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I bought this dvd player about 6 mos ago and it died. First the remote went out and you can't even manually fast forward or rewind without the remote. That was a headache all in itself having to put the dvd player on pause every time we left the room. My 7 year old sometimes like to rewind to see something again and now he frustrated that he can't do it. Now the dvd player is saying "no disk" when there is clearly a disk in there. I would suggest spending your hard earned money on a good dvd player.

When I receieved the dvd player it only played american dvds. After trying all of the listed codes, I called up coby and they happily provided me with this for the ss.
1. Open up the disk tray
2. press menu button
3. press 8888
4. press the osd button
5. press 0 for region free

Now it works like a charm on any disk.

Hope this helps.

DVD Players


DVD224
Make sure no disk is in the tray
Press "Setup"
Press Vol +, Vol-, Vol +, Vol -,
Number shows up
Change the region code by using RIGHT arrow.

DVD224M
NO disk in the tray
Press the "Title" button
Press 19
Region Code Number shows up,
Select your desire region " CODE " number (see DVD Regional Codes List above) by pressing the UP or DOWN arrow.
Once you have selected your region code number, press enter to exit.

DVD224S
Open tray
Press 9735
Select the desire region code with the UP or DOWN arrow.
Press Setup twice to exit.

DVD224SS
Open the DVD tray
Press STOP button on the remote control
Press 70
Press MENU
Use the numeric keypad to select your region code number (0 - 6).

DVD224 (224SS)
Open the DVD tray
Press STOP button of remote control
Press the digit number buttons "2008" of remote control.
Press MENU
Region code will appear, select your region code number.

I wanted a inexpensive DVD with criteria of: an all region player with progressive scan. After looking at several, I decided on the Coby DVD-224. Avaliable in 2 colors black: DVD-224BLK & silver DVD-224SLR, this unit is small, inexpensive and plays discs from around the world! I had previously owned a bottom of the line ($19.99 + tax) Coby DVD player. It had been kept in an RV. It had been dropped, beat up, scratched and shown plenty of abuse, yet played without fail each and every time(matter as a fact I still own it and it is STILL working). This unit does exactly what it says it will do. Hook up and set up is a breeze if, you read the manual and set up chart completely. If you look at all the reviews, most negatives are from individuals who didn't read the manual and can't figure how how to make the unit and/or remote function properly. Yet this no one's fault but their own, they want to blame the player?!

This unit plays discs from The UK, Germany, France, Korea and South America that I know of, I have no reason to expect it would not play other of any and all regions. Though the manual said closed caption was available in 5 languages, the unit I received actually has 8 languages and comes with set up in 32 different languages. Box contains all cables needed for hook up, the multi-function remote and even the remote batteries as well. Just plug it in, hook up the cables, complete set it up and enjoy.

I gave this unit 4 stars overall. The only reason it doesn't rate 5 stars overall is the fact that the unit and remote are cheaply made. In the light of day, they look as such. Cosmetics rate a 4, functions rate a 5, reliability rates a 5, overall satisfaction is a 4.5 to 4.75. I find no reason to believe that anyone who is the least bit tech savvy or, can read AND comprehend instructions would not be happy with this unit.

I bought this after reading reviews saying it would play dvds from both inside and outside the USA. I used to have a inexpensive Cyberhome DVD player that could handle both but unfortunately this one won't. I've tried to find out how to unlock it for multi region use but none of the methods I've found work. I think they are out of date. Also it seems very noisy when it's spinning. I guess you get what you pay for and I should pay closer attention to the specifications. Having looked back at them now it doesn't actually say it is multi region. Oh well lesson learnt, I hope!!