I live in Spain and finally had to set my pc DVD player to only one zone due to the built-in but unecessary limitation. I can only watch the DVDs I buy on internet from USA and nothing for Europe. I dont want to own two players so I simply won't buy or rent DVDs. I think more people should boycott the greedy DVD business. What do you think?
2006-08-19 08:46:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
Thanks for comments so far. I must insist though that I'm still not prepared to pay money to buy a program to UNLOCK my DVD player. It shouldn't be locked in the first place. It's a price fixing ploy: I may be able to buy my DVD cheaper from abroad but they ain't gonna let me play it! In the meantime I'll read books since I can buy them and read them where I want.
2006-08-22 17:45:37 · update #1
You can say that again. I have a friend in England who is always sending me dvds - I have to have them copied to be able to play them in my US dvd player. Its time to get uniform around the world!!!
2006-08-19 08:53:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not greed that causes that, it's to stop people from burning disks and sending them cross country, or stealing crates of DVDs and fleeing the 'states.
It doesn't help much though. The video game industry do it also, like Xbox 360, Xbox, and PS2, although I'm not sure about GameCube.
If you buy a Xbox from somewhere, don't get it used, becuase it will read whatever disk you first stick it, and will use that lauagage as the console's laugage.
2006-08-19 15:54:08 · answer #2 · answered by Benanen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not the dvd business its the power business the players work at a different speed because of the power regulations. the DVD industry has tried to make the dvds work in all areas of the world but you cant fit all the info for every country on a single dvd.
2006-08-19 15:52:59 · answer #3 · answered by knowitall 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why should you be angry ? all countries use a different type of signal format ntsc or pal or something else there is no one world signal format & it never will be that's why region free dvd players are so popular these days, look at this way these signal formats have been around for 50yrs & dvd has only been here for not even 10yrs yet & you want to blame them ? just upgrade & deal with it we all have to at some point.
2006-08-22 15:11:35 · answer #4 · answered by r.j, 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are lucky, you can find "escape codes" for the player, that will allow it to play allregions, instead of just region 1.
First link below details the region codes & second one may help you unlock your DVD player.
LEGAL DISCLAIMER: If anything on either website is illegal - I am not in any way suggesting you do it.
2006-08-19 15:58:40 · answer #5 · answered by dryheatdave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try DVD Region Free.
Nice little program for the PC. Uses very less memory.
2006-08-19 16:05:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree, I bought this 40 dollar DVD, but it into my laptop and a sign pops up about DVD zones.
2006-08-19 15:54:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.. it is STUPID and nothing more than a money making ploy. I bought one at a yard sale and it said nothing about another region outside the package...
Popped it in the play that night an wouldn't accept it... had to decode the $%^&*( thing and reburn it to watch what I paid for,.
2006-08-19 15:52:24 · answer #8 · answered by The::Mega 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've used an unlock code for my Yamaha player and it works great, will play anything. Try what the other person suggested, unlock your player as I did.
2006-08-20 14:08:52 · answer #9 · answered by avidcyclist4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure what you are talking about, but I love DVDs.
2006-08-19 15:51:44 · answer #10 · answered by um yea hi 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