jlhoots Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 I purchased this, but it won't play in my US DVD player. I've e-mailed the distributor to see if they'll take it back. Cost to me was $43 including shipping from Europe. Open but obviously unplayed. I'll sell it to someone for $35 (personal check only)shipped 1st class. US or Canada only. You need a DVD player that can play PAL format. Mine doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted February 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 I received an e-mail from the distributor. They won't take it back but say that it is not region coded. It plays on any American multiplayer system but not on a ntsc player (whatever that means). Apparently I have a ntsc player. If you have the player described above it'll work for you. 1st response gets it. I'm not buying a new DVD player just for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedwork Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 I purchased this, but it won't play in my US DVD player. I've e-mailed the distributor to see if they'll take it back. Cost to me was $43 including shipping from Europe. Open but obviously unplayed. I'll sell it to someone for $35 (personal check only)shipped 1st class. US or Canada only. You need a DVD player that can play PAL format. Mine doesn't. hey jlhoots. what brand and model dvd player do you have? i converted my cheap memorex dvd player into a "universal region" disc player w/ the press of a few buttons on my remote. literally took me 30 seconds. i found the 'code' online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted February 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 I purchased this, but it won't play in my US DVD player. I've e-mailed the distributor to see if they'll take it back. Cost to me was $43 including shipping from Europe. Open but obviously unplayed. I'll sell it to someone for $35 (personal check only)shipped 1st class. US or Canada only. You need a DVD player that can play PAL format. Mine doesn't. hey jlhoots. what brand and model dvd player do you have? i converted my cheap memorex dvd player into a "universal region" disc player w/ the press of a few buttons on my remote. literally took me 30 seconds. i found the 'code' online. It's a Sony DVD/VHS. Model is SLV-D380P. Tell me where to look & what to do. I'll give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Garrett Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 I purchased this, but it won't play in my US DVD player. I've e-mailed the distributor to see if they'll take it back. Cost to me was $43 including shipping from Europe. Open but obviously unplayed. I'll sell it to someone for $35 (personal check only)shipped 1st class. US or Canada only. You need a DVD player that can play PAL format. Mine doesn't. hey jlhoots. what brand and model dvd player do you have? i converted my cheap memorex dvd player into a "universal region" disc player w/ the press of a few buttons on my remote. literally took me 30 seconds. i found the 'code' online. It's not the region code that's the problem - as the distributor stated, it's a region-free (region 0) disc. jlhoots' DVD player needs to be able to play PAL (European video standard) discs, and I'd bet that it does not. Most of the region-selectable players can handle both PAL and NTSC discs, and perform the necessary standards conversion to enable you to view PAL discs on NTSC hardware, and vice versa. jlhoots, you could probably pick up a cheap PAL-capable, region-free player for around what you paid for the DVD. Check out VideoHelp.com for some info on region-free players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedwork Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 looks like garrett's right hoots. i tried and couldn't find an "unlock code" for your model. good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted February 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 (edited) Thanks. I'll look around. The offer to sell stands. $35 (personal check)shipped to anyone in the U.S. or Canada with the correct player. I've had an unexpected & unwanted education today. Edited February 6, 2010 by jlhoots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted February 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 I'm going to see if I can play it on my PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted February 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Plays fine on my PC. I'll keep it & eventually get a multiplayer. So - no longer for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 good move. i have a couple of others like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Can anyone recommend a DVD player that is region free and accepts PAL and NTSC? I want to buy something that plays all DVDs. My current player is on the fritz anyway, so I want to get something that can handle everything to replace it. Bertrand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Garrett Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Can anyone recommend a DVD player that is region free and accepts PAL and NTSC? I want to buy something that plays all DVDs. My current player is on the fritz anyway, so I want to get something that can handle everything to replace it. My favorite, the Oppo DV-980H, has unfortunately been discontinued, and Oppo is only manufacturing Blu-Ray players now. The DV-980H is even difficult to find used, probably because everyone I know that's ever bought one has no intention of ever giving it up. I've never personally used them, but other people I know have recommended this vendor for region-free/multistandard players. And as I mentioned earlier, VideoHelp.com is worth checking out (search by model number or manufacturer for info on specific players). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 Thanks. I know that I had posted this question elsewhere, but found it since by talking to other people that I need both region-free and PAL/NTSC compatible. So is 'region-free/multistandard' the technical term for this dream machine I am looking for? The guy at Myer Emco told me about Oppo - bummer I missed out on it. Has anyone used the vendor recommended by Dave? Thanks, Bertrand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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