What do you need to play region 1 DVDs?

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Sammy

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Im just woundering if you can get somthing to play region 1 DVDs, everytime I look for anime DVDs they all seem to be region 1 and show no signs of comming out on region 2.
 
Most UK DVD players will play region 1 and you just find a code on Google that unlocks all regions. The codes are easy to find. Top of the range DVD players are a waste of time because...

1 - They are harder to find codes for.

2 - They last about as long as one you can get for £20 or £30.

3 - Cheaper UK players sometimes don't even bother with region protection and just play region 1 DVD's right off the bat.

Hope that helps.
 
A couple of questions(sorry if it makes me sound like an idiot)

What's the code for?
How do use it or whatever you do with it?
What do you type into google to find one?
 
The code unlocks a menu that allows you to select region 0 as an option. How you enter the code depends what DVD player you have. What's the make and the model number on your DVD player?
 
Here you go...

To change the current region setting on this player

1. Press the Open/Close button on your remote control

2. Press the Clear button on your remote control

3. Press the 1 button on your remote control

4. Press the 3 button on your remote control

5. Press the 6 button on your remote control

6. Press the 9 button on your remote control

7. Press the 1 button on your remote control for region 1, 2 for region 2, and so on, or 0 for multi-region playback

8. Press the Open/Close button on your remote control

To change the current region setting on this player if the above does not work

1. Press the Setup button on your remote control

2. Press the 1 button on your remote control for region 1, 2 for region 2, and so on, or 7 for multi-region playback

3. Press the Pause/Step button on your remote control

4. Press the Previous button on your remote control

5. Press the Next button on your remote control

6. Press the Setup button on your remote control
 
Animo said:
One more question does it matter what type of TV you have.
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Yes. Your TV will have to be able to handle NTSC signals. Most modern UK TVs are able to do this but there are a few exceptions. It is worth trying one R1 DVD first (probably a cheap one) to see if it plays correctly. TVs that are not capable of showing NTSC pictures will typically show the picture in black-and-white so it should be fairly easy to spot if that is a problem. Another way of seeing if your TV is compatible is with certain console games (this is true for the Playstation at least and probably other consoles too) where you have the option of electing to play the game in NTSC.

I wouldn't worry too much about the TV though as, as I said, most are compatible.
 
What do I have to do to get software DVD players to recognise Region 1 discs? I've got PowerDVD installed but probably have most others and can find other software if needed.

Also, Gawyn has Satanic posting power!
 
kupoartist said:
What do I have to do to get software DVD players to recognise Region 1 discs? I've got PowerDVD installed but probably have most others and can find other software if needed.
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Try DVD Genie. You need to make sure your computer's DVD drive is region free before running it though. If it's not, there are programs out there to fool your computer into thinking your drive is region free, but I'm not familiar with any of them and AFAIK none of them are freeware.
 
If you want a flat-out region-free player don't try the real world. I went into Comet asking if they had any region free players and the guy acted as if I had asked him if they sold pirate DVDs.
Curry's had one, but it was a tatty little thing that was about the size of a digibox, and needed a code.

I then searched amazon and found one easily. Mine was £40, but I think there was a £20 model.
 
As a last resort, VLC Player will play pretty much anything, R1s included - but then you're restricted to watching them on your PC. I still believe that £30 DVD players are not as reliable as many more expensive ones and give an inferior sound and picture quality - the next player I buy will be multiregion and (a little) pricier.
 
I disagree I have brought 3 multi-region dvd plays for £30 (for different rooms) and the picture/sound and features have been top notch! In fact one of them cost £17 and its the best of all three I would say.
 
west-scott said:
I disagree I have brought 3 multi-region dvd plays for £30 (for different rooms) and the picture/sound and features have been top notch! In fact one of them cost £17 and its the best of all three I would say.
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But have you compared that to a higher quality player? You cannot say for certain that the picture/sound quality of a higher priced model is better or worse unless you actually compare it. I am sure it works fine and plays DVDs in good quality but is it the best it can be? I have had a few DVD players of varying quality and price and do find that the more expensive ones are more functional, reliable and give better quality than cheaper models.
 
In the case of my DVD player they have excellent on my tv and the 5.1 set up works. Good enough for me and it only cost £20, i'd say that's better than having a slightly better picture at about £40+ more.

It's been my experience that no matter what the price of the DVD player they will probably stop working just before or after the guarantee runs out. So I say just go with a cheap cheap one unless you have a super high definition set up because you probably won't even be able to tell much of a difference anyway.
 
When buying DVD players the brand is more important than the price. A well made £30 DVD player is far less likely to break than a shoddy £40 DVD player. As my parents found out last year, the better brands are normally the better made and more reliable ones. I've only ever owned one DVD player myself, which I've had for nearly 4 years and I haven't had any problems with it.
 
i've used my pc/ps2 to play dvds in the last 5 years but if i was going to buy one tomorrow it would be one from asdas. You can get them for around about £10 and if they break asdas usually honour it and return the item.

That would be if your just wanting to play dvds, if i wanted good audio for a theatre setup then i wouldnt mind paying a premium.
 
Gawyn said:
Animo said:
One more question does it matter what type of TV you have.
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Yes. Your TV will have to be able to handle NTSC signals. Most modern UK TVs are able to do this but there are a few exceptions. It is worth trying one R1 DVD first (probably a cheap one) to see if it plays correctly. TVs that are not capable of showing NTSC pictures will typically show the picture in black-and-white so it should be fairly easy to spot if that is a problem. Another way of seeing if your TV is compatible is with certain console games (this is true for the Playstation at least and probably other consoles too) where you have the option of electing to play the game in NTSC.

I wouldn't worry too much about the TV though as, as I said, most are compatible.
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My TV is made by NOKIA and wont play spme ps2 games so I dont think it would work.
 
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