   
After the first breaktrough by Virus with making a modification to Panasonic DVD player firmware to enable MP3 on DVD support, he now brings us a new firmware modification wich makes the S49 and S295 region free! And not only that he also enabled some new functions with this release.
This update makes your player region free! After the update your player can play DVD's from all regions. Please note that this hack can't play RCE DVD's. There is a new hack available that support this wich can be found here.
The player can now directly playback MPEG1 and MPEG2 files from a CD or DVD. Currently sound isn't support.
Now the S295 users can enjoy the advanced picture adjustment features of the S49 player. Click here for more info. To make this feature permanent follow these instructions:
1. Turn the player on without a disc inserted
2. Press and hold "Pause" + "Play" on the player and than press "8" on the remote
3. Press Cancel
4. Press Functions
5. Now go to the players "Setup" menu and change at least one setting
6. Quit the menu by pressing "Return"
7. Turn Player off
Now the model data has been copied to the players flash memory and don't need to be entered again.
MP3 and WMA on DVD support is enabled with this update. However the playback menu you see first when you insert an MP3/WMA-DVD won't show the audio tab. To play the audio files you can choose the "All" tab or press the playlist button.
Use at your own risk!
This firmware hack is not made and released by Panasonic, the update is at your own risk. If the update goes wrong for any reason, there is chance that Panasonic won't repair you unit because no official firmware was installed.
MP3 on DVD / Region Free / MPEG1/2 plus more firmware update
Click here to view the firmware update install instructions.
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