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anti_shrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:56 AM
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DVD Question
Is setting my player to be region free all I need to do to watch DVDs from the UK?
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Salviati Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 01:58 AM
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1. Maybe
Some newer DVDs check to see that the player is set to the region that the disc is made for, in these cases you'd need to set it for whatever region the box says, but for most cases region free will probably work.
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anti_shrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 02:02 AM
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2. Well its a region 2 disc
but my player is set for region free. I've never actually *tried* a non US disc before, my main concern is the whole NTSC/PAL thing....
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blessedleader Donating Member (90 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-03 02:32 AM
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3. Pal Conversion
Depends on if your player is going to go the extra mile and do the PAL conversion for you. Some hacked players (ie APEX) actually do do the PAL conversion. . . I'm sure there's plenty of others that don't. If you have a PAL disc, just try it. . . you'll be able to tell if it works or not. ;-)

If it doesn't work you'll need a Video Converter. . . first one I could find right now is the EMERSON EVC1575 UNIVERSAL VIDEO CONVERTER. . . that'll plug inbetween the TV & DVD player and convert it.

Hope that helps!
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