Re: [LU] Non lu wii

[Chris Nickson]

I bought a multi-region DVD player in the US when 
I lived there with no problem. And after moving 
back to the UK 3 years ago I got one for about 
£40 in Curry's. Sorry, but whoever's telling you 
it's illegal is a bit delusional.


On 29/11/2008 16:18:55, Simon Austin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> It's probably not selling them per se, but the DMCA law in the US makes
> it illegal to circumvent the protection (since it's
> for "copyright").
> But
> there's a good chance the actual machines can still be switched, as
> most manufacturers make them for lots of countries and just use a
> software switch to set the region. There's
> an even worse EU Copyright
> Directive over here which does the same things, so the shop where I got
> my player in the UK denied it was possible, but I was able to rent a
> "remote" which sent a signal to switch to region free. My parents was
> even easier - just open the tray and press 0 on the remote four times.
>
> - Si
>
> Tim Greenwood wrote:
> >> I think most UK TVs cope with NTSC these days... at least my cheap one
> >> does. Best to check yours first though.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Would be nice if it worked the other way round also. A couple of years
> back
> > I went to my local US Best Buy to buy a multi region DVD player. I was
> > stunned to hear that selling them here is against the law.
> > Tim
> >
>
>
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