Wow, Nokia make TVs now? That's nuts...Animo said:Gawyn said: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.Animo said:One more question does it matter what type of TV you have.
I wouldn't worry too much about the TV though as, as I said, most are compatible.
My TV is made by NOKIA and wont play spme ps2 games so I dont think it would work.
Here's a quick test. Try to boot a PS2 game in 60Hz mode - most games should have the option to upon boot. If no picture appears, or it flickers horrendously, then sorry, but the TV doesn't support NTSC. If it appears but is black and white though, it means that the TV does support NTSC mode, but you'll need to get a true scart cable for the PS2 to view it in colour(a true scart being a single wire into a scart, instead of a white, a red and a yellow going cable into a scart adapter). These can be found pretty cheaply these days.
If you manage to region free your DVD player, it should just require a bit of fiddling with either the cables at the back or in the region settings to get it to work properly.
Try DVD Region Killer. It's a little app that sits in the system tray after you launch it, and will make your DVD drive region free while it's running.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.