INSIGNIA - Region Free BD Players - Blu-ray Forum

DetroitSquirreL · 12-29-2011, 05:36 PM

INSIGNIA NS-WBRDVD :

NOT ABLE TO BE REGION FREE

REGION FREE FIRMWARE FOR THE INSIGNIA NS-WBRDVD2-CA :

http://db.tt/yMS18OOY -- CONFIRMED TO WORK

REGION FREE FIRMWARE FOR THE INSIGNIA NS-WBRDVD2 :

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/145630/20100...082_030_14.iso -- CONFIRMED TO WORK

REGION FREE FIRMWARE FOR THE INSIGNIA NS-BRDVD3 :

http://www.4shared.com/file/_CbSxSU6...Y_53_6903.html -- CONFIRMED TO WORK

INSIGNIA NS-WBRDVD3 (3D Model) :

NOT ABLE TO BE REGION FREE

REGION FREE FIRMWARE FOR THE INSIGNIA NS-BRDVD4-CA :

http://db.tt/ccOCYoAf -- CONFIRMED TO WORK

REGION FREE FIRMWARE FOR THE INSIGNIA NS-BRDVD4 :

http://www.4shared.com/file/qRak_U8L..._B083_022.html -- CONFIRMED TO WORK

firmware instructions:

http://db.tt/Be1IV3ha

Note: make sure USB drive is free of ANY files BEFORE you download the firmware to it!!

ATTN:
When downloading the firmware to a USB drive this MUST be done on a MS Windows box it will NOT work using a Apple Mac. The reason is the files are encoded in the FAT file system and Mac doesn't use that type of file system so it isn't seen on the Mac and when you go to install it on the Insignia it will error as nothing on the USB drive. This has been confirmed by myself and 2 others.

after the firmware is correct, this is how to access the option :

1. Turn on the player
2. 'Press' the Home/Setup button (do not hold the button)
3. Enter 9113
4. A configure menu should appear on the left with all the other option icons
5. Scroll through the menu and pick what region the disc is.

Insignias convert PAL to NTSC and play 50hz.

NS-BRDVD4 = no WiFi
NS-WBRDVD2 = WiFi

Thanks to 'HyperRealist' & 'ytsejam1138' for uploading the firmware & some extra info

lolwut · 12-31-2011, 09:10 PM

Good idea, when I was setting up my NS-WBRDVD2 I was searching through the other thread to find your post.

Also, when you download the firmware via PC to USB drive, download directly onto it instead of copy/pasting it. It's mentioned in the PDF but I still didn't do it :P And make sure the drive is empty beforehand.

Another place I got stuck on was holding Home/Setup, you can just press it, then enter 9113 and the menu will appear on the left side between the other menus.

smeesmay · 01-04-2012, 07:15 PM

thought I'd chime in...kick ass thread, mine is on its way.

silverlakephil · 01-13-2012, 10:21 PM

I just got my refurbished NS-WBRDVD2 delivered from Best Buy last night. Out of the box, the remote didn't work with the supplied batteries. So I bought new batteries and it was working for a bit. The hack worked without the firmware upgrade though! I went ahead and bought an extra remote off E-bay in case the remote goes dead. Many thanks.

DetroitSquirreL · 01-14-2012, 04:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by silverlakephil

I just got my refurbished NS-WBRDVD2 delivered from Best Buy last night. Out of the box, the remote didn't work with the supplied batteries. So I bought new batteries and it was working for a bit. The hack worked without the firmware upgrade though! I went ahead and bought an extra remote off E-bay in case the remote goes dead. Many thanks.

Yeah thats the problem with them being refurb (remote)

silverlakephil · 01-15-2012, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DetroitSquirreL

Yeah thats the problem with them being refurb (remote)

The player is no longer responding so I think I got a lemon. I'll check if it responds with the extra remote I bought when I get it, but I doubt it.

vinnyt007 · 01-27-2012, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by silverlakephil

I just got my refurbished NS-WBRDVD2 delivered from Best Buy last night. Out of the box, the remote didn't work with the supplied batteries. So I bought new batteries and it was working for a bit. The hack worked without the firmware upgrade though! I went ahead and bought an extra remote off E-bay in case the remote goes dead. Many thanks.

