How can you check what a DVD's region code is set to? [more inside]
posted on Jan 11, 2008 - 4 answers

I'm in the UK. I need to play R1 and R2 DVDs on my laptop - can it be as easy as buying a £15 external DVD drive and setting that R1? [more inside]
posted on Nov 27, 2007 - 10 answers

is it possible to play region 1 DVDs on a region 2 macbook without changing the drive setting? I can play them using VLC player on my PC but the mac just ejects the disc if I don't change the drive setting to region 1. Is there any way around this or will I have to keep my old PC around to play all my American DVDs?
posted on Oct 20, 2007 - 20 answers

I've had it with my Sony Vaio! Is it possible to unlock the DVD drive so that it will play any region? [more inside]
posted on Jun 10, 2007 - 10 answers

I have a Sony DVP-NS975 dvd player. I just purchased a DVD (Front 242 "Catch the Men") which lists its region settings as 0 (will play worldwide). The DVD player comes up with an error stating that I'm trying to play an out of region DVD and will not play the disc. The disc works fine in my computer and I have other Region 0 discs that this Sony machine plays just fine. Who do I contact, the DVD seller or Sony?
posted on Dec 1, 2005 - 12 answers

How to find a DVD that will be playable on a region-free player if it's only been released in Russia? [This is the root menu; there is more inside]
posted on May 12, 2004 - 8 answers

DVD question: I bought a European release of Frasier, season 1 - complete with subtitles etc. - but it seems like I'll have to buy seasons 2 -10 in the region 1 version.

Region compatibility is not an issue, but I wonder if "closed captioned" means that a DVD is subtitled, meaning: will I be able to get to those subtitles here in Europe, or do I need one of those hearing impaired set top boxes I've heard about (they seem to exist in UK and USA, maybe Canada as well)?
posted on Apr 16, 2004 - 5 answers

Determining the region/format encoding of a DVD with OSX?
posted on Mar 24, 2004 - 11 answers