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DVD Regions - Any Workaround?

Hi. I was wondering whether it would be possible to tweak my DVD player so that it can play DVDs from Europe. I live in California and I own a Pioneer Elite DV09 DVD player. I find that there are a number of British titles (mainly British TV shows) that I'd like to have, but they aren't available in the US. I can source the titles from Amazon.co.uk, but I need to be able to play them. I'd value any advice on any fix anyone is aware of to get around the region restriction. Thanks!!
John.
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outlier OP
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Thanks guys for the advice. I'll look into the above options. Cheers,
John.
treyhoss
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I have run into a similar problem. A good friend of mine is married to a German lady and they now live together in the US. He is trying to find DVD titles that have German as an optional language. It seems like all of the alternate languages here in Region one is Spanish, French and sometimes Portugese. All of the titles that have German as an optional language are Region 2. He is leary of converting the player to "all-region" for fear of voiding the warranty. Anyone know where you can pick up some titles where German is an optional language in Region 1? Or some other suggestion? Thanks.
rwwear
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Most warranties are only 90 days anyway for labor. But if you buy one that is factory converted like mine you don't have to worry about it. The Sampo is a very low end player and only cost me 149.00 but it does have a full one year warranty on parts and labor.
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outlier OP
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While buying a cheap European player may be an option, I'd hate to step down on the quality. My player is a really good one - I would be happier getting it modified and then getting high quality sound and picture for my viewing of Europen DVDs. Does anyone know where I may be able to get my player modified for multi region? I live in California, San Francisco South Bay. Thanks.
rwwear
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You can buy the mod from one of the websites that I gave you and do it yourself or send it to them and let them do it.
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