2007-04-13 10:17:29 · 14 answers · asked by saffronhoney 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
Bring your own TV and Player, we use NSTC not PAL. I dont think there is a way.
2007-04-13 10:19:33 · answer #1 · answered by DJ C 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
British DVDs as you have probably already discovered are region 2 DVDs. North America (Canada and the US) are Region 1. DVD players you buy at the store in the US will only play Region 1 DVDs. However, search for "region free DVD player" on eBay and buy one of those. Make sure the DVD player you buy is made for the US and not for other countries. I recommend the Phillips
2007-04-13 11:51:02 · answer #2 · answered by IRelayer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is a codefree player, it should work. If it's not, you can try to find in the net on the manufacturer's site an instruction how to make it codefree. (By the way: If it's only for playing, buy a codefree one, they're already very cheap. I see one in a catalogue for about 40$!)
That has nothing to do with TV systems like PAL. On VHS video players you can play a British video in the USA or vice versa. Only the DVDs have now a regional code.
2007-04-13 10:27:28 · answer #3 · answered by corleone 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look on Ebay or search engines - like Google or Yahoo, for:
multi region DVD player or all region dvd player. You can usually buy a good brand name one for around $70 - $150. Warning- the only brand name I had problems with was Cyber House, I bought three of them and two of the three were poor. The Cyber House ones seem to overheat easily.
2007-04-13 11:22:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a mulit region dvd player to play your Region 2 DVDs on our Region 1 dvd players....OR you can hack a dvd player to make it multi-region. It is a safe procedure that only uses a special code inputed by remote control. Just go here http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks and find the model dvd player you want to update. This works in reverse too. You can watch american dvds in England.
2007-04-13 10:23:26 · answer #5 · answered by ryee40007 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does not matter where the dvd is made, it matters what the disk formatting is. Make sure the formatting matches, and it doesn't matter where you play it. If the formatting is unique/ different, bring a sample of you disk to where you wish to by you player. A competent tech will be able to aid you.
If the tech is not beyond stupid, he will direct you to a region free player, or show you how/ where to download a region free program so you can convert you disks, and play them in any commercial player.
2007-04-13 10:20:13 · answer #6 · answered by victoria 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a multizone player.
The zone system sucks. I live just on the Swiss/French border and have to deal with zones 1 and 2.
The film companies just want to get the money rolling in as quick as possible of we would have simultaneous international distribution. The current method makes them afraid of piracy.
2007-04-13 10:22:26 · answer #7 · answered by philip_jones2003 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need multi region player.
2007-04-13 10:20:33 · answer #8 · answered by ???? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a multiregion dvd player.
2007-04-13 10:22:18 · answer #9 · answered by briggs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't, you could find ways to play them on a computer though.
2007-04-13 10:20:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