INSIGNIA - region free firmware - Page 18 - Blu-ray Forum

newginafets · 04-04-2012, 07:01 AM

Insignia fails me again. Bought NS-BRDVD2, a month ago, now it wont read blu ray disc only dvd.

Blu Titan · 04-04-2012, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DetroitSquirreL

Then it is in the coding of the disc and the player is having problems decoding it to play. I;m sure if you used the newest firmware it would play

This is the SAME thing that happened in the early days of the DVD.

As long as it plays the region b, I am good. I have 5 other players to handle region a.

jadasneez · 04-09-2012, 01:03 AM

if i format the drive to FAT using tuxera on a mac will the player recognize the update?

thetao · 04-09-2012, 03:33 AM

I bought an NS-BRDVD4 before Christmas and finally gave it a partial workout tonight. (I own just two Blu-ray movies.) I'd previously flashed the last region-free firmware and confirmed that it works with a Region B disk. Among many other things, I was curious to see how the player reacts to a Region A disk when configured for Region B. Well, it seemed to lock up. After a power-cycle, and even after re-flashing the firmware, the 9113 option appears deactivated! Upon pressing any digit button on the remote, the player responds with "Prohibited". Some other posters have mentioned this problem, but seem to eventually figured it out. I'm gonna keep experimenting, too, but am curious if I could have triggered a fail-safe?

Any comments?

Although I just looked up the Blu-ray disk in question (the USA "Forbidden Planet") and see it's actually a Region 0...

EDIT: After more playing last night, the feature returned. I don't know what I did. There seems to be some additional variable, but I don't know what it could be.

thetao · 04-09-2012, 03:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jadasneez

if i format the drive to FAT using tuxera on a mac will the player recognize the update?

I have very little experience with OSX, but use Ubuntu Linux as my main OS, and suspect your plan will work fine. But I assume you mean FAT32 instead of FAT.

DetroitSquirreL · 04-09-2012, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jadasneez

if i format the drive to FAT using tuxera on a mac will the player recognize the update?

In theory Id say yes. I use VMware Fusion and have a Windows partition. Let us know if it works.

UNDERSTAR · 04-11-2012, 10:31 PM

So I bought the Insignia NS-WBRDVD4 a few months ago from Best Buy and haven't open it til today. (Been lazy for months) But anyhoot, I download the firmware and copy/pasta the .iso to my usb stick and updated the firmware. So I'm holding down the Home/Setup button on my remote expecting that menu to enter the 4 digit code but nothing comes up. I reinstall the driver and try hitting the Home/Setup button for a few more seconds and still nothing. I try the CA firmware to double check but there was an error when I try uploading it to the BR player so I know I have the right firmware before now but I still can't access the password menu. Any help???

antimatter · 04-11-2012, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UNDERSTAR

So I bought the Insignia NS-WBRDVD4 a few months ago from Best Buy and haven't open it til today. (Been lazy for months) But anyhoot, I download the firmware and copy/pasta the .iso to my usb stick and updated the firmware. So I'm holding down the Home/Setup button on my remote expecting that menu to enter the 4 digit code but nothing comes up. I reinstall the driver and try hitting the Home/Setup button for a few more seconds and still nothing. I try the CA firmware to double check but there was an error when I try uploading it to the BR player so I know I have the right firmware before now but I still can't access the password menu. Any help???

Dude no code screen pops up. Just hit that menu button then press 9113 and watch the left hand side of the screen and a new option in that bar will appear that says Configure Player.

UNDERSTAR · 04-11-2012, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by antimatter

Dude no code screen pops up. Just hit that menu button then press 9113 and watch the left hand side of the screen and a new option in that bar will appear that says Configure Player.

LOL, wow! Alright I'm dumb and thank you very much for helping me out.

antimatter · 04-11-2012, 11:18 PM

Enjoy It's nice to buy whatever from where ever with no worries.

your welcome

wjasoncul · 04-12-2012, 01:52 PM

I got my NS-BRDVD2, followed the steps for the hack and it worked like a charm. Thanks, DetriotSquirreL. You the man!

