DVD movies and players are coded to keep sales revenues in their respective regions as well as to ensure DVDs can be released without conflict. For example, if there were no restrictions, a DVD movie ...

Just as it seemed like physical media like DVDs and Blu-rays were about to disappear, the failures of the streaming industry has led to the rediscovery of media ownership. The thing is, if you didn't ...

While vacationing in France, you find a DVD of Ishtar. Score! (It's never been released on DVD in the US). But when you get home, you discover that you've purchased a Region 2 disc, which, in your ...

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Electronics manufacturers have to include region coding by law, but many engineers provide hidden unlock codes that enable your DVD player to view DVDs from any region. Enjoy a wider variety of films ...

The "DVD Forum Japan Conference 2005" is being held in Japan today, and because of the time difference, it's already over. The primary topic of the meeting was, as expected, HD DVD. Plenty of ...

Q: I have a large collection of imported DVDs. However, my laptop DVD player only allows me to switch "regions" a fixed number of times. Is there any way around this? A: Most commercial DVDs use ...

October 20, 2005 - A new DVD Region Free product dubbed 'ZONE FREE DVD for PS2' is launching this week at www.zfdvd.com Zone Free DVD is a Playstation2 DVD disc which removes the region coding from ...

"Oh, bollocks." No, we can't definitively prove that Gordon Brown said that after witnessing a "Wrong Region" code when inserting a DVD given to him by Barack Obama, but we're sure something of the ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Shopping for a region-free DVD or Blu-ray player? Don't expect to get a straight answer. Over Christmas I decided to upgrade my old Sony ...

German teachers' use of DVDs, purchased abroad, has become increasingly difficult through restrictions imposed by the motion pictures industry on DVDs, DVD-playing equipment and software. In addition, ...