Unlockable Region-Locked Blu-rays

[Rich65]

Does anyone know if there are any tricks for the Xbox One Region A?

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by Rich65

Does anyone know if there are any tricks for the Xbox One Region A?

None that I am aware of outside of the Eureka discs that I have listed on the prior page.

[Rich65]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

None that I am aware of outside of the Eureka discs that I have listed on the prior page.

Let's hear it for not reading the whole post.
Thanks, I'll try it.

[GasmaskAvenger]

The Region B UK blu-ray of the director's cut of Midsommar also worked with the trick.

[eddievanhalen]

I have a region B Panasonic DP-UB420 (and HDMI-only version of the 820) and the only region A BD I've been able to play with the main meny trick so far has been the Criterion edition of The Game.
Most of region A BD's when they show their "wron region number" message even if I play stop, they don't stop, the disck keeps spinning and are unresponsive to any of the tricks.

[BluProofie]

Originally Posted by GasmaskAvenger

The Region B UK blu-ray of the director's cut of Midsommar also worked with the trick.

Do you have a PS4? If it works in those, I may have to get it.

[marblearch]

Originally Posted by eddievanhalen

I have a region B Panasonic DP-UB420 (and HDMI-only version of the 820) and the only region A BD I've been able to play with the main meny trick so far has been the Criterion edition of The Game.
Most of region A BD's when they show their "wron region number" message even if I play stop, they don't stop, the disck keeps spinning and are unresponsive to any of the tricks.

I have about 50 Kino region A blu rays and all but 1 of them plays on a Panasonic region b via the remote - for other labels locked to region A it is hit and miss. The ultimate solution is to go for a multi region player but with so many region b releases being available it's not such an issue as it was with dvd.

[outrunner]

The Panasonic 4K players can play discs that older players can't.

These Blu-rays were all unplayable on the DMP-BD91 as they went to a blue screen with no region lock warning and none of the methods I tried worked. On the DP-UB820 I simply have to press top menu when the black UltraHD Blu-ray screen pops up.

Aguirre, the Wrath of God (BFI)
Comfort and Joy (StudioCanal)
The Day of the Jackal (Arrow)
The Hired Hand (Arrow)
Pickup on South Street (Eureka) - I couldn't get Dailyan's method to work on the BD91.

The Panic in Needle Park (Signal One) is the only Region B locked disc that I was unable to play on the UB820.

[Brian81]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

I went through my region b locked titles that will and won't work with "top menu"...tested on Panasonic DMP-DB80, YMMV on other Panasonic players or brands.

Works:

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Notes:
All extras should play fine unless specifically noted.
Cross of Iron: Menu will default to German. Extras will not work due to PAL SD.
The Deer Hunter: Bonus disc boots as well.
Ice Cold in Alex: Sylvia Sims interview and John Mills home footage won't play due to PAL SD. Trailer and gallery play fine.
My Darling Clementine: Second disc works as well.
Outlaw Star: All four discs work.
Pickup on South Street: Disc will “Stop” but press “Play”, “Stop”, and then “Top Menu”
Ran: Bonus disc will not load…menu might be locked at PAL.
They Live: Bonus disc boots as well.

Won't work:

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Notes:
The Dam Busters: Menu will play on an endless loop with no options selectable.
The Driver: Disc will not "read".
Dunkirk (Vintage Classics): Menu will play on an endless loop with no options selectable.
The Man in the White Suit: Will be stuck on “Stop”, no region lock warning.
The Titfield Thunderbolt: Menu locked in PAL SD

I just tried 'The Deer Hunter' on my Oppo and LG and neither worked with the trick. I got excited by this thread but perhaps I should not start importing these discs if they might not work.

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by Brian81

I just tried 'The Deer Hunter' on my Oppo and LG and neither worked with the trick. I got excited by this thread but perhaps I should not start importing these discs if they might not work.

Unfortunately the trick is a case of "your mileage may vary" with brands. Discs that will work regardless of brand/player are the Eureka discs I compiled in this post:
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=456

[Dailyan]

Added Eureka's "The Incident" to the list.

[duirman311]

Probably a shot in the dark, but does anyone know if the Panasonic region trick works on Entertainment One (eOne) Region B discs? Interested in importing What If? for it's original cut to playback on my Region A DMP-BD903.

[atl.steven]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

[Show spoiler]I’ve decided to compile a list of Eureka titles that were also encoded by Luke Louca. These discs should work in any non-Panasonic Blu Ray/UHD player by simply pressing “top menu”/“disc menu” at the region lock screen.


Special thanks for Patient-X for confirming certain releases.

Note: There might be more in the “Classics” and/or MoC line but I need people with discs (mostly late 2016 release-"High Noon") to confirm. Any release post-"High Noon" will not work. I am unsure if the standard release of "High Noon" will work.

Non-Eureka discs:

Note: Tested using the Steelbook release; presumably the CE disc will work as well. The extras disc will not load. Unknown if the standard 4K reissue was quietly fixed or if this release has the same disc as the CE/Steel.

Using a Panasonic region 'A' player, these worked for me.
Region screen came up, hit stop, then 'top menu.'

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by atl.steven

Using a Panasonic region 'A' player, these worked for me.
Region screen came up, hit stop, then 'top menu.'

[Show spoiler]

Yup, all of my region locked Arrow and Eureka releases have worked perfectly with my Panasonic player; the only labels that have given me the most trouble/wouldn't work are BFI, Signal One, and most StudioCanal titles ("Cross of Iron" and the remastered "Mulholland Drive" at least work). The ones that I have in the post that you replied to, however, will work on any player.

[atl.steven]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

[Show spoiler]Yup, all of my region locked Arrow and Eureka releases have worked perfectly with my Panasonic player; the only labels that have given me the most trouble/wouldn't work are BFI, Signal One, and most StudioCanal titles ("Cross of Iron" and the remastered "Mulholland Drive" at least work). The ones that I have in the post that you replied to, however, will work on any player.

Ahhh, ok. MoC is new to me and I was excited to see a list of titles I could buy and play, I missed the 'non-panasonic' part. Dang, I thought I was contributing something. lol

[BluProofie]

Originally Posted by Dailyan

I’ve decided to compile a list of Eureka titles that were also encoded by Luke Louca. These discs should work in any non-Panasonic Blu Ray/UHD player by simply pressing “top menu”/“disc menu” at the region lock screen.


Special thanks for Patient-X for confirming certain releases.

Note: There might be more in the “Classics” and/or MoC line but I need people with discs (mostly late 2016 release-"High Noon") to confirm. Any release post-"High Noon" will not work. I am unsure if the standard release of "High Noon" will work.

Non-Eureka discs:

Note: Tested using the Steelbook release; presumably the CE disc will work as well. The extras disc will not load. Unknown if the standard 4K reissue was quietly fixed or if this release has the same disc as the CE/Steel.

Already implied, but I can confirm these work on Samsung players. Just watched Cure on my Samsung UHD player.

[BluProofie]

Is the standard Eureka release of High Noon the same disc?

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by BluProofie

Is the standard Eureka release of High Noon the same disc?

I would assume so but I’m not 100% sure.

[jayembee]

Originally Posted by BluProofie

Is the standard Eureka release of High Noon the same disc?

The descriptions of the two editions on Eureka's site are almost identical. The Standard Edition obviously lacks the slipcase and the 100-page book, but includes a different (and way smaller) booklet. The on-disc features descriptions are the same, so I would assume the discs are identical.

Limited Edition

Standard Edition

[Cortiz]

Does anyone knows if the French BD of The Grudge 2 works with the Panny top menu trick?