Can I remove the region lock from an Apex AD-5131 DVD Player?

And if so, how can I do it.


Thanks in advance.


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Michael Fish

1. Open the player's tray.
2. Using the remote control, key in the following: 8, 4, 2, 1.
3. Select the region required or 9 for region free and then press OK (or
close the tray for 3201 model).
2.13 aa18 firmware onwards do not respond to the hack

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Some do, some don't. I bought a 5131 from Sam's Club last spring and did
the CD hack and it worked very well (eliminated Macrovision and region). I
bought another 5131 from CircuitCity a few weeks later and the hack would
not work on it.

There's a site online somewhere that tells in detail how to perform the hack
and offers the CDR .iso to create the hack CD. It also tells you how to
determine if your 5131 is hack-able. I don't have the website handy, but
maybe you can Google it up.

mrdancer

Thanks rob.b & mrdancer, I have the microtech chipset version- I can't hack
it. boo-hoo, just my luck for getting it @ Wal-Mart for 59.88 just over a
month ago.

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> > Thanks in advance.
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> Some do, some don't. I bought a 5131 from Sam's Club last spring and did
> the CD hack and it worked very well (eliminated Macrovision and region).
I
> bought another 5131 from CircuitCity a few weeks later and the hack would
> not work on it.
>
> There's a site online somewhere that tells in detail how to perform the
hack
> and offers the CDR .iso to create the hack CD. It also tells you how to
> determine if your 5131 is hack-able. I don't have the website handy, but
> maybe you can Google it up.
>
>


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"Michael Fish" <> wrote in message
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> Thanks rob.b & mrdancer, I have the microtech chipset version- I can't
hack
> it. boo-hoo, just my luck for getting it @ Wal-Mart for 59.88 just over a
> month ago.

I paid $90USD for mine. I would've paid an extra $50 for a version I knew
would be easily hack-able. I'm sure if the manufacturers would realize
this, we'd see more of this type of thing out there.

You could always surf the pawnshops, etc. for an early version of the 5131.
Or if you just need to get rid of Macrovision, a $20USD RF Modulator from
your local electronics store will do the trick.

OTOH, if you keep up with the DVD forums, every once in a while you will
find an easily hack-able DVD player that someone has discovered, whether
it's a Panasonic, Daewoo or whatever.

mrdancer