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Is it really Multi-region straight out of the box ?
Where does one get them from ?
Asda`s website is as nasty as their own brand coke...
Tesco`s website only lists Orion stuff
Safeway`s website doesn`t list any electrical stuff
I was thinking of buying my brother one, but if they`re multiregion out of the box I might get one for myself as well...

£69.99
yes
Argos http://www.argos.co.uk
Their lemonade isn`t bad
And DVD`s 2 for £12.99
Try looking at the instore offers, sometimes have stella, 24 cans for £9.99
might aswel

Gerald... Argos sell the DVD...
I think the Stella has gone to your head mate, think that was probably ASDA... as Argos don`t sell booze!
Cheers.

yeah argos sell it for 69.99 don`t know if its multi-region but it doesn`t play vcd`s

Yes it`s multi region - played regions 1, 2 & 4 no probs (no hack required)

There is a way (if you search these forums) that it will play VCD`s

This item was edited on Friday, 16th August 2002, 08:45

As has already been mentioned above,the player must be multi regional out the box.I had read of a remote hack to make it region free,but out of curiosity i borrowed a mates R1 disc and tried playing it without using the remote hack.It played no problem.I`m also hoping this is not just temporary as on some players they only play other regions a certain number of times before they lock.Does anyone know if this players permanantly region free?

Oh what a surprise - another Alba 108 thread.

Hopefuly the message will be getting through now.

YES this is Multi Region straight out the box.

YES is it permanently Multi Region - unless of course the machine dies. And NO - other machines do not play DVD`s a certain number of times before they lock - some (very few) can only have the region code changed a few times before the region locks. This is not the case with this player.

Can we please not have any more threads about this DVD player - there is probably already about 10 different threads. I`m fed up reading about this player - it`s only £70 just buy it!

Sorry if I am being grumpy!

:-)

This item was edited on Friday, 16th August 2002, 23:43

Sorry to be repetitive Duder.Info on this machine is few and far between when you search the net,so the only info i can get is off good folk as yourself.Machine locking,as on some philips players,is as you say dependant on the amount of times a region is changed-thats what i meant it just didn`t come out right.thanks for info though,i can now watch R1 discs,which i couldnt do on my Toshiba without chipping.

This item was edited on Saturday, 17th August 2002, 00:00

It does play VCDs and SVCDs.

Load the disc, press `GOTO` a few times when it starts to spin. A time dialogue will pop-up eg. - -:--:-- then press 0 and then enter.

But does this thing play MP3 files????