craigelliott wrote:...I have a new Denon DBT3313 Bluray Player ... the Blu ray is only zone 2. I have heard that you can change zones by using a flash drive with the correct software on it.... does anyone have any info on this please !!! thanks so much
Caligula posted some information on this back in 2013. I suggest that you contact him directly, he offered to help with flash region-free capability.
Here's the link to that post thread.
By the way, I used to frequently change blu-ray regions to watch discs, but found this too cumbersome with teaching the rest of the occupants in my home (including aging in-laws and occasional house-and-pet-sitters), despite writing detailed instructions. I finally bought a second blu-ray player (hardware-modified to multi-region), and although I realize that solution may not be economically feasible for many others, it simplified my life. Both blu-ray players are DVD-region-free, and I designate one blu-ray to region A and the other to region B; I then put a small colored dot on the spines of region B blu-ray cases (I have fewer of those), and the same colored dot on the region-B-designated player. Then I just explained to everyone that all "unmarked" discs (they often can't distinguish between blu-ray and DVD) will play in the "unmarked" blu-ray player, and all spines with dots will
only play in the blu-ray player with the same colored dot.
I've had software-modified players, installed my own hardware kits, and purchased pre-hardware-modified players; the latter has served me most reliably. What a wonderful world we live in, to be able to watch the plethora of discs available from so many countries! Although I'm often asked by friends and family, "Why do you have two different versions of the same movie on blu-ray/DVD?" I try to explain about the special features and how some movies are only available from other regions, but I usually just get a blank stare. Everyone has their special pleasures.