Alright Spam, after rummaging through Google's results for a while and not finding what I need, I was hoping you guys could help me.

See, I ordered a British DVD before learning about that whole region thing with DVD players (where DVD players can generally only play DVD's from their own region). The DVD hasn't arrived yet but I'm fairly certain it's region 2, whereas my DVD player is region 1. Thankfully Google did make it very clear that hacks do exist to change the region of a DVD player or even make it region-free (so it plays all DVD's), but I'm having trouble making that work on mine.

My DVD player is an Emerson EWD7004. The hack instructions for this model that have been copypasta'd onto every hack site I've checked are as follows;

1. Press OPEN, SETUP on the remote control.
2. Press the number of the region you want, or 9 for region-free.
3. Press 2, 0, 1, 0 on the remote control - if this sequence doesn't work try 5, 0, 1, 0 fast.
4. Press STEP, SHUFFLE, NEXT on the remote control.
5. When doing this method, point the remote control directly at the player, as the open tray can hinder the remote's signal to the player.

The problem that I've run into (along with many others, it would seem) is that my DVD remote doesn't have "step", "shuffle" or "next". The reply to these instructions which has also been copypasta'd onto every single site is that these three buttons could be interpreted as "Fwd", "mode", and "skip", respectively - however, those are just educated guesses as what the equivalents to those buttons are. And, since I was not able to access any sort of "hidden/secret menu" as these instructions all seem to imply that I should (nor any other indication that my button-pressing did anything), I'm going to assume that doesn't work.

So I figured I'd be able to make use of the original hack instructions if only I could figure out what buttons on my DVD remote equate to the ones listed. I tried looking up this sort of thing, but, no dice.

Anyone here think they can help me? Be it an alternative solution to the region problem, different hack instructions, or just what buttons to press to replace the ones I don't have? It would be very much appreciated.

I'm no pro hacker.
:(

pitwhousedtodopokemon said
I'm no pro hacker.:(

Neither am I.

And that's why all this is frustrating. DX

I feel sorry for you, I can barely install a mod onto a game without my insides exploding.

Plug your computer into the TV and play whatever it is you want to watch from there. Then return your DVD to the place you bought it and ask for a refund(optional).

It assumes you own relatively modern tv that accepts the video output from a serial plug(or your computer and TV both have HDMI) and that you physically have the room and cables to do so. Or that there is some reason this isn't possible, which is why you're going through the dvd hacking in the first place.

But it bypasses all that bullshit related to regional lockout.

Just wait for the DVD. There might be no indication of success besides instantly being able to play the disks.

EDIT: There's no point trying more than one thing if you can't test to see if any of them work.

CidTheKid said
Plug your computer into the TV and play whatever it is you want to watch from there. Then return your DVD to the place you bought it and ask for a refund(optional).It assumes you own relatively modern tv that accepts the video output from a serial plug(or your computer and TV both have HDMI) and that you physically have the room and cables to do so. Or that there is some reason this isn't possible, which is why you're going through the dvd hacking in the first place.But it bypasses all that bullshit related to regional lockout.

My laptop doesn't have a disc drive. I've been meaning to buy an external one for a while now, though - and it's good to know that that is an option when I do buy it.

Awson said
Just wait for the DVD. There might be no indication of success besides instantly being able to play the disks.EDIT: There's no point trying more than one thing if you can't test to see if any of them work.

Yeeaaaah I just wanted to be productive and search for some fixes to the solution while I wait. :/ Still, though, not much I can do without the DVD...

why can't you just return the DVD when it arrives and order another with the right region, unless it's from ebay or something they should allow returns.

Quadrophenia said
why can't you just return the DVD when it arrives and order another with the right region, unless it's from ebay or something they should allow returns.

I don't believe it's available in my region - at least not from the place I bought it from.

I think Amazon had it for region 1 but the price was close to like $100 so yeah fuck that. :I

So the DVD came.

But it was the wrong DVD.

...Fuck it. I'm watching it online.

Kaga said
So the DVD came.But it was the wrong DVD. ...Fuck it. I'm watching it online.

... Online is always the solution.

I got this covered.

Also, you can't really switch the region code in most DVD players and the like. Because they're configured to play things at the same FPS rate as your TV, which is dependent on whether you live in North America or Europe.

I mean, it's completely... Possible... However, at that point, you're just better off ordering the DVD and playing it on a computer, which doesn't give a rat's fuck for these stupid rules.