Previously, I think only Pioneer dvd players (220, 420, 600, 610) that were sold locally are region-free (without hacking) but I think the newer models are already locked to Region 3 along with LG, Samsung and Sony dvd players. I'm not sure about lesser known brands, i.e. Next Base, Ganzklar, etc.if these are region-free. Instead, been using for sometime a Philips BD3100 as bd/dvd player (default to Region 3) but can easily be hacked via the supplied remote for region-free dvd play.