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Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 02:13:22 -0600
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There are two problems:
1. DVDs usually have a region code (there are 6, region 1 is US and region
2 is Europe and some other countries). All DVD players are supposed
to have a region code and will refuse to play a DVD with the wrong
region code (thats true for DVD drives in computers too).
2. European DVDs are usually PAL encoded, while US DVDs are NTSC encoded.
(yes, some genius decided that there should be two digital standards....)
The first problem is relatively easy to solve: many DVD players can be
programmed or manipulated to be region code free, which allows them to play
most DVDs (except so called region code enhanced DVDs, which have code
on them that check for region free dvd players). Search the web for 'region
code hack'.
The second problem is more annoying: even if your DVD player can play region 2
DVDs it may play them in PAL mode, so your US TV cannot display it. You can buy a
TV player that can show PAL encoded signals, you can buy NTSC/PAL converters,
or, and this is the simplest solution: buy a DVD player that is region code
free and can convert from PAL to NTSC (some examples are here
http://www.samstores.com/Store.asp?CtgID=23 they start at about $120. I have no
affiliation with that company, found it via google, and there are several more
like it).
If you really want to copy the DVD the best solution is probably a computer.
Just make sure that your DVD drive is also region code free. Instead of copying
to DVD you can make a copy to CD (which most DVD players can play too). Just
ask google, you can even find companies that will make the copy for you.
Claudio
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