Hi:
Thanks, its not the understanding of the hacks that is a problem - I am quite technically minded it is just that if I bought a TEAC or Marantz oe something expensive and then I bugger about unlocking it and they then turn around and say "you have invalidated your warranty".
I don't know if that holds sway anymore - I mean I have a cack multi-region Warfdale DVD player which I am using at the moment but the last time I bought a DVD player of any worth was when they first came out and at that time I think manufacturers were saying somethng like the above.
Are most machines now multi-region as standard? It is important that mine is as I buy a lot of stuff from the US and A