DetroitSquirreL · 04-12-2012, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wjasoncul

I got my NS-BRDVD2, followed the steps for the hack and it worked like a charm. Thanks, DetriotSquirreL. You the man!

cheers

nickersonw · 04-12-2012, 09:59 PM

I don't know what took me so long to check and see if the old Insignia player I have is one of these region free models and it turns out it is! I have the NS-BRDVD3 and I did the firmware and now I can play my German Digibook copy of Super and watch the PAL extras on my German copy of Chicken Run! And I don't have to worry regions anymore when importing!

lilboyblu · 06-09-2012, 04:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rvawalt

I don't know what took me so long to check and see if the old Insignia player I have is one of these region free models and it turns out it is! I have the NS-BRDVD3 and I did the firmware and now I can play my German Digibook copy of Super and watch the PAL extras on my German copy of Chicken Run! And I don't have to worry regions anymore when importing!

Hooked up the NS-BRDVD4 I ordered from BBY's Deal Of The Day last week. Downloaded the firmware/directions a few days ago, cached page 1 of this thread while the site was down today to make sure I did everything correctly, downgraded the firmware per the instructions, and now I've got myself a region free back-up player!

It went off without a hitch; thanks a ton for posting!!

Omen2002 · 06-09-2012, 04:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lilboyblu

Hooked up the NS-BRDVD4 I ordered from BBY's Deal Of The Day last week. Downloaded the firmware/directions a few days ago, cached page 1 of this thread while the site was down today to make sure I did everything correctly, downgraded the firmware per the instructions, and now I've got myself a region free back-up player!

It went off without a hitch; thanks a ton for posting!!

Nice! My post is gone. But I too ordered during the deal of the day sale. Got mine and while I did burn the firmware to a CD-R, I tried the remote hack first and it worked w/o the firmware. Just gotta wait on my UK BD to arrive in about a week to try it out.

and once again, Thanks to DetroitSquirreL for this thread and to whom posted about the Best Buy Deal of the Day sale on the player.

Cplhicks · 06-10-2012, 01:04 AM

I wanted to add my thanks to DetriotSquirreL, got my Insignia, updated firmware today and tried out a region 2 DVD no problem. Thanks for the great info. Just need to order my first region B BD disc now.

Hubunkey · 06-10-2012, 06:10 AM

Which player would be best to buy. I need all this
Region Free for both dvd and blu-ray
Can convert PAL to NTSC
Can play 1080i50
Easy to use

DetroitSquirreL · 06-13-2012, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Omen2002

Nice! My post is gone. But I too ordered during the deal of the day sale. Got mine and while I did burn the firmware to a CD-R, I tried the remote hack first and it worked w/o the firmware. Just gotta wait on my UK BD to arrive in about a week to try it out.

and once again, Thanks to DetroitSquirreL for this thread and to whom posted about the Best Buy Deal of the Day sale on the player.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cplhicks

I wanted to add my thanks to DetriotSquirreL, got my Insignia, updated firmware today and tried out a region 2 DVD no problem. Thanks for the great info. Just need to order my first region B BD disc now.

thanks guys

HyperRealist · 06-13-2012, 04:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hubunkey

Which player would be best to buy. I need all this
Region Free for both dvd and blu-ray
Can convert PAL to NTSC
Can play 1080i50
Easy to use

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tchlink:top:en

danmovie · 06-13-2012, 04:25 AM

I recently purchased a refurbished INSIGNIA NS-BRDVD4. The unit works and using the codes I am able to play Region 2 DVDs and Region B blu-rays.

However, my wife and I were watching a disc on the Insignia player tonight and the player was making some annoying noises during playback. It was a spinning motor noise (sounds like something spinning quickly, then slowing down, then spinning quickly again).

During quieter moments of the film, it was quite noticeable (and distracting). Has anyone had the same issues or any suggestions on how to fix it?

Thanks.

