I have a DVD to which when i put it in aDVD player the error comes out to be Invalid region code?

Answer 1

well done, you bought the wrong region dvd.

This isn't really a question

Answer 2

All the earlier answers are correct, however they don't really give you a solution to your problem. I assume the DVD player is a stand alone attached to a TV.

Go onto the net and do a search with your make and model number of DVD player followed by 'region code hack'. This will bring up loads of sites which offer the code to make your DVD 'All Regions'. You can enter the code with your remote control. Many sites are free. Some charge between £5.00 and £10.00 for the information you need.

Happy viewing.

Answer 3

The DVD is locked to Region 1. The only way to play that DVD is on a Region free DVD player, or Region 1 player.

Answer 4

If you type into the Internet what DVD player you have with the product code you might find a code to unlock your region making it multi region.

Otherwise take back the DVD as they have sold you the wrong region, all European regions are region 2.

Answer 5

means the player cannot play a dvd from a different region, you might have purchased the dvd from a different country?

here are the region Countries

0 No Region Coding
1 United States of America, Canada
2 Europe, including France, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Arabia, Japan and South Africa
3 Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo and Indonesia
4 Australia and New Zealand, Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America
5 India, Africa, Russia and former USSR countries
6 Peoples Republic of China
7 Unused
8 Airlines/Cruise Ships
9 Expansion (often used as region free)

Answer 6

The DVD or the player were manufactured in different countries
Each DVD-Video disc contains one or more region codes, denoting the area[s] of the world in which distribution and playback are intended. The commercial DVD player specification dictates that a player must only play discs that contain its region code. In theory, this allows the motion picture studios to control the various aspects of a release (including content, date and price) on a region-by-region basis. In practice, many DVD players allow playback of any disc, or can be modified to do so. Entirely independent of encryption, region coding pertains to regional lockout, which originated in the video game industry.

Answer 7

most dvd players can be made region free. there may be a region free hack on the internet for it. simply use yahoo to search the web put in the dvd model number and hack ( ie toshiba dvd123 hack) and see what comes back follow the instructions which in most cases are something like

open tray
left
1
3
8
and a secret menu appears then following the hack instruction set it to region free
hey presto it's done

Answer 8

it means your dvd is not the same code as your player. you have a couple of option, some players have codes you can look up on the internet to unlock your dvd players region in order to play the dvd. you should look your make and model number of your dvd player up on the internet to see if your player has any unlock codes. another option is if you have a dvd drive is to play it on your computer. you can you usually change the region of your dvd player in its setup

Answer 9

the cheap dvd players are open to all regions- you could pick 1 up in Argos for about £20

Answer 10

If you download "Any DVD', you'll be able to copy it so you can watch it. It breaks the region code

Answer 11

different countries have different formats (check your player to see what region it plays , and only buy dvds in that region format