Momitsu’s BDP-899 may hold the distinction of being the world’s first region-free Blu-ray player.
The BDP-899 plays Blu-ray and DVD discs from any region and is BD Live compatible. Users can easily switch between Blu-ray regions A, B and C by entering a six digital code using the remote control. As such, it’s likely to be frowned upon by the Blu-ray Disc Association.
The player also handles a wide range of formats such as Xvid, MPEG1, MPEG2 , MPEG4(AVI), MP4 HD, WMV9, JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF, JPEG2000 and GIF. It ialso decodes high-def audio formats such as Dolby TrueHD.
The BDP-899 is available for US$349 from online stores such as HKFLix.
4 Comments
- guest
- Posts: 15288
- Posted on: 04 Apr 09 02:55
Only time will tell if there is modified firmware to make it free.
Having said that, I would not pass up an Oppo player for this reason as they have great support and firmwares for their hardware devices. I also have a Momitsu and it is nice too! Either company is first rate IMHO and you will not go wrong with either one.
Both companies will put out timely firmware updates if their are ever any issues with their products.
I am glad to see both companies doing so well.
Personally, I can't see a reason to buy a region-free DVD player if the DVDs look like crap when you play them.
The player itself is a clone of several other generic players available with other labels. So essentially you're paying $350 for a $200 player.
- guest
- Posts: 15288
- Posted on: 04 Apr 09 17:09
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