I also got a bad remote apparently. I just called Insignia and they were able to order a new one for me! Hope this helps those whose remotes arrive DOA like mine.

ocielz · 01-28-2012, 09:51 PM

Has anyone here notice the difference in Picture Quality between the Insignia and the PS3?? i have both and notice a big difference in quality, the Dark areas on the Insignia look grey-ish kinda like foggy. the ps3 handles the Dark scenes Perfectly. Also maybe its just me but the color on the Ps3 looks more Vibrant more WOW!!! i would like to hear from other members that noticed some differences. and i know its not the different Video codecs from different regions, i played Justified on both players and yes there was a difference.

havuk88 · 01-26-2012, 10:03 PM

getting ready to order one of these insignias, are there differences in the models NS-BRDVD2, NS-BRDVD3, and NS-BRDVD4? is the NS-BRDVD4 going to be a better player with more features than the other two listed here?

ssjmichael · 01-27-2012, 08:11 PM

I wish Insignia's players had a better reputation. I'll probably still buy one and hope for the best as it does appear to be the simplest way to get Region Free support on the cheap.

concisa · 03-23-2012, 06:34 PM

Is there a way to make the BDT320 region free?

Thanks

antimatter · 03-23-2012, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by concisa

Is there a way to make the BDT320 region free?

Thanks

There probably is and if not soon will be a way as it is a new player from this year. Althought It is not a firmware update provided by Panasonic. There are ppl who claim to be panasonic enthusists that are trying to better panasonic items in the after market. You have fill out some sort of application and then "donate" (pay 'em) for the software to download. They do not guarentee it to work. I'm sure it probably does but I was not willing to take the risk of turning my BD player into a paper weight.
Also if the player is not equiped with a PAL coverter chip inside it will not always play region B/2 stuff. Not to mention the 1080/60 standard region A coding as some region B discs are encoded with 1080/50. Not sure but I think that is what the chip converts aswell as dvd format Pal-Europe and NTSC-US

concisa · 03-23-2012, 07:07 PM

Thank you very much for your reply.

The NTSC x PAL would not be an issue for me, I believe.

I remember from the olden days a site that had for several DVD player brands ways to make them region free by means of a combination of clicks on their remote controls. Isn't there anything similar fr BluRay players?

Side comment...in this day an age of download contents I don't see the point of making discs as well as players region-specific.

Thanks again.

DetroitSquirreL · 03-23-2012, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by concisa

Is there a way to make the BDT320 region free?

Thanks

wrong thread chap...read the sign on the door

Eldorado · 03-23-2012, 11:09 PM

I did the swap. The remote worked. Flashed the player, did the hack and it worked. I popped the Region B Blu-ray from Warrior and it played. With no problem.

ssjmichael · 03-23-2012, 11:33 PM

glad to hear

BluRayMagic · 04-03-2012, 02:07 AM

I'm sure that this might have been covered in an earlier thread, but after scouring thru I couldn't find an answer...

...can you use just a regular universal remote? Or is there a specific remote?

As much as I love the player, the remote really does suck!

DetroitSquirreL · 04-03-2012, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BluRayMagic

I'm sure that this might have been covered in an earlier thread, but after scouring thru I couldn't find an answer...

...can you use just a regular universal remote? Or is there a specific remote?

As much as I love the player, the remote really does suck!

Actually it was covered a couple times in this thread. The only remote known to work for the hack, other than the original Insignia remote, is the Harmony brand. But of course there may be others but no one has found it yet

if you try another remote and it works let us know

tsetse27 · 04-03-2012, 04:13 PM

I have problem play back recent Twilight Time Blu-ray like Picnic and Demetrius and the Gladiators.

