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DVD's themselves aren't the things that are made region free, it's the DVD players that are encoded to only play certain regions or in some cases region free. Laser and Akai and two such brands that create and market region free DVD players. Although many of the major brands don't create or advertise region free DVD players, many of them can be converted to region free by following some simple online guides.
The software is what controls the region
DVD players that play all world regions, or region free players can be bought online at many websites these days. Amazon have some models in stock. There are some available on eBay most of the time. Then there's the specialized stores like Region Code Free DVD and World Import.
Region 2 DVD players are specified for a particular region, Germany. Home Theater and DVD Demystified provide information on the functions and limitations of Region 2 DVD players.
Yes, and vice-versa. Both Switzerland and the UK have the same DVD area code. Many DVD players sold in Switzerland are so-called "region-free", that is the play all DVDs regardless of their region code.
Code free or Region free... There are 4 main regions: Asia, North America,Europe and Oceania and China. Each region has it's own framerate....The idea is to prevent the playing of media designed for a device in another country.
This message implies that the DVD you're trying to play is the "wrong" region. Many DVD players do have options to make them region free; try searching for the make and model of your DVD player together with "region free", and you should be able to find instructions about making your player region free. Go to: www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks and type in your model number and if they have a hack, you can program your remote to change DVD Region. N America is region 1.
it can if you have a multi region DVD player, or if you make your existing player region free. you can do this by searching Google with your DVD players brand and model number and ype 'hack code', and you should be able to find a series of numbers to enter into your DVD player to make it region free.
Region free dvd player is legal.
Hi William. Unfortunately, DVD and Blu-ray players sold in the states are locked to only accept region 1 discs. Some players are able to be 'hacked' to accept other region discs, but this is not available for your model. Sorry to have bad news for you, William! I believe DVD rom drives are region free, or can be made region free very easily. If you wanted to, you could probably copy the DVD to your computer, then burn it to a region 1 or region-less DVD. If you have a DVD drive on your computer, try using a program like the free version of DVD Cloner ( http://www.dvd-cloner.com ) to make a copy of your region 2 disc.
There are a few locations where someone can buy a Region Free portable DVD player. Amazon and eBay both have this type of player. They are also at some Best Buy stores.
handbreak. open source and free for windows and mac.