Can DVD player in US laptop play DVD`s from(in) the UK??????
jamaicanchick22(Harmless) posted this on Wednesday, 20th August 2003, 07:47
I just purchased a dell laptop in the US and it has a dvd player installed. I going to england in a few days and i was shock to find out that dvd`s have different regions
Will my dvd player work in the UK when i rent or buy dvd's there?
*Please Help* Would be a great help
It will suck if i cant use it and if i cant is there anyway to fix it?
Thank So Much
RE: Can DVD player in US laptop play DVD`s from(in) the UK??????
Lore(Competent) posted this on Wednesday, 20th August 2003, 11:38
Be warned - computers in general will allow you to change to specific regions but only for a severely limited number of times before permanently locking you into the final region you select. I have a desktop Dell and this allows only 5 changes!
A lot of the DVD players can be easily hacked to be region free and you need to have a look a the different sections of this site as it is all here for the uninitiated.
My advice would be to leave the laptop alone as buying a dirt cheap UK DVD from somewhere like Argos will cost you less than £50.00 which is probably cheaper than getting a software engineer to even look at your laptop!
