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  • Offline Sam

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How to region free an xbox?
on: January 16, 2009, 14:07:48 PM
My XBox is American and all my DVDs are European and the Xbox says it wont play them !!!
Is there a way to make this xbox stop being silly ?
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  • Offline Shakey

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Re:How to region free an xbox?
Reply #1 on: January 16, 2009, 17:06:40 PM
Modchip, or ther are some programs available, but to use them you have to first load up the program disc, then swap to the DVD every time you want to play one.

This is assuming youre talking about an xbox, not an xbox360.
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Re:How to region free an xbox?
Reply #2 on: January 16, 2009, 17:16:34 PM
you can buy a dvd player for £5, just go buy one - much quiter than the xbox
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Re:How to region free an xbox?
Reply #3 on: January 16, 2009, 17:30:13 PM
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you can buy a dvd player for £5, just go buy one - much quiter than the xbox


Im sure you will provide links for these bargains.
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Re:How to region free an xbox?
Reply #4 on: January 16, 2009, 17:49:45 PM
Quote from: Serious
Quote from: Eggtastico
you can buy a dvd player for £5, just go buy one - much quiter than the xbox


Im sure you will provide links for these bargains.


Google provides many links, including cheap DVD players if you look hard enough. I thought you of all people would know that Serious.
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Re:How to region free an xbox?
Reply #5 on: January 16, 2009, 18:00:08 PM
Quote from: Serious
Quote from: Eggtastico
you can buy a dvd player for £5, just go buy one - much quiter than the xbox


Im sure you will provide links for these bargains.


http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/315925/superdrug-curtis-1047uk-pink-dvd-pl/
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  • Offline Sam

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How to region free an xbox?
Reply #6 on: January 16, 2009, 18:29:21 PM
I meant xbox 360 sorry
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  • Offline Serious

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Re:How to region free an xbox?
Reply #7 on: January 16, 2009, 22:11:38 PM
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Google provides many links, including cheap DVD players if you look hard enough. I thought you of all people would know that Serious.

Despite what my sig says I dont actually use it.

Quote from: Eggtastico
Quote from: Serious
Quote from: Eggtastico
you can buy a dvd player for £5, just go buy one - much quiter than the xbox


Im sure you will provide links for these bargains.


http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/315925/superdrug-curtis-1047uk-pink-dvd-pl/


Wow 2007? Think they have any left? And Sam is going to fly all the way over to get one?
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Re:How to region free an xbox?
Reply #8 on: January 16, 2009, 22:19:49 PM
Quote from: Serious
Quote from: Chris H
Google provides many links, including cheap DVD players if you look hard enough. I thought you of all people would know that Serious.

Despite what my sig says I dont actually use it.

Quote from: Eggtastico
Quote from: Serious
Quote from: Eggtastico
you can buy a dvd player for £5, just go buy one - much quiter than the xbox


Im sure you will provide links for these bargains.


http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/315925/superdrug-curtis-1047uk-pink-dvd-pl/


Wow 2007? Think they have any left? And Sam is going to fly all the way over to get one?


the deal was posted on the 11th you blind git  :w00t:
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Re:How to region free an xbox?
Reply #9 on: January 16, 2009, 22:22:39 PM
Quote from: Eggtastico
Quote from: Serious
Quote from: Chris H
Google provides many links, including cheap DVD players if you look hard enough. I thought you of all people would know that Serious.

Despite what my sig says I dont actually use it.

Quote from: Eggtastico
Quote from: Serious
Quote from: Eggtastico
you can buy a dvd player for £5, just go buy one - much quiter than the xbox


Im sure you will provide links for these bargains.


http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/315925/superdrug-curtis-1047uk-pink-dvd-pl/


Wow 2007? Think they have any left? And Sam is going to fly all the way over to get one?


the deal was posted on the 11th you blind git  :w00t:


Pass me my white stick then.
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How to region free an xbox?
Reply #10 on: January 16, 2009, 23:29:23 PM
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I meant xbox 360 sorry


Sam, Youre sweet out of luck.  360 is region locked.
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  • Offline neXus

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How to region free an xbox?
Reply #11 on: January 16, 2009, 23:36:47 PM
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Quote from: Sam
I meant xbox 360 sorry


Sam, Youre sweet out of luck.  360 is region locked.


It is still just the firmware and you can modchip and hack the 360 but no live for you if you do.
A hddvd player has no region locking or anything for dvd or hddvd on it at all (handy for linking to pc) BUT when connected to the 360 it reads the region information of the 360. Rumour of being able to contact ms, explain you have moved country and getting a firmware update over live is about the net but I got no idea if it is true. No harm in contacting them and asking maybe?
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  • Offline Sam

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How to region free an xbox?
Reply #12 on: January 17, 2009, 17:24:20 PM
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Quote from: Sam
I meant xbox 360 sorry


Sam, Youre sweet out of luck.  360 is region locked.


Glad I spent ages bringing my DVDs over then.
Guess Ill have to buy a DVD player.
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Re:How to region free an xbox?
Reply #13 on: January 17, 2009, 17:37:34 PM
Just to clarify.

Even if you flash your 360s drive, it will still not allow you to watch other region dvds.
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