Region codes-What can I Do?

I have just found a DVD I have wanted for years (Edge of Darkness, Bob Peck,
J Whalley, etc..) but it's at amazon.uk and it's a region 2 DVD.
I live in the US and I understand that my DVD player will not play region 2,
but if I buy it is there some way involving a PC that I can convert it to a
region 1?
Plus there's the PAL - NTSC thing, right? If I bought a cheapo DVD region 2
player it still wouldn't work, correct?

TIA
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"t2_lurking" <> wrote in message
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> I have just found a DVD I have wanted for years (Edge of Darkness, Bob
Peck,
> J Whalley, etc..) but it's at amazon.uk and it's a region 2 DVD.
> I live in the US and I understand that my DVD player will not play
region 2,
> but if I buy it is there some way involving a PC that I can convert it
to a
> region 1?
> Plus there's the PAL - NTSC thing, right? If I bought a cheapo DVD
region 2
> player it still wouldn't work, correct?

You need to buy a DVD player that is region-free and will convert PAL to
NTSC. This site can help:

http://www.dvdrhelp.com

Joshua Zyber

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 20:33:03 -0600, "t2_lurking"
<> wrote:

>I have just found a DVD I have wanted for years (Edge of Darkness, Bob Peck,
>J Whalley, etc..) but it's at amazon.uk and it's a region 2 DVD.
>I live in the US and I understand that my DVD player will not play region 2,
>but if I buy it is there some way involving a PC that I can convert it to a
>region 1?
>Plus there's the PAL - NTSC thing, right? If I bought a cheapo DVD region 2
>player it still wouldn't work, correct?
>
>TIA
>--

Send it to me I will convert it for you free. And return your disc,
then you can sell it on eBay.

john33907@comcast.net

On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 0:02:30 -0500, Joshua Zyber wrote
(in message <G1Vyb.1015$ et>):

> You need to buy a DVD player that is region-free and will convert PAL to
> NTSC. This site can help:
>
> http://www.dvdrhelp.com

That would be my advice. You beat me to it, Josh.

DVDRhelp.com is a very useful site with a comprehensive listing of DVD
players and their capabilities. Many of them have easy hacks or undocumented
remote control commands that will enable multi-region play.

Cernovog

Thanks for the help and the link.
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"Joshua Zyber" <> wrote in message
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> "t2_lurking" <> wrote in message
> news:bqgtl6$22ccbl$...
> > I have just found a DVD I have wanted for years (Edge of Darkness, Bob
> Peck,
> > J Whalley, etc..) but it's at amazon.uk and it's a region 2 DVD.
> > I live in the US and I understand that my DVD player will not play
> region 2,
> > but if I buy it is there some way involving a PC that I can convert it
> to a
> > region 1?
> > Plus there's the PAL - NTSC thing, right? If I bought a cheapo DVD
> region 2
> > player it still wouldn't work, correct?
>
> You need to buy a DVD player that is region-free and will convert PAL to
> NTSC. This site can help:
>
> http://www.dvdrhelp.com
>
>

t2_lurking

Thanks to both for the link, most illuminating.
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"Cernovog" <> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 0:02:30 -0500, Joshua Zyber wrote
> (in message <G1Vyb.1015$ et>):
>
> > You need to buy a DVD player that is region-free and will convert PAL to
> > NTSC. This site can help:
> >
> > http://www.dvdrhelp.com
>
> That would be my advice. You beat me to it, Josh.
>
> DVDRhelp.com is a very useful site with a comprehensive listing of DVD
> players and their capabilities. Many of them have easy hacks or
undocumented
> remote control commands that will enable multi-region play.
>

t2_lurking

Thanks for the offer, but I may have friend who has DVDXcopy just make me a
regionless one. I wouldn't want to sell it, trying to be good before xmas,
santa's watching and all. )
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<> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 20:33:03 -0600, "t2_lurking"
> <> wrote:
>
> >I have just found a DVD I have wanted for years (Edge of Darkness, Bob
Peck,
> >J Whalley, etc..) but it's at amazon.uk and it's a region 2 DVD.
> >I live in the US and I understand that my DVD player will not play region
2,
> >but if I buy it is there some way involving a PC that I can convert it to
a
> >region 1?
> >Plus there's the PAL - NTSC thing, right? If I bought a cheapo DVD region
2
> >player it still wouldn't work, correct?
> >
> >TIA
> >--
>
> Send it to me I will convert it for you free. And return your disc,
> then you can sell it on eBay.

t2_lurking

In article <bqircf$22rr2l$> in
alt.video.dvd, t2_lurking <> wrote:
>Thanks for the offer, but I may have friend who has DVDXcopy just make me a
>regionless one. I wouldn't want to sell it, trying to be good before xmas,
>santa's watching and all. )

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