The disc was loaded , it played the FBI warning and Twilight Time logo, but when it got to the main manual, the player displayed "WAITING", and I cannot chose any option nor start the movie. (I tried to search chapter function on the remote, also no luck.)

Anybody has the same issue? I never update my player (so I can keep the region free hack.)

Blu Titan · 04-03-2012, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsetse27

I have problem play back recent Twilight Time Blu-ray like Picnic and Demetrius and the Gladiators.

The disc was loaded , it played the FBI warning and Twilight Time logo, but when it got to the main manual, the player displayed "WAITING", and I cannot chose any option nor start the movie. (I tried to search chapter function on the remote, also no luck.)

Anybody has the same issue? I never update my player (so I can keep the region free hack.)

I'll check the playability of Demetrious and the Gladiators once I get home.

12-29-2011, 05:36 PM	#1
DetroitSquirreL Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Location:Detroit, MI ~ USA Blu-ray collection:513 Trading Score:122	INSIGNIA - Region Free BD Players INSIGNIA NS-WBRDVD : NOT ABLE TO BE REGION FREE REGION FREE FIRMWARE FOR THE INSIGNIA NS-WBRDVD2-CA : http://db.tt/yMS18OOY -- CONFIRMED TO WORK REGION FREE FIRMWARE FOR THE INSIGNIA NS-WBRDVD2 : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/145630/20100...082_030_14.iso -- CONFIRMED TO WORK REGION FREE FIRMWARE FOR THE INSIGNIA NS-BRDVD3 : http://www.4shared.com/file/_CbSxSU6...Y_53_6903.html -- CONFIRMED TO WORK INSIGNIA NS-WBRDVD3 (3D Model) : NOT ABLE TO BE REGION FREE REGION FREE FIRMWARE FOR THE INSIGNIA NS-BRDVD4-CA : http://db.tt/ccOCYoAf -- CONFIRMED TO WORK REGION FREE FIRMWARE FOR THE INSIGNIA NS-BRDVD4 : http://www.4shared.com/file/qRak_U8L..._B083_022.html -- CONFIRMED TO WORK firmware instructions: http://db.tt/Be1IV3ha Note: make sure USB drive is free of ANY files BEFORE you download the firmware to it!! ATTN: When downloading the firmware to a USB drive this MUST be done on a MS Windows box it will NOT work using a Apple Mac. The reason is the files are encoded in the FAT file system and Mac doesn't use that type of file system so it isn't seen on the Mac and when you go to install it on the Insignia it will error as nothing on the USB drive. This has been confirmed by myself and 2 others. after the firmware is correct, this is how to access the option : 1. Turn on the player 2. 'Press' the Home/Setup button (do not hold the button) 3. Enter 9113 4. A configure menu should appear on the left with all the other option icons 5. Scroll through the menu and pick what region the disc is. Insignias convert PAL to NTSC and play 50hz. NS-BRDVD4 = no WiFi NS-WBRDVD2 = WiFi Thanks to 'HyperRealist' & 'ytsejam1138' for uploading the firmware & some extra info Last edited by DetroitSquirreL; 11-12-2012 at 08:46 AM.

01-28-2012, 09:51 PM	#8
ocielz Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Winter Garden, Fl. 4K collection:282 Blu-ray collection:1801 MA collection:25 Digital collection:42 iTunes collection:1 Prime collection:1 Trading Score:101	Has anyone here notice the difference in Picture Quality between the Insignia and the PS3?? i have both and notice a big difference in quality, the Dark areas on the Insignia look grey-ish kinda like foggy. the ps3 handles the Dark scenes Perfectly. Also maybe its just me but the color on the Ps3 looks more Vibrant more WOW!!! i would like to hear from other members that noticed some differences. and i know its not the different Video codecs from different regions, i played Justified on both players and yes there was a difference. Last edited by ocielz; 01-28-2012 at 10:28 PM.

