| This review and regionless hack applies to the | | | | displayed. Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys on the |
| following DVD / MP3 / CD player: Diamond Vision | | | | remote control to display a specific region's numerical |
| DVDV807-03. The DVD player's manual also includes | | | | code, or select '0' (regionless). |
| instructions for the DVDV807-04 model, so most of | | | | 5.) Press ENTER and then SETUP to exit. |
| this information should apply to it as well. | | | | 6.) Your DVD player will now play DVDs from other |
| Whether you intend to watch foreign language videos | | | | regions. The code only has to be entered once. |
| in order to learn a new language, or because some | | | | Powering down will not cause the Diamond Vision to |
| titles are not available where you live, DVDs from | | | | lose its region-free setting. An added plus: it |
| another region will probably be unplayable on your | | | | automatically senses PAL/NTSC signals. |
| current DVD player. However, a DVD machine can | | | | According to videohelp.com, this region hack will also |
| often be converted (hacked) to a different region via a | | | | work with many other Diamond Vision DVD players. |
| remote control sequence or firmware upgrade. | | | | This unit is a pretty standard economy DVD player. |
| Sometimes you can even buy customized chips to | | | | You can usually find it for well under $50 in most |
| modify the hardware. | | | | Wal-Marts. It is approximately 9 inches wide by 10 |
| The simplest and least expensive way to hack a DVD | | | | inches deep, and the remote control is a little nicer and |
| player is to find a cheap unit that can be fine-tuned via | | | | bigger than what comes with a lot of discount DVD |
| a remote control sequence. That is what this article is | | | | units. |
| all about. | | | | This machine provides several types of video and |
| The Diamond Vision DVDV 807-3 player is | | | | audio output: |
| front-loading. It proved itself to be reliable during my | | | | 1.)Y/Pb, Cb/Pr, Cr |
| testing. There are a couple of annoyances, however: | | | | 2.) RCA |
| 1.) The DVD-spinning mechanism tends to be a little | | | | 3.) S-Video |
| loud (minor inconvenience). | | | | For a budget player, it certainly is a bargain, considering |
| 2.) If you try to operate STOP, OPEN, and PLAY | | | | the capabilities. |
| buttons too quickly, the player sometimes locks up. | | | | *Note: You can determine the region code for any |
| Powering down and restarting always resets the | | | | DVD by looking at the packaging. You might see |
| player successfully. | | | | something that looks like a button with a globe in the |
| *The region-free hack works as follows: | | | | background and a large number. The DVD may |
| 1.) Turn on the power and wait until the 'NO DISC' | | | | specifically state something like 'Region 1'. If no code is |
| message appears, then press OPEN/CLOSE on the | | | | shown, it may be regionless right out of the box. Some |
| unit itself to open the door of the DVD player | | | | older titles, budget productions, or remakes of older |
| 2.) On the remote control, press SETUP. A menu will | | | | films often do not have any region protection added. |
| appear onscreen. | | | | Current region codes on commercial titles range from 1 |
| 3.) Enter the following number sequence via remote: 1 | | | | to 6. |
| 3 8 9 | | | | It's a good move if you decide to purchase this unit. |
| 4.) A different menu will appear. Your cursor should | | | | You should definitely get your money's worth. |
| now be sitting in a box with the current region | | | | |