[SEL] OT...DVD,playable in the US

[Arnie Fero]

G'day Peter,

The most probable source of trouble is the stupid DVD region code.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code

A large number of DVD players ignore the code, but an equally large number
observe it and won't play an "out of region" DVD.

There are a lot of web sites that provide instructions on how to use your
DVD player remote control to "re-program" (i.e. hack) your player to
either ignore the codes or accept a specific code.  Naturally, there's a
high probablity of totally stuffing your player.

I've had really good success playing out of region DVDs on my computer.  I
think the DVD player software tends to be much more "region code
friendly" than the DVD players themselves.

Good luck!!

See ya,  Arnie

On Thu, 5 Apr 2007, peter ogborne wrote:

> I have sent a DVD recorded here in Australia to a friend in the US .He is
> unable to play it ,the message being that it is the wrong format.Any help
> would be appreciated!