Page 1 of Samsung DVDS224 / DVDS225 Review and Hack

New in the shops to replace the apparently outgoing M105 model are the Samsung DVDS224 and DVDS225 models. (These now play MP3 disks)

The unit retails at around £129.00ish and seem excellent value. I am very pleased with my DVDS225, good picture and sound quality.(SCART + S.Video, Dolby 5.1 + DTS)

(Comet stock the DVDS225 but you have to ask for them, it seems that they are only displaying the old M105s until they are gone! Currys and Powerhouse seem to have the DVDS224s. I believe that the difference is purely cosmetic in that they have different facias.)

I have successfully used the following hack to enable multi-region and macrovision removal on my DVDS225.

Switch on the unit ensuring that no disc is present.

Press and hold play and stop buttons on the unit (not the handset) until the language region menu appears on the screen.

Enter the number for your language. (English=1)

Press `Repeat` on the remote control.

Enter the following code (for region 2 players) 5 7 5 3 8

Press 9 for region free play.

Press the open/close button on the unit.

Press the standby button on the remote control which will close the tray.

Wait at least 5 seconds.

Switch back on......enjoy!

I posted about the 224 before

http://www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/forums/thread.asp?Forum=223&Thread=105762&Type=1

Only £115 delivered

What does the 225 look like?

Are you sure about the macrovision free as the review in What Video did not mention it? What DVD`s have you tried to copy and with which VCR model??

Macrovision is definately disabled.......

I have recorded numerous DVDs (different regions, PAL & NTSC) onto a toshiba VCR and onto my PC via a capture card.

The 225 looks different in that the centre 1/3rd is all black including the tray unlike the 224 which has a black stripe across the lower half.

DOES THIS HACK WORK WITH THE S224 AS WELL

Do you know if there is a code for Region 1 instead of Region 2(5 7 5 3 8)? I bought a DVD in America.

NN,

I think you`ve misread the hack instructions. The code you enter is the one for the *native region of your player*, not the one for the region of the DVD you want to play.

So, assuming you`ve bought the player in the UK or elsewhere in Europe (hence it`s a region 2 player out of the box), you enter the code for region 2 (REPEAT-57538) and press 9, etc. to make the player multi-region. You can then play DVDs from any region, including the DVD you bought in America.

Mike

Mike

No!!! I bought it in US so the code that I have to enter is the Region 1 code. My "native Region" is 1.I haven´t bought it in Europe.

Hi,

Bought one of these units from Argos yesterday but cannot get the multiregion hack to work. After entering the code "57538" I understand that "02" should be in the top left corner - this doesn`t happen.

Am I supposed to be using the remote supplied with the unit or one of these "All in One" thingys? Is there a way to check what region your machine is set up for? Is it firmware needing updating?

Please help!

I have just bought a DVDS224 and the region hack works wonderful but the macrovision is NOT disabled!! anyone got any idea`s?

I think we can all agree DVD is far better quality than VHS, so why do you want to disable macro??? Answer: - to make a profit!!! For personal use, you do not need to record DVD Discs, do you???