Regionless DVD players are available. Not that expensive either, available on the Web.
J. C. O'Connell wrote: > Not only do DVDs come in different video formats, even > ones that are same format may not play > in your country as DVDs have a region coding > system. > > If you live in USA and have a typical USA bought > DVD player, look only for DVDs listed as "region 1" > coded or those coded for entire world ( no region restrictrions ). > > I am surprised it took you this long to learn this, > this month is the 10 year anniversary of DVD > in USA and this region coding system was there from day 1. > > jco > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > ann sanfedele > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 9:35 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can play PAL > systemDVD's > > > I got stung on ebay buyign a DVD for a friend - having no idea there was > > more than one kind > that plays on DVD's for TV's as opposed to computers. > > Only paid $9.00 US for the DVD and the shipping -- it came for Shanghai > > VIVA ZAPATA is the film -- anyone of you guys overseas want it? > > Write me off list -- I can't get money back he did say it only played > elsewhere > but it was below the cast list and I didn't think there was anything on > the next screen... > > I wrote him a long letter saying even when someone didn't carefully read > > the description I take > the items back... Of course, the shipping was 3 times the item cost.... > > I did all the things I admonish ebay bidders not to do - sigh... > > It is out of print here, my friend ultimately found it in the library on > > tape... > > anyone love this movie and have the proper machine to play it on? > > ann > > > -- Entropy Seminar: The results of a five yeer studee ntu the sekend lw uf thurmodynamiks aand itz inevibl fxt hon shewb rt nslpn raq liot. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
