You can find modified region free players pretty cheap on Ebay these days.
I’ve been keeping my eye on region-unlocked UHD BR players recently, but I can’t find clear info on whether the one I want (the Sony UBP-X800) has a built-in PAL<>NTSC decoder or not, which is a deal breaker for me with all my R2 Doctor Who DVDs.
Plus the UHD ones are all like $500…😒