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Old 12-22-07, 10:33 PM
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Can I play region 3 DVDs on my HD DVD player?
I have a Toshiba HD A2 player. I know HD dvds are region free but, will my player play a region 3 regular dvd? I really want the region 3 Army of Darkness dvd.
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Old 12-22-07, 10:37 PM
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No, region coding for DVDs is still enforced. I believe it also won't play PAL discs, region-coded or not.
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Old 12-23-07, 04:08 PM
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No, region coding for DVDs is still enforced. I believe it also won't play PAL discs, region-coded or not.
Oh well, thanks.
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some region 3 SD-dvd's are considered region 0 and do play on USA dvd players.
I can't think of 1 at the moment. I will try and find 1 of mine and try it in my Toshiba A3..
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This thread must come up at least once a week here. Don't we have a FAQ?
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The FAQ part hasn't been updated in almost 2 years, and it's just become a 10 page thread of random info.
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This forum needs a new FAQ.
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I have a Toshiba HD-XE1 and used this to make it multi-region for standard discs:
http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=643599

Apparently it also works for the E1 and EP10. I have a UK machine though...
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Why was this thread renamed? How was it renamed?
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