Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2019 December 30

= December 30 =

Hello I have a question about my Samsung blu ray player
My Samsung blu ray model number is BDJ4500R: https://www.samsung.com/ca/audio-video/blu-ray-player-j4500r/ Is it region free? I would like to know so I watch some DVDs from Britain. Thank you. 204.239.8.205 (talk) 20:47, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I navigated a few links away from the page you cited and downloaded your user manual. The player is not region free; it says that the region is displayed on the rear panel of the player, if indeed you do own one of these players. Elizium23 (talk) 20:51, 30 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Thank you for helping me. Can you tell me what region this player is please and if it would play discs from Britain? 204.239.8.205 (talk) 21:00, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
 * No, because I cannot see your player's rear panel. Only you can tell us which region it is. "Region B" for Blu-ray discs is Europe, etc. If it's not Region B then you can't play a British Blu-ray disc. ("Region 2" for DVD video.) Elizium23 (talk) 21:03, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Additionally if the player has both a letter and a number (examples) it's coded both for BDs and DVDs. If it doesn't have a number it may be coded for BluRays but region free for DVDs (accepting all region DVDs). Many BluRay players that play back MKVs and similar formats are coded like that. There are also legitimate free or commercial programs that let you rip a DVD and make it region-free but that may be illegal in your jurisdiction. 93.136.90.120 (talk) 19:22, 31 December 2019 (UTC)
 * While ultimately you should just look at the player yourself, I'd note that if you bought the player in Canada and it wasn't specifically sold as a region B or 2 player, it is fairly likely it is region A or 1 unless it is region free but the above manual seem to suggest this is unlikely. In addition, if you have played region 1 DVDs on it before, it clearly supports region 1 DVDs so is either region free or a region 1 player. BTW, you really need to stop socking Sockpuppet investigations/Neptunekh, since ultimately you're probably going to something to attract attention and will get blocked, and your recent socking will mean there is no chance of an unblock anytime soon. Nil Einne (talk) 12:52, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I had a quick look and it looks like there are tricks that may work to change the player to region free for DVDs. However I won't be providing further help to socks. If you want help in the future, I suggest you wait 6 months without socking, and apply for the WP:STANDARDOFFER. If you are successful and come back with an unblocked account, then I will provide more help. Nil Einne (talk) 13:01, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

Collins dictionary
When it comes to comparing terms translations into the languages on the site, does this dictionary use professors of those languages, in addition to standard English-speaking British professors? How exactly does it work? Thank you very much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.41.100.198 (talk) 21:31, 30 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Hello, IP user. I don't see anything on https://www.collinsdictionary.com/ which talks about who they employ, or how they work, but the site has a "Contact Us" section so you could ask them. I wonder why you think there are any professors involved? Some of the lexicographers might happen to also be academics, but probably not many of them. --ColinFine (talk) 10:12, 31 December 2019 (UTC)


 * This 2017 article names Helen Newstead as their "head of language content". Her linkedin page says that she has an Master of Arts in Spanish studies and a postgraduate certificate in "online language learning" from Edinburgh University. So not a professor. Alansplodge (talk) 18:55, 31 December 2019 (UTC)