Posted by Major ChrisB on 11/01/05 22:05

"Electric Frog" <BounceDave2702@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Major ChrisB" <cgbrannigan-remove-@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>> Ok so I know that I've never bought a single region 1 disk that hasn't
>> worked here in the UK. Is the opposite true? I was going to send Extras
> to
>> someone in the states, e-mailed sendit to ask how much postage would be
> and
>> they replied pretty much saying it wont work.
>>
>> Anyone any idea? Surely dvd players in the states will be multi-region
> like
>> most players here are.
>>
>
> Multi-region DVD players are available but the fact is seldom publicized
> (due to the proximity of Hollywood Types). I have the Phillips which is
> multi-region but you wouldn't know it from the packaging. Similarly many
> of
> the Chinese players are hackable but don't bother asking at Best Buy as
> they're not aware of region coding.
>
> Similarly many of the TV's can handle PAL but once again it's just not an
> advertised feature, my Samsung does but once again not a word of it in the
> manual
>
> Unfortunately your friends penchance for having the best of everything
> might
> do him in as it's my experience that the economy models tend to be the
> multi-format things

yeah I'm hoping he never got his dvd player packaged with his sony high Def
TV and Sony Tivo box

fuck this could be a big waste of �30

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