[Rugster]

Psycho_FFC, on Oct 13 2004, 02:43 PM, said:

I am about to purchase a few reigon 1 dvd's from play.com and was wondering if they will work on my player? My dvd player is multi-reigon but does it come already to confined to these settings or do you need to unlock them?

Cheers

I think it will be ok, if it says multi region. Not 100% sure though, someone like Winston Smith, who is a dab hand on DVDs will probably have more info

[Baggio]

I have a multi region but I had to unlock it. I magine it depends on the DVD player. May I respectfully suggest you have a look at the instructions?

[Baggio]

I bought it in Dixons and got the code from Dixons website as per my instruction manual

[The Poker King]

I'd have thought if it was multi region it would be all ready to go. My DVD player is region 2 but I found a website that give instructions for 'unlocking' it so that it will play discs from any region. I've never done it as I only have region 2 discs, but the site says that it doesn't adversely affect your player.

[Frank Booth]

Psycho_FFC, on Oct 13 2004, 03:06 PM, said:

How did you unlock it? Know of any sites?

Try this one DVD reviewer and use their search facility to locate your player and the relevent hack.

However if your DVD is already multi-region then it'll automatically play anything.

[The Poker King]

Psycho_FFC, on Oct 13 2004, 03:06 PM, said:

How did you unlock it? Know of any sites?

You must have been typing that as I was typing my post! I can't remember the name of the site. I think I just googled 'unlocking dvd players' or something like that. It had the codes for loads of different manufacturers.

[Baggio]

Not from Cambodia or Thailand they won't be. I got 10 Dvds in Bangkok for about a tenner.

[Hannibal Lecturer]

butterflybairn, on Oct 13 2004, 09:57 PM, said:

Not from Cambodia or Thailand they won't be. I got 10 Dvds in Bangkok for about a tenner.

I once worked with a guy who got something from Thailand for a tenner, don't think it was a DVD though.

[Baggio]

Hannibal Lecturer, on Oct 13 2004, 10:03 PM, said:

I once worked with a guy who got something from Thailand for a tenner, don't think it was a DVD though.

I assure you these were DVDs.

[Hannibal Lecturer]

butterflybairn, on Oct 13 2004, 10:06 PM, said:

I assure you these were DVDs.

I'm sure they were!!

I think it was a silk tie he got..

[Rugster]

Hannibal Lecturer, on Oct 13 2004, 10:03 PM, said:

I once worked with a guy who got something from Thailand for a tenner, don't think it was a DVD though.

Was it a wife?

[Hannibal Lecturer]

Ruggy Bairn, on Oct 13 2004, 10:10 PM, said:

Was it a wife?

Would you like one?

Even they wouldn't put up with your life style(or feet).

[Loki]

Any DVDs bought in Cambodia will be actually pirates and will have no region coding.

If you bought a multi regional player, it will automatically play any region coding. I have regions 1 2 3 and 4 in my collection and all play fine. In fact most region 4 discs will also play on Region 2 players.

If you are going to smuggle in Pirated DVDs, take a CD case with you and a Walkman. So at the very least it looks like you already had the stuff before entering the country.

[Baggio]

hailtothethief, on Oct 14 2004, 05:46 PM, said:

Any DVDs bought in Cambodia will be actually pirates and will have no region coding.

If you bought a multi regional player, it will automatically play any region coding. I have regions 1 2 3 and 4 in my collection and all play fine. In fact most region 4 discs will also play on Region 2 players.

If you are going to smuggle in Pirated DVDs, take a CD case with you and a Walkman. So at the very least it looks like you already had the stuff before entering the country.

I can echo HTTT's advice following a little run in I had with a burly customs chap in Amsterdam!

Put it this way, I had to bat a few eyelids and plead total ignorance of the law!