Scott 'Kirby'

I have recentally come acrossa DVD player. If I buy a DVD in England... eill it work at home (USA)?

John G

I think it depends on your DVD player. I know my DVD player only plays DVD's that are formated for a #1 player.

Alec

You mean DVD PLAYER? Unless it's labelled clearly 'multi-region', it will only play back DVD's from Region 2 (IIRC) for Europe. You can get multi-region players easily in UK, but you have to pay a little more (usually less than 100 pounds extra or so). You may even be able to get it re-chipped in US for less. Ask at video/DVD repair shops.

Mike

Don't forget the 17.5% VAT tax. They may be less expensive at home.

xxx

Hi.<BR>Most of the DVDs you would find in England for sale are Region 2 PAL, while the ones for sale in the US are Region 1 NTSC. <BR><BR>You can buy a multi-region DVD player online in the US. Just do a search in Google and you should find one. <BR><BR>Also, there are some DVD players that allow you to shut off the region coding through the remote. Sam's Club sells a Daewoo that does this for $99.<BR><BR>DVDs are much more expensive in England compared to the U.S., with most DVDs retailing at about $30 each. Also, if you find a DVD for sale in England, chances are that it will have fewer special features, as most of that extra space that you usually find on Region 1 DVDs is filled with other language tracks. <BR><BR>You might want to do a search online for stores in Australia (Region 4). The strong U.S. Dollar makes for some great bargains!<BR><BR>

Maurice

Be careful.<BR>Some DVD players (esp. DVD-ROM units for computers) will come mutli-region and allow you to change the region a few times (4 or 5?) and then lock into that region and only the factory can change them.(You might find a fix on the internet... ha ha )<BR>And how do you set the region code for your player? Why, you put a DVD for that region into the player.<BR>So, you bring back a region 2 disk, play it a few times, and Ta-da, your player is no good for any other (local) DVD's.<BR>Read you manual!!!

Sani

Technically that DVD will not work in US. Not only due to the difference in AC voltage. There are tonnes of region free DVD players that plays NTSC/PAL coded DVDs on any format TV too. I live in the US but I purchase most of my DVDs online mainly because they are cheaper. Is that not the reason why we travel and shop? But you have to have a multi-system player and viewer (TV). Then the world of entertainment is yours. Take the world back into your living room.

jpm

The simple answer is NO. The complex answer is YES.<BR><BR>For the majority of people the answer would be no because they don't have a multi-region player or the software to reset their dvd player on their computer to region free.<BR><BR>The complex answer is, yes, you can buy a multi-region player (or regionless) or find the software to reset your computers dvd player. However, for most people this isn't really an option as it requires the purchase of additional equipment (or fiddling around with computer settings). And unless you are really into DVDs it isn't really feasible. <BR><BR>If you are really interested in this check out the website: www.hometheaterspot.com and you will be sure to find complete answers to your questions.

Annie

Sani's answer isn't completely correct. If you have a multi-region DVD player, you can play DVDs from outside the U.S. region on your U.S. television. The DVD player converts the signal. I have a dual-format VCR and a multi-region DVD and use both on my U.S. television.

Kelly

But still, if your American NTSC format TV does not also play PAL format, the PAL format European DVD will not work, reagrdless of the region settings.