Hi! Can anyone PLEASE help??? I just bought a LG DVD/Video combo V181 and the guys at JB Hi Fi no longer hand out the codes to make the players region free. I have tried the 7 '0' code and to no avail. CAN ANYONE HELP?? Thanks.
Also, could you tell me if your V181 has an OPTICAL digital output? All specs on the web says it has both optical and coax, but the manual I downloaded for it from LG site shows only having coax.
The LG V181 doesn't have an optical out. The '314159 hack' does work with this model. I tried it several time before it worked though. make sure you unplug the power, then power on without a disc in.
Hi Andrew, I bought same model dvd/vcr combo than you did. However the hack didnt work on mine and i am sure its because i didnt do it properly. I am not sure at what point boxes open to put the number in or how its supposed to work. Please help.
Hi, I figured it by a complete fluke. With the cd tray open, hit 0000 then a screen will come up where u enter the region code - make it 0 then you press pause and it's done!! I found this has worked for one of my other LG dvd players as well. Hope this helps.
I've since gotten my V181 and tried the 314159 hack on this model (previously only used it on a different model)
With the player in DVD mode, no discs in the player, just:
Press PAUSE on the remote. Enter code 314159 on the remote. Should now be on screen asking you which region you want to set (0-6). Press 0 for all regions. Press PAUSE on remote again.
Thats all it took on mine, after that could play all regions, didn't need to restart player.
Frenik.. that was awesome! Thanks so much! It worked fantastic! It is now region free! Vaughan, thanks for your reply! I didnt get to try yours but thanks for your response. I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!