03-23-2012, 06:34 PM	#11
concisa New Member Member since:Mar 2012	Panasonic dmp-bdt320 Is there a way to make the BDT320 region free? Thanks

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12-31-2011, 09:10 PM	#2
lolwut Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2011 Location:Virginia, US 4K collection:150 Blu-ray collection:1297 DVD collection:398 MA collection:168 Digital collection:184 iTunes collection:163 Prime collection:96 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:202	Good idea, when I was setting up my NS-WBRDVD2 I was searching through the other thread to find your post. Also, when you download the firmware via PC to USB drive, download directly onto it instead of copy/pasting it. It's mentioned in the PDF but I still didn't do it :P And make sure the drive is empty beforehand. Another place I got stuck on was holding Home/Setup, you can just press it, then enter 9113 and the menu will appear on the left side between the other menus.

01-04-2012, 07:15 PM	#3
smeesmay Special Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2011 Location:Missouri Home Theater Gallery:22 4K collection:7 Blu-ray collection:1681 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:3 Blu-ray reviews: 22 Trading Score:135	thought I'd chime in...kick ass thread, mine is on its way.

01-13-2012, 10:21 PM	#4
silverlakephil Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2011 Location:The Bay Area 4K collection:99 Blu-ray collection:2292 DVD collection:13 Trading Score:18	I just got my refurbished NS-WBRDVD2 delivered from Best Buy last night. Out of the box, the remote didn't work with the supplied batteries. So I bought new batteries and it was working for a bit. The hack worked without the firmware upgrade though! I went ahead and bought an extra remote off E-bay in case the remote goes dead. Many thanks.

01-26-2012, 10:03 PM	#9
havuk88 Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Fort Worth Texas Trading Score:23	getting ready to order one of these insignias, are there differences in the models NS-BRDVD2, NS-BRDVD3, and NS-BRDVD4? is the NS-BRDVD4 going to be a better player with more features than the other two listed here?

01-27-2012, 08:11 PM	#10
ssjmichael Banned Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Blu-ray collection:96 DVD collection:4	I wish Insignia's players had a better reputation. I'll probably still buy one and hope for the best as it does appear to be the simplest way to get Region Free support on the cheap.

03-23-2012, 07:07 PM	#13
concisa New Member Member since:Mar 2012	Thank you very much for your reply. The NTSC x PAL would not be an issue for me, I believe. I remember from the olden days a site that had for several DVD player brands ways to make them region free by means of a combination of clicks on their remote controls. Isn't there anything similar fr BluRay players? Side comment...in this day an age of download contents I don't see the point of making discs as well as players region-specific. Thanks again.

03-23-2012, 11:09 PM	#15
Eldorado Senior Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Anne Arundel County, MD Trading Score:2	I did the swap. The remote worked. Flashed the player, did the hack and it worked. I popped the Region B Blu-ray from Warrior and it played. With no problem.

03-23-2012, 11:33 PM	#16
ssjmichael Banned Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Blu-ray collection:96 DVD collection:4	glad to hear

04-03-2012, 02:07 AM	#17
BluRayMagic Member Member since:Feb 2011 Blu-ray collection:135	I'm sure that this might have been covered in an earlier thread, but after scouring thru I couldn't find an answer... ...can you use just a regular universal remote? Or is there a specific remote? As much as I love the player, the remote really does suck!

04-03-2012, 04:13 PM	#19
tsetse27 Senior Member Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Deep South Blu-ray collection:297 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:31	I have problem play back recent Twilight Time Blu-ray like Picnic and Demetrius and the Gladiators. The disc was loaded , it played the FBI warning and Twilight Time logo, but when it got to the main manual, the player displayed "WAITING", and I cannot chose any option nor start the movie. (I tried to search chapter function on the remote, also no luck.) Anybody has the same issue? I never update my player (so I can keep the region free hack.)

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