bought a dvd only to find out i cant watch it
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bought a dvd only to find out i cant watch it
so about a week ago I bought beautician and the beast and now i can't even watch it. it turns out it is a region 2 dvd and my dvd player can not play it. what can i do to watch it?
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Re: bought a dvd only to find out i cant watch it
Buy a region 2 player, buy a region free player, play it on your computer(you're allowed to change the region code on the DVD drive a few times before you can't do it anymore), return it and buy something that's region free, return it and buy something that's region 1.
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Re: bought a dvd only to find out i cant watch it
At any rate, search for your DVD player here and see if there's an easy hack to make it region free: www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks
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If you already opened it, you might be able to exchange it for a region one title but next time, read the back of the package before you go out to buy the item or you can keep it and buy an inexpensive multi-region DVD player.
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Re: bought a dvd only to find out i cant watch it
Buy a region 2 player, buy a region free player, play it on your computer(you're allowed to change the region code on the DVD drive a few times before you can't do it anymore), return it and buy something that's region free, return it and buy something that's region 1.
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I definately went ahead and bought a region free DVD player...a Pioneer for about $60.00 and it is excellent! SOOOO many titles over seas that are anamorphic versions of titles that are not anamorphic here and some great SE's that are not available over here. I highly reccomend getting one and see what the world has to offer in dvd selection!
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You obviously weren't looking hard enough or cared too much about the player quality. I remember buying a Cyberhome DVD300 years ago for $20. The player was modded via the remote. Ended up returning two of these things and called it a day. Some times you get what you pay for .....