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DVD Unlocking

Does anyone know if the Panasonic DMR-EZ49 VEBK DVD/Video recorder can be unlocked to make it multi-region and if so how?
I want to be able to record DVDs to send to my family in New Zealand and vise versa. UK is region 2 and New Zealand region 4.

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  • victor2
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    DVDs you record yourself won't have a region code so it doesn't matter. However, if you are exchanging commercial DVDs, they probably will. In this case it's the playing device that you want to unlock.

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  • alanrowell
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    If you google "panasonic DMR-EZ49 multiregion hack" you'll find that you'll need to hire or buy a remote to do the job or be prepared to program a remote. Either way it's going to cost about £10
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