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US dvds

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1303Steve ·

Hi

Will US DVDs play in local all region DVD players, I would assume that they are NTSC?

Steve

buzzbug ·

I believe that DVD's go on zones.
US is zone 1
we are zone 4

if you have a multi zone DVD player then you may be able to play them,
how ever i am not 100% sure.

Lee.

Gibbo ·

I think its Oz law that players sold here have to be region free?

Someone correct me if thats not right.

Cheers!

zac_smits ·

if not your computer and a $35 dvd drive will play them

(pay $55 and you can copy them and reburn them too :P)

REDKG ·

all the cheap chinese players will play all regions and burnt discs

ragtopp ·

My cheap arse dvd player plays american dvds no problems

buzzbox ·

My cheapo player can 'read' NTSC and PAL (think they all do).. you have to set it to 'send' only PAL to the TV..
Check your instructions or if you don't have them, go online. You'll usually find all that info for your model.
As stated in above posts, be sure to set it to all regions (I think it's 'region 9').
It's the expensive name brand ones that are hard to crack!
If you bought it new from a store, you could go back there and ask 'em.

buzzbox ·

Oh, I forgot..
sometimes theres a code you need to enter (via remote),
to access the region menu.
Once again, the interweb will tell you if the seller won't (but they will!).

DIY-DUB ·

yep region 9 is all, go online search for dvd codes, u will find software codes 2 set the player you have to anything you want, best off setting it to 9, 1 of my aunties managed so im sure anyone else can too.

1303Steve ·

Hi

Thanks everyone, I looking to buy a DVD of a favourite TV show from the US and didn’t want to get stuck with something I couldn’t watch.

Steve

buzzbox ·

Now you've got to tell us what the show is!
Fair's fair😉

1303Steve ·

Hi

I will tell you after the auction ends, its not VW, not porno although it did have an ex porno star in it.

Steve

1303Steve ·

Hi

The DVD i bought is First Wave, a Sci Fi series that disappeared a few years ago from our screens and we only got one season. So I will soon have all 66 episodes. The porn star was Traci Lords by the way.

Steve

buzzbox ·

Cool😉
Couch marathon time!
I estimate you'll need 12 tubes of pringles.

1303Steve ·

Hi

l also bought 4 seasons of 24. 24x4=96 hours yipee.

Steve

buzzbug ·

I know the joy steve.
I bought series 1,2 & 3 of the family guy and downloaded series 4 and the movie.
I have a permenant indentation on the couch.

Lee.

amazeer ·

1303Steve wrote:Hi

I will tell you after the auction ends, its not VW, not porno although it did have an ex porno star in it.

Steve
Cmon Steve. How much did you pay for the complete Knight Rider collection. Hide it from Heather... she's a Hoff freak.

1303Steve ·

Hi

Just so you know, the US DVDs work fine in my $99 Dick Smith DVD player, just set it to read auto (both PAL & NTSC) in the menu and my old telly played it fine as well. I'm up to disk 4 of 8.

The DVD is taped from US TV, the sensors for the TV network that showed it beeped a guy saying Gxxdam and fogged a scene where a ladies dress rode up and you could see her nickers, they had no problems with people getting shot etc, Hmmm, the land of the free???

Steve

buzzbox ·

That's cable for ya!