04-09-2012, 03:33 AM	#344
thetao New Member Member since:Apr 2012	I bought an NS-BRDVD4 before Christmas and finally gave it a partial workout tonight. (I own just two Blu-ray movies.) I'd previously flashed the last region-free firmware and confirmed that it works with a Region B disk. Among many other things, I was curious to see how the player reacts to a Region A disk when configured for Region B. Well, it seemed to lock up. After a power-cycle, and even after re-flashing the firmware, the 9113 option appears deactivated! Upon pressing any digit button on the remote, the player responds with "Prohibited". Some other posters have mentioned this problem, but seem to eventually figured it out. I'm gonna keep experimenting, too, but am curious if I could have triggered a fail-safe? Any comments? Although I just looked up the Blu-ray disk in question (the USA "Forbidden Planet") and see it's actually a Region 0... EDIT: After more playing last night, the feature returned. I don't know what I did. There seems to be some additional variable, but I don't know what it could be. Last edited by thetao; 04-09-2012 at 07:09 PM.

04-11-2012, 10:31 PM	#347
UNDERSTAR Active Member Member since:Jun 2011 Blu-ray collection:536 Trading Score:2	So I bought the Insignia NS-WBRDVD4 a few months ago from Best Buy and haven't open it til today. (Been lazy for months) But anyhoot, I download the firmware and copy/pasta the .iso to my usb stick and updated the firmware. So I'm holding down the Home/Setup button on my remote expecting that menu to enter the 4 digit code but nothing comes up. I reinstall the driver and try hitting the Home/Setup button for a few more seconds and still nothing. I try the CA firmware to double check but there was an error when I try uploading it to the BR player so I know I have the right firmware before now but I still can't access the password menu. Any help??? Last edited by UNDERSTAR; 04-11-2012 at 10:46 PM.

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04-04-2012, 07:01 AM	#341
newginafets Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2010 Location:Loma Linda, CA Blu-ray collection:1272 PS3 collection:1 Trading Score:84	Insignia fails me again. Bought NS-BRDVD2, a month ago, now it wont read blu ray disc only dvd.

04-09-2012, 01:03 AM	#343
jadasneez Member Member since:Dec 2010 Location:NY Blu-ray collection:249 Blu-ray reviews:10 Trading Score:1	if i format the drive to FAT using tuxera on a mac will the player recognize the update?

04-11-2012, 11:18 PM	#350
antimatter Special Member Member since:Jan 2011 Location:chicago, il Home Theater Gallery:21 Blu-ray collection:2427 PS3 collection:10 Trading Score:2	Enjoy It's nice to buy whatever from where ever with no worries. your welcome

04-12-2012, 01:52 PM	#351
wjasoncul Power Member Member since:Jun 2010 Location:MS, USA Blu-ray collection:1583 DVD collection:97 PS3 collection:48 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:19	I got my NS-BRDVD2, followed the steps for the hack and it worked like a charm. Thanks, DetriotSquirreL. You the man!

06-10-2012, 01:04 AM	#356
Cplhicks Special Member Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:477 PS3 collection:73	I wanted to add my thanks to DetriotSquirreL, got my Insignia, updated firmware today and tried out a region 2 DVD no problem. Thanks for the great info. Just need to order my first region B BD disc now.

06-10-2012, 06:10 AM	#357
Hubunkey Senior Member Member since:Jun 2012 Blu-ray collection:780 DVD collection:82 Trading Score:97	Which player would be best to buy. I need all this Region Free for both dvd and blu-ray Can convert PAL to NTSC Can play 1080i50 Easy to use

06-13-2012, 04:25 AM	#360
danmovie Member Member since:May 2011 Blu-ray collection:106	I recently purchased a refurbished INSIGNIA NS-BRDVD4. The unit works and using the codes I am able to play Region 2 DVDs and Region B blu-rays. However, my wife and I were watching a disc on the Insignia player tonight and the player was making some annoying noises during playback. It was a spinning motor noise (sounds like something spinning quickly, then slowing down, then spinning quickly again). During quieter moments of the film, it was quite noticeable (and distracting). Has anyone had the same issues or any suggestions on how to fix it? Thanks.