If you change your DVD player to be region free and you get a DVD that is region 2 will it play or will the DVD have to also be region free?

Answer 1

Europe is region 2 for DVD and Bluray disc encoding. Most region 2 discs will play without a problem in a UK player.

Note that there is a facility to add a sub region to the code, so dividing Europe into smaller regions. It is rarely, if ever used, but technically, it is possible to further restrict the use of discs from the remainder of Europe in the UK.

Answer 2

First of all, what region is your PC already set in.

If its region 2 then it will play the DVD, but if it is some other region apart from 0 or "all" it will not work and will require you changing your region of the drive. You should keep in mind that the drive allows a very limited number changes before it is permanently locked.

I have heard of ways around the region, but do not know of them personally. If you wish you may pursue this option if you believe the benefits are worth the work.

btw VLC has no real influence into the mechanics of region coding and so this query should not be classified as a VLC Media Player question.

Answer 3

Region 2 DVDs are intended for use in Europe. As PAL is the British / European color standard, there should be no problem playing a PAL DVD on a region 2 player. Region 2 also includes France which uses a different color system. It is possible that a PAL disc won't play on a French player although the majority of French players should support PAL as well as the French color encoding sytem, SECAM.

The regional coding of DVDs is purely a commercial restriction imposed by content publishers. Only commercial discs have the coding so it is likely that a PAL DVD will also play in other regions. Although North America and the UK have different television standards, many DVD players and televisions will support both formats.

Answer 4

I think region free players play any region dvd.

Answer 5

Hello, dear, the region free DVD can be played on any DVD player including the us DVD player

Answer 6

Hello, dear if u can make sure the DVD is region free, it can be played in any DVD players.

Answer 7

yes. a multi-region DVD player will play any DVD, both NTSC and PAL, all regions.

Answer 8

Perhaps