SonyMulti Zone Region Free Blu Ray Player - PAL/NTSC Playback - Zone A B C - Region 1 2 3 4 5 6

The Amazon catalog (site) description is inaccurate. This is a Region Free player, but it is NOT from Sony. Another company has modified the drive to make it play all DVDs in Regions 0 - 8, and all Blu-Rays in Regions A, B and C. Amazon says the model is the Sony S1500RF. There is no such product from Sony. The drive is the Sony BDP S1700 player, which is NOT region free. Another company, 220-Electronics, has modified it to make it Region Free. They have a data sheet inside that explains this, with a support phone number. That said, the drive is terrific. It will play virtually any DVD or Blu-Ray. The video and audio are both outstanding. It will not play 4K titles of course, but if you need a drive to play DVDs or Blu-Rays from anywhere, you need to get this item.

Easy to swap regions, loads discs quickly to play, small footprint. Highly recommend even if you don’t need to switch regions.

Works great. Very pleased. Great picture quality. Good job including batteries for the remote. Nice touch. And the hdmi cord was very much appreciated.

With the U.S. Movie Studios stepping back from making Blu Ray movies as much. I have found that often times the film's are released on physical media overseas. The disc quality is just as good and it is cheap to buy them.This machine plays all region movies. It is a must for film and physical media collectors.

I had the same situation of another customer here in these reviews.I bought this item since it is described as Multi System Region Free Blue-Ray able to play on 110-240 v. but the AC Adaptor that comes with the item it reports that is functioning on 110 v. only.I thought that it has been modified by seller as well.The player did really work for about 4 times (these are the times I used it in 5 months) and last night, when I started it again, was DEAD.I think this is a major problem since I bought it for my assignment out of the U.S. and I thought I bought a SONY RF1500RF...it is a SONY S1500 MODIFIED instead. I already brought this issue to amazon's attention.I discourage anybody to purchase this item if they want to use it in another country.What follows is amazon's description of this item and the review of the customer who had sort of my same experience.============================================================================================Technical Details• Built in Video PAL/NTSC Converter - Works on all TVs with HDMI Connection• Multi System - World-Wide Use - Multi Region DVD/BDProduct DescriptionWorks on any TV with HDMI connection. Now, watch all your favorite DVD's in from any part of the world. BD ABC / DVD: 0123456. SONY BDP-S1500 REGION FREE BLU-RAY DISC PLAYER BUILT IN PAL/NTSC CONVERTER 100~240V 50/60HZ WORLD WIDE VOLTAGE.1.0 out of 5 starsWhat you see is NOT what you get....By PJ Ross on February 25, 2016Verified PurchaseI ordered an S1500RF that is advertised very clearly as a 110-240v unit. What I got was a BDP-S1500 with a sticker over the model number indicating it was "region free 110-240 dual voltage". The unit had an after-market "modification" with a 90 day warranty and a plug in adaptor that was clearly ONLY playable in a 110v environment. Included was a photocopied one page sheet of instructions. Given that a BDP-S1500 is normally about $85, the company distributing this thing is charging an additional $75 to unlock it. They should be advertising a "modified" BDP-S1500, NOT a S1500RF. I was planning on bringing the unit with me to Europe, but given the limitations of the plug-in adaptor, I cannot. Buyer beware.

I've been quite happy with this nifty little Blu-ray player, which has been a real work horse for me for five months now and counting (fingers crossed).I call it "little", because it's a good bit smaller in all dimensions than the Samsung player I inherited from my folks and used for years, until that became ailing. (That one also wouldn't play some of my Universal BDs, for some reason which I assume had to do with outdated firmware. Only Universal titles.)Happily, this plays those, plus everything else I've had occasion to throw at it, including Region Two and Region One DVDs, and Region One Blu-rays (of course). I'll be honest and admit that I haven't yet tried to play Blu-rays of other regions, however, which many will find to be the major drawing point here. So I can't comment on that.This was easy as pie to set up, with only two necessary connections, as I recall, and I am by no means a technophile. So this put me on the side of this player immediately.The only caveat I'd express as an almost completely satisfied customer is that the provided remote is both unilluminated and incredibly tiny, and thus potentially mislaid or lost all too easily. Put it consistently in the same secured space immediately after inserting your disc and setting up the options, relax on the couch, and it should be fine, though.

Works nicely with my DVDs and BlueRays. As expected, a 230 -> 110 V transformer was needed.

Great picture and is all region capable