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Another reviewer has posted a pretty exhaustive and comprehensive description of the "why's and wherefore's" of DVD regions and Blu Ray zones, so I'm not going to comment on DVD and Blu Ray regions / zones. You should find the other reviewer and read his excellent tutorial. I will just emphasize that this product is as described, a new Sony Blu Ray player. The player has been modified by a third party to play all regions DVDs so you will receive the player in its shipping box that has been opened and re-sealed. I have not tried any European zoned Blu Ray disks, but I have played some non USA region DVDs and they play just fine on this player. No settings necessary; just load your DVD and press Play. The company that modifies the player provides a short instruction sheet for getting started and it is important that you read this and follow the instructions - don't lose this sheet!

A couple of notes: the Sony BDP S1700 model is not wi-fi equipped. For internet connectivity, you will need to run an Ethernet cable from your router. However, the only reason that you would need internet connectivity is if you plan to stream Netflix or any other streaming service through this player. If you already stream through your Roku, Firestick or other device, you don't need the internet connection on this player, so don't worry about hooking it up. Not having the internet connection does not affect the functionality of the player. Also, the modifier company warrants only the modification, not the player. The player warranty remains with Sony. And I'm not sure of how Sony would honor a warranty request on a modified player. But I have not had any issues with this player.

A note about the remote - it is terrible! And this is not a reflection on the modifier company because they simply pass on the Sony package - remote and all. So a big raspberry to Sony for this awful remote. The unlighted buttons are small and difficult to see in a darkened room. My biggest gripe is the large "Netflix" button located right next to the "Play" button. It is quite easy to press this Netflix button by mistake which will immediately switch you over to Netflix. You then have to back out of Netflix, restart the DVD and then find the place where you left off (and turn on a room light so you can see what you are doing). Simple solution: search on Amazon for part # RMT-B116A. This is another Sony remote that is slightly larger, has much more functionality and doesn't have the huge Netflix button. You can also set this one up to control your TV. It has the colored Blu Ray zone buttons and it works fine with this modified DVD player. The last time I checked, it is less than $10.00 on Amazon.

Beware the included adaptor is for 110V not 240V as they stated You have to buy adaptor for 240v

Works fine. Bought two units.

For anyone having trouble figuring out how to switch regions, maybe different models need different tricks, but for me it is to press the colored button on the remote while the disk tray is open, then close it and the blu ray will play.