A forum for fans of The Avengers and The New Avengers television show (1961-9, 1976-7)
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Which brand and model do you recommend? Who did you order from?ikbtops wrote:You can get a multi region blu ray/ DVD player for a little over $200 shipped. I'm enjoying The Persuaders! currently. It looks fantastic. I hope the 50th anniversary Avengers set I've ordered looks nearly as good.
Is there any movement on US Region A releases of The Avengers Remastered on DVD or blu ray?MRotten wrote:The trouble with the A & E sets is the quality. They look awful now compared to the Optimum DVDs. It would be great if a new DVD (or BluRay) set on The Avengers would get released here in the US, but I'm not holding my breath.Lando wrote:Just checking in to see if there is any further news. I cannot believe The Avengers series continues to be out of print here in the US. I looking online, I've noticed that many of the A&E DVD sets of the show are going for quite a bit of $ on ebay and second hand shops. It's a pity that someone here in the US won't take up the license.
Maybe A&E will come through when blu ray happens? Surely the Optimum transfers would work well in HD.
You can also try hacking your existing region one player. I have two different players, both pretty standard region ones that I bought locally, and I've hacked both of them to be region-free. All I did was look up the model number and "region one hacks" or the like online. There's usually a sequence of buttons you can press that'll unlock it pretty easily.Lando wrote:Which brand and model do you recommend? Who did you order from?ikbtops wrote:You can get a multi region blu ray/ DVD player for a little over $200 shipped. I'm enjoying The Persuaders! currently. It looks fantastic. I hope the 50th anniversary Avengers set I've ordered looks nearly as good.
Thanks!
For DVD sure you can hack a player. However for The Persuaders! Region B blu ray set, I would need to find a blu ray player in Region A that will play a Region B locked disc.Timeless A-Peel wrote:You can also try hacking your existing region one player. I have two different players, both pretty standard region ones that I bought locally, and I've hacked both of them to be region-free. All I did was look up the model number and "region one hacks" or the like online. There's usually a sequence of buttons you can press that'll unlock it pretty easily.Lando wrote:Which brand and model do you recommend? Who did you order from?ikbtops wrote:You can get a multi region blu ray/ DVD player for a little over $200 shipped. I'm enjoying The Persuaders! currently. It looks fantastic. I hope the 50th anniversary Avengers set I've ordered looks nearly as good.
Thanks!
Ah, yes, I hadn't thought about the Blu-Ray problem. I don't have Blu-Ray, so I'm not much help on that front. I hope you manage to find something that doesn't break the bank--the whole region thing seems a bit pointless to me. I wish they'd just do away with the whole thing.Lando wrote:For DVD sure you can hack a player. However for The Persuaders! Region B blu ray set, I would need to find a blu ray player in Region A that will play a Region B locked disc.Timeless A-Peel wrote:You can also try hacking your existing region one player. I have two different players, both pretty standard region ones that I bought locally, and I've hacked both of them to be region-free. All I did was look up the model number and "region one hacks" or the like online. There's usually a sequence of buttons you can press that'll unlock it pretty easily.Lando wrote: Which brand and model do you recommend? Who did you order from?
Thanks!
I believe most Blu ray players need an after market mod kit to become region free. Thanks!
Agreed. It's a bummer to have to upgrade blu ray players to be able to play Region B UK blu ray discs here in the US. Thus far The Persuaders! is the only Region B blu ray set that I would like to own. I have the Network DVD set of the show. So I may wait for more shows to show up before I try to upgrade blu ray players and the shows too.Timeless A-Peel wrote:Ah, yes, I hadn't thought about the Blu-Ray problem. I don't have Blu-Ray, so I'm not much help on that front. I hope you manage to find something that doesn't break the bank--the whole region thing seems a bit pointless to me. I wish they'd just do away with the whole thing.Lando wrote:For DVD sure you can hack a player. However for The Persuaders! Region B blu ray set, I would need to find a blu ray player in Region A that will play a Region B locked disc.Timeless A-Peel wrote: You can also try hacking your existing region one player. I have two different players, both pretty standard region ones that I bought locally, and I've hacked both of them to be region-free. All I did was look up the model number and "region one hacks" or the like online. There's usually a sequence of buttons you can press that'll unlock it pretty easily.
I believe most Blu ray players need an after market mod kit to become region free. Thanks!
Yes, the lack of Blu-Ray releases of most of the series I'm into has made me unmotivated to get a Blu-Ray player, but I have heard fabulous things about the Persuaders set. But the whole region/format thing is a bit of a pain. Anyway, you're very welcome, and good luck sorting it all out.Lando wrote:Agreed. It's a bummer to have to upgrade blu ray players to be able to play Region B UK blu ray discs here in the US. Thus far The Persuaders! is the only Region B blu ray set that I would like to own. I have the Network DVD set of the show. So I may wait for more shows to show up before I try to upgrade blu ray players and the shows too.
Thanks for the post!
