Following the DVD Shrink user guide i supply you wiht in a minute and one of the very last features to select is to unlock all regions or select the region you want.
Just keep this in mind; region codes are different from format. Meaning if you live in the UK and buy a region 1 disc, you won't be able to watch it on your stand alone DVD player.
Ken, i have watched region 1 DVDs on my home player before. What player do you have? Is it multi-region? Just seems strange that ive managed it on mine, thought it was common place now to have multi-region dvd players.
I guess it depends on what part of the world you live in. I'm in Canada, and very few of the DVD players offered are all region; usually it's a "no-name" brand of DVD player.
Where abouts do you live, DMW? And does your stand alone player play PAL and NTSC discs? If so, that would be a handy one to have.
Hi, Im in the UK and yeah my first was a "no-name" player, badged YUKAI and manufactured by Mustek. My new one is also technically "no-Name" meaning not Sony, JVC etc, sold by a local firm and it plays everything but DIVX, looks great too. Also it does have an NTSC/PAL switch on the back, dont know if it wlil let me play NTSC, not got any to try and not encoded any either. Another good one to look out for is a player called RONIN, 307 i think is there latest, they play all formats and i believe have this switch, unfortunately i dont know if it is available in Canada, may be worth a look.
So I guess that means the region 1 disc you watched was still PAL. That makes sense now. Well, I just ordered a PAL DVD off ebay so I'll be conducting my first experiment in converting a disc. I'll let you guys know how it works out.
Most DVD players, UK included (especially Smsungs) are very easily made multi regional. A lot of the new ones will also support both NTSC and PAL formats.
