Question 1

Is it possible to change Blu-Ray regions indefinitely (i.e. There's no limitation on the amount of times you can change region)?

Accepted Answer

There are mixed answers here, with one saying it won't play US disks and another saying it won't play UK disks.  Well, here's the info everybody needs....  To enable it to be region / zone free you open eject the drawer and whilst it's open, with no disk, you press 1, 2 then 3 on the remote before closing the drawer.  Bare in mind that you only have a few seconds to do this, as soon as the drawer opens.

As for not playing UK disks / US disks, there is a reason for this.  Even if it is sold for use in the UK, if it was produced in the US or it is a disk for use in the US, it is likely that the disc has DRM (Digital Rights Management) coding on the disc (note that UK / EU disks are not supposed to have this).  The DRM is encoded at the beginning of the data and is supposed to prevent people from copying the disk thus forcing people to buy many copies of the same movie for use with different devices.  Assuming you have an Apple laptop, a Windows PC, an Android Smart Phone and a Windows PC, you are expected to buy four (4) copies of the same movie.

All BluRay and DVD players have the same issue with not playing some disks but it's not the players that are the problem, it's the disks.

There should be a "reset" button somewhere on the player.  If you do happen to lock it into one region / zone then simply reset the player to the factory settings and you will get your changes back again.  You can reset players as often as you need to, without any problems thus meaning exactly what you want... an unlimited "amount of times you can change region".

Question 2

Does it have Amazon instant video app?

Accepted Answer

Judging by the "Amazon instant video" logo displayed prominently on the box alongside the iPlayer, Netflix and YouTube ones, I would expect so.

Question 3

Does this Bluray player have Coaxial output?

Accepted Answer

If it did, it would serve no purpose. Bluray content is HDCP protected and must be played via a HDCP HDMI interface. Co-axial would neither work nor, in all probability, have adequate bandwidth.

Question 4

Hi, what kind of usb sticks are compatible?  also same for external hard drives, which ones work with it?

Accepted Answer

Any USB memory stick is compatable.  The only thing you need to do is make sure it is formatted to be read by the player.  Most will work immediately as new USB Memory Sticks will come pre-formatted or will automatically format when put into a device.  If it doesn't automatically format it can be formatted via a PC.  Once formatted, you can save almost all types of media formats for playing / viewing through this player.  The other review that mentions MP4, MPEG etc. is only stating the "file formats" that can be read from the disc but the storage files formats are FAT and NTFS.  Anything over 8GB can not be formatted to the old FAT format and will format to the NTFS storage system.  So, if your memory stick does not work with this player, then it is most liely not of the correct foramt and you will need to enter it into a PC, go to "This PC" and open it.  Right click on the Memory Stick Icon and select "Format" or "Format This Drive".  Follow the prompts but be aware that to reformat will mean you will have all files that are currently on the disk permanently deleted so make sure you back up any files you want to keep.

Brand Name	Panasonic
Item Weight	1.76 pounds
Product Dimensions	12.2 x 10.63 x 2.76 inches
Item model number	DMP-BD84EB-K
Batteries	2 AAA batteries required.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer	No
Special Features	Blu ray support

Panasonic DMP-BD84EB-K Smart Network 2D Blu-ray Disc/DVD Player - Black

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