[Hidden-tech] DVD regions question

[Bronwen Hodgkinson - cdeVision]

Marcia -
You can get a region-free dvd player for under $100. See this site:
http://www.world-import.com/dvd.htm

I also remember hearing that any Akai DVD player is region free.

Bronwen

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Marcia, 

You have more problems than just region code. BBC videos are PAL format, we
in the US are NTSC. It's true you can switch your computer to region 2, but
it will hold only a limited amount of switches. And if your last one happens
to be PAL, you've essentially rendered it unusable for your NTSC DVDs. BTW,
a computer can play both PAL and NTSC. The hack to unlock your computer DVD
player may or may not work.

You can find some set-top players that will PLAY all regions as well as
CONVERT PAL to NTSC. These players are usually players meant for the
international market, not US sales. You can find these on eBay. They go
around $100-175. It might be steep if you just want to play one disc, but if
you are in the market for a new player, you might want to consider one of
these. These players are major brands as well.


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on 2/2/08 6:11 PM, Marcia Yudkin at yudkinyudkin at yahoo.com wrote:

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> Hi all - 
> 
> I bought 2 BBC DVDs from Amazon.uk not realizing that there
> would be differences with our DVDs.  When I tried to play
> the DVDs in my DVD player and my computer, the DVD player
> said I couldn't play a Region 2 DVD, and my computer said
> that if I switched my computer to Region 2 I had only a
> very limited number of times I could switch back.
> 
> I did a tiny bit of research and found that you can get
> some kind of programming sequence to "unlock" your DVD
> player or computer, but I'm just not sure what to do.  I
> certainly don't want to make the DVD player or the computer
> unusable by doing something that's not supposed to be done
> or that I did incorrectly.  And if I do want to unlock
> something, would it be better to do it on the DVD player or
> the computer?
> 
> Your advice?  I really do want to see these videos.
> They're of a BBC program called Dragon's Den that I saw
> once on TV here then could never find on the schedule
> again.  The program shows entrepreneur contestants pitching
> briefly to venture capitalists and the VCs saying yes or no
> and their reasons for that.
> 
> Thanks,
> Marcia Yudkin
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