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Question: region free? is this a region free player?
Document: I bought this blu ray DVD player in May 2012--mostly to stream from Netlflix and other sources. I don't have that many blu ray discs and use a region free DVD player to watch discs. I use the Panasonic now for streaming and have had no real problems with it. The biggest annoyance is the remote control which must have been designed by someone who doesn't use remote controls.
This player is easy to use, gives a good picture and works on any power input (e.g. European). I now have this US player and a European player as Blu-ray discs/players are region specific and cannot be changed or altered like DVD players. I have 2 of the same Panasonic model and was able to change the freqency on one remote control so each player operates independently.
This player works well and I gave it 5 stars because it works well and also because it was free with my TV purchase.
I would go as far as to say the picture looked a tad better than it did with netflix, but i did not stream the same show so it may have been the video itself.I do not have a 3D TV so i was unable to try that out, thou i will be sending in for my free 3D Avatar Blu-ray.For the price this Blu-ray player was worth every penny.
I purchased this Blu-ray player over other models because it had Skype functionality, which I was pretty excited about. It even had a Skype button on the remote, so I assumed that its functionality would be fairly well supported. Unfortunately, only *one* camera will be recognized by the player (the Panasonic Free Talk 7181) - all other cameras just won't connect.
My husband is going crazy renting Blu-ray dvds. He loves the quality. We haven't tried the 3D yet since we don't have glasses. We got this player free when we bought a Panansonic 3D Plasma TV so if we had paid for it my only complaint would be that although it is WiFi ready it does not come with a wireless LAN adapter. Overall we like it.
Purchased this blu-ray player to replace a Toshiba model which I received free as part of a package with the purchase of my LCD high def screen. Nothing but problems with that one, but this baby does everything I ask of it. Loads quickly, easy to navigate, smooth quality playback. Just a super little player in a nice slim package.
I bought this unit because I needed a DVD player and my girlfriend really wanted Avatar and this one qualifies for the free by mail-in-rebate copy in Blu-Ray 3D. This unit is WiFi-READY but does not actually have WiFi. This is a really stupid marketing ploy given by manufactures that should be removed entirely as i know is tricks many consumers.
Insert a Blu-ray disc and by the time you sit down and get comfortably it is ready to play the disc. I did not buy it for the 3D but am ready if I upgrade the TV some day. Music CDs play and sound great with this also. This Blu-ray player has really improvement the video and audio of the movies we watch for just a little over $100 (with free shipping).
This is a very nice Blu-ray player. There are a lot of choices out there. I chose this model as it's compatible with Amazons list of electronics that can be used to view Amazons library (which there are thousands of free movies and tv shows to watch). The price was really good compared to other models. I also like it because it said that it was Wi-Fi ready. Well.... this was really misleading as its really not.
Answer: I just had a live chat with Panasonic and it is region encoded (the CSR said all their Blu-Ray players are region encoded) to region 1 for DVD and region A for Blu-Ray disks.  HTH!