General Info

You can get an all zone blu ray player that will enable you to play dvds irrespective of the region you are in. Traveling might be for fun or pleasure but in any case watching dvds is likely to be part of the agenda. For instance in a zone free blu ray player like the Sherwood BDP-5004 there are many benefits for the user. These include bringing the highest definition viewing experience home with this new Blu-ray player. It is also playing CDs, DVDs, and MP3s, having an output of 1080p from Blu-ray discs and also scales standard DVDs to 720p, 1080i or 1080p (24 or 60Hz) when accompanied with HDMI 1.3 output. It is also having Blu-ray lossless audio including Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD using both HDMI and 6-channel analog output jacks. A region free blu ray player like this also provides you with coaxial digital audio output. With such players you do not require PAL-NSTC TV for watching Blu ray discs. Any normal T.V. that has HDMI inputs can be used for watching DVDs irrespective of the region you are in. Some of the prominent brands of the all zone blu ray player are Oppo BDP-83, Oppo BDP-80, Panasonic DMP-BD60, Panasonic DMP-BD70V and Samsung BD-C5500 among others. Having such players can prevent embarrassing situations like buying a disc from one region and not being able to play it in another region. In such circumstances you would be facing DVD Region Coding or Region Locking. Having a zone free blu ray player helps you to overcome such problems with ease by helping to overcome coding in PAL and NTSC video formats.