Pardon my ignorance here, but can someone please explain the whole dvd format..region 1 region 2 thing to me? i guess this is something i never really had to worry about, but i have never asked what the deal is with this, or why it's like this. from what i understand, movies can't be viewed on dvd players that were purchased in the U.S. unless you have a region 1 player??? or do i have that wrong?
wizard you wrote about this in another topic, maybe you can help?
Posted by pettyfan (Member # 2260) on :
Nope, you're right. If you live in the US, your DVDs have to be Region 1. The only place I've ever seen anything outside Region 1 is on Ebay...you have to be careful there, because there are a lot of sellers from the UK, and their DVDs are Region 0, I think. That's why I couldn't buy Masoleum. I knew there were region codes, or whatever, but I'd never paid much attention till then.
Posted by Helen_S (Member # 5804) on :
It's region 2 here. But I got a dvd player for just £25 that lets you play all regions so that I could buy dvds from America that haven't been released here yet
[ 01. October 2007, 11:07: Message edited by: Helen_S ]
Posted by JCWBobC (Member # 2525) on :
If it is a Region 0 DVD then it can be played anywhere.
I don't know all of them off the top of my head but Region 1 is the US, Region 2 is the UK, Region 3 is Japan, and their are 3 more for the rest of the world.
Bob
Posted by Last survivor of the NOMS-tromo... (Member # 2688) on :
Many of the cheaper DVD players can easily be converted to region free format. It's the high quality expensive ones that tend to be locked to one region. I need multi region because here in Europe our DVD's are region 2 but on the American bases near to where i work I can buy region 1 dvd's cheaper and sooner than they are released on Region 2.
Noms
All i need now is a region free HD-DVD player...
Posted by Chris the CandyFanMan (Member # 3197) on :
My copy of the We Are the World 20th Anniversary DVDis a Region 0 release.
For the record, Region 4 is Australia, South America, and the Caribbean. Region 5 is Africa, India, and Russia. Region 6 is China. Region 7 is currently not in use, to be used in the future. Region 8 is meant for airlines and cruise ships.
Posted by NowhereGirl (Member # 465) on :
thanks everyone for helping. i just didn't quite understand what was what..
Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
how do you find out what your dvd is?? what do i look for???
Posted by P.S. It's Paul.... (Member # 1022) on :
There's generally a symbol on the back of the disc case, with a picture of the world and a number inside.
Noms is correct when he says that the only DVD players you're likely to have problems with are the more expensive high end ones. Those tend to be locked to a single region (The players are identical across the globe, but they are locked to a region to supposedly protect the DVD marketplace in a certain geography). However, most DVD manufacturers (especially those that have models towards the budget end of the range) will have a method by which you can unlock the player. Generally it'll be a sequence of obscure key-pushes on the remote, although much less often it might be a chip that needs upgrading inside the player.
Best bet: google for your exact make/model of DVD player, and add the words 'region free' to the end of your search. If there is a way of unlocking it, then you'll find it. And if the option is there, set it to Region 0, which will play anything from anywhere.
Posted by Last survivor of the NOMS-tromo... (Member # 2688) on :
dvdreviewer.co.uk is an excellent site fro region hacks of most DVD players...
Noms Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
Thanks guys...Paul great explaination and thanks Noms for the website! now i'm searching!
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