Velocity Reviews - Samsung DVD-P721M Question

I am trying to determine which region(s) are supported by my Samsung
DVD-P721M DVD player. It was purchased here in Canada so it may be a Region
1 only machine - or not.

According to the manual: "Play Region Number: The Region Number for this
player is described on the rear panel of the player." Unfortunately, I
cannot find any indication of a Region number anywhere on the player itself,
including on the back. I've looked twice, very closely, and if its there, it
must be written in invisible ink.

However, just above that in the manual, in a section called 'Disc Markings',
it has some logos. The first two of these logos are pictures of globes with
lines of latitude and longitude: the first logo has the number one on it,
then there is a dash between the first logo and the second logo and the
second logo has a 6 on it. The caption below these logos says "Play Region
Number". I am really hoping that this means the player can play disks from
Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 but I don't want to jump to conclusions since I
don't know that for sure. For all I know, "1-6" means that it plays only
Regions 1 *and* 6, not Regions 1 *thru* 6. Remember, I need to play Region
2.

I've tried searching for the product specs at the Samsung site but it
doesn't say anything about Region support.

Can anyone who owns this machine confirm that it will play Region 1 and 2
disks??

If not, can anyone tell me some way to be sure that it does?

I want to buy some Region 2 movies to play for my mother but I don't want to
buy them unless I know I can play them.

According to a Google search I did, her DVD player, a Toshiba SD-2800, needs
a firmware upgrade before it can play a Region 2 disk. That sounds ugly and
expensive so it would be terrific if my Samsung could actually play a Region
2 disk without needing alterations.

--
Rhino
---
rhino1 AT sympatico DOT ca
"There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make it
so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is to
make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies." - C.A.R.
Hoare