I just bought a Panasonic BD60 Blu-Ray player as they are now under $300.
The problem is the box and instructions show it as Region 4 yet it will only play region 1 DVD's. I bought it from HM and the box says its inspected by Panasonic Australia yet it is Region 1!
I have looked all over the internet and can't find anyone with the same problem. The reviews say it is region free for DVDs (only Blu-Ray requires correct region), yet none of my region 4 locally bought DVD's will play on it. The only discs I can play so far are NTSC region 1. The picture quality on these BTW is terrible - its upscaling through HDMI and the quality is worse than my 12 year old Pioneer DVD player. The speed of the thing is pretty bad too but I kind of expected that. I'm begining to think I made a big mistake buying this thing.
I'd take it back but it will have to be tomorrow unless someone can advise me on what the problem is.
Any ideas?