Page 1 of Alba at Toys R Us for £140. Multi-region out of the box....

I kid you not. I`ve tested it with two region 1 discs (Matrix and Army of Darkness) and both worked fine. No keypad hacks or anything. It`s a good little machine too, nice picture and sounds, good features hampered only by the fact that the remote is a little on the fiddly side.

I don`t know how long it will stay multi-region before they get told to change it but if you`re looking for an entry level MR machine I recommend it.

Woolworths are also selling the Proline 1000 for £150 and actually advertising it as multiregion in out local store (I didn`t think they could do that) but they tend to sell out.

Have bought the ALBA 103 agree good quality picture and sound but have found cannot play Region 1 Stuart Little. No other problems found thus far.