This machine played all regions right out of the box for six months until I put in a Chinese movie. Then a Hongkong Region 3 did not work but a Korean Region 3 did work. I had to find the hack from a review for the 971 model also sold by Amazon.

It took less than a minute and Oppo's record is back to perfect. Here is the relevant information from the other review:

There is also a multi region hack on videohelp which is:
Press Setup on remote control to access the setup page
* Enter 9210 on the remote
* A secret menu will pop up
* Select 0 to 6 in region code. 0 is multi region
* Press Setup on remote again to exit

One of the few players that I haven't wanted more from. As firmware upgrades are available they are easily installed. The player provides a great picture on a HDTV because of the upconverting circuity. For me the greatest advantage was the ability to bypass regional encoding. This allows one to buy and play discs made anywhere in the world that are in PAL or NTSC. Many DVDs that are popular elsewhere aren't to be found in the good ole USA. This player allows you to buy them and enjoy them wherever you are. It has a PAL to NTSC converter and vicea versa. So if I want to buy a disc that's only available in Britain, I can still enjoy it in my home in California. I am personally enjoying this feature at the moment and am quite happy. My only complaint is that I wish the remote was illuminated, but that is small potatoes.

Summary - top quality picture, snappy menus, comes with a HDMI cable, supports USB and many other kinds of media, but sub-par looks and build quality. Priced higher than most basic DVD players, but if you bought a HDTV to watch movies, this is IMO the cheapest way to get the most out of your set.

I read many reviews of this DVD player online before deciding to plce the order. I was delighted to find that they were headquartered practically in my own back yard (SF Bay area), and that if I needed to service/replace the unit, I could bring it in to their office. I got mine with a 6ft HDMI cable included in the price.

I bought it because I wanted the HDMI output and the ability to play .mpg and .avi files from my extensive library of, um, stuff. Previously I tried the Philips 5140 over component cables, Harman Kardon DVD47, and Sony DVP-NS975V both over HDMI. This player is the best of any that I have tried in terms of picture quality. The DVD47 does well in... Read more