K9 DVD

[Polly]

will this name be ok:

i've found a link to the manual for your tv.dvd combi and in the manual it says this

 

Note: Generally, DVD films are not placed on the market at the same time in the various regions of the

world. Accordingly, DVD players are provided with geographical zone codes. If you insert a disk which has a

regional code that is different from that of your reader, you will see a message displayed on the screen.The

disk cannot be played and you will have to remove it.

 

here the link to donload the manual.

http://www.consumer.philips.com/global/b 2c/ce/catalog/assets/downloads/en_28pw6816_dfu.pdf;jsessionid=1AE4IW3MPQ31YCRQNFJRX1YKGBUEWHAW://http://www.consumer.philips.com/glo...FJRX1YKGBUEWHAW://http://www.consumer.philips.com/glo...FJRX1YKGBUEWHAW://http://www.consumer.philips.com/glo...FJRX1YKGBUEWHAW://http://www.consumer.philips.com/glo...FJRX1YKGBUEWHAW

 

I could not find any other information about region codes but i only skimmed through it.

 

if you want to get in touch with philips to ask the question go here

 

http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/dcbint/dcbint?screen=mail&tmplt=ce_e u&lang=eng&s=consumer&country=GB://http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/...umer&country=GB://http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/...umer&country=GB://http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/...umer&country=GB://http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/...umer&country=GB

What a STAR !!!!!

Must do some work now (yuk Monday morning again!) but will read at lunchtime.

Cheers Bud, Thank you.

Phil

[will this name be ok]

Just to update you Philips do not make in other dvd players other than region 2. So if you do order the dvd make sure it is region 2 or it will not work on your combi.

[Polly]

will this name be ok:

Just to update you Philips do not make in other dvd players other than region 2. So if you do order the dvd make sure it is region 2 or it will not work on your combi.

Thanks again, You've confirmed what I thought to be the case. I'll probably go and buy a multi region player for the bedroom. Why do they regionalise dvd's? somebody at work said it stops people making and selling copies but don't see how that would work, other than to restrict each potential market for fake copies.

Thanks Again for all you time and help, Cheers Bud!

[will this name be ok]

it because some contries release the dvd's before others just like cinema releases.

 

So it's to stop you going out and buying the DVD before you go out and pay a fortune to see it a the cinema well thats my theory.

[rabid]

Hi Polly,

Before you go out and buy yourself a new DVD player try doing a search for multi region on google or better still coppernic pro if you have it.

I recently bought a Toshiba DVD which is region 2 and I was told about a site that had lots of codes which you input via the remote control, this then turns your player into a multi region player, Toshiba players don't support this feature ( JUST MY LUCK!!) but I remember seeing codes for Phillips players.

 

Apparently this is a funtion that most makers like to keep secret and then charge silly money for upgrading your player at a later date.

 

I no longer have the address for the site but I found it by doing a search myself, if you can't find it email me and I will try and help.

 

Alan.