE: Maybe I should have listened to you guys a bit more carefully??

This is interesting (thanks!). So, for an idiot, are you saying that I can play a region 2, PAL disc on an NTSC TV, using this player?

If so, do you know where I can get one?. . .also, would I need to hack it to play it as multi-region?

Thanks, Mick.

RE: Maybe I should have listened to you guys a bit more carefully??

Thanks. I do have some Indian friends . . maybe I should try that suggestion.

I did check out the Lasonic but could only find it at $299 . . .I`ll keep looking.

Cheers, Mick.

RE: Maybe I should have listened to you guys a bit more carefully??

At least my feet don`t smell, so it wouldn`t be TOTALLY bad!!

Seriously? . .I just bought a new TV. A Sony WEGA (not cheap either!!)and like a fool, I never thought of checking whether it was multi-standard. . . I`m off checking my return policy now!.

Thanks for the help... this sort of forum must be saving people literally tens of thousands in total.... GREAT JOB!

Mick.

RE: Maybe I should have listened to you guys a bit more carefully??

I am beginning to think you are right. . .do you have any idea how easily available PAL to NTSC converters are, and approximate cost?

I do have an intriguing question though. . . I can play both region 2 and region 1 DVDs on my notebook PC, with TV out into the TV with no picture degradation. . .does a PC ignore the NTSC / PAL variances?. . do you have any idea?

Thanks again, Mick.

Maybe I should have listened to you guys a bit more carefully??

Hi. I know that a few people will be fed up of hearing these sad tales of woe, but can anyone please help me choose which DVD player to buy?

I live in the USA, but want to be able to play my Region 2 discs (you know??...the important educational stuff from `home`: "Men Behaving Badly"!!). Does anyone know of a USA player that will, or has the means through a hack, play multi-region AND PAL as well as NTSC?

I appreciate as much help as you can give (I bought a Samsung 611 but can`t change the region, and didn`t realise that I couldn`t play PAL anyway...... silly me!!)

Thanks Guys - you are ALL doing a great job here by the way . . .it is very much appreciated.

Regards, Mick (Houston, Texas)

RE: Recent Samsung 511 Hack & question strange patterns during R1 dvd`s

Hi Carl. I have the Samsung 611, but don`t have a `region` button on the remote (you say yo upressed `Regon` on the remote, followed by the relevant number).

Can you please confirm that this remote does in fact have a `region` button, or did you mean it is the `Repeat` button? (Yes....you`ve guessed it . . I can`t get it working either!)

Thanks, Mick.

RE: Are there any KLH DVD221 hack codes?

Hi Shawn. I`m sorry I can`t help, BUT. . . .if you have since found out how to hack this, I`d really be very grateful if you could pass it on.

Thanks, Mick.