DVDs bought in the UK

yorica

Hi folks

I've read that both the UK and Japan are in region 2 when it comes to playing DVDs.

So I sent my girlfriend in Japan a 'Little Britain' DVD but she assures me that the DVD won't work on her DVD player.

Does the fact the UK and Japan are in region 2 actually mean that DVDs should work? I'm very confused

Can anyone please help?

Cheers

mr_fishbulb

Have a look at page:
http://hometheaterinfo.com/dvd3.htm

Just because a DVD is coded for a specific region doesn't mean it will play in all countries assigned that region. There is the added layer of incompatibility imposed by the great and wonderful powers that be. You also have to make sure the video formatting is the same. For example, both The UK and Japan are included in Region 2. Unfortunately, UK users the PAL video formatting while Japan is NTSC. In order to play a disc intended for the UK in Japan you will also have to have equipment that recognizes the video format. There are converters that will permit the mixing of PAL and NTSC so if you plan on using discs from different countries consider investing in such an additional box.

Although I would have thought Japanese TVs could play PAL. My TV plays NTSC, PAL and PAL60 and it's a 5 year old Sony.

Little_John

I know jap dvd's play on uk players I have a few myself and my player is also 5 years old Sony (725) with a multi region chip.

Going the other way I dont know.

yorica

thanks fishbulb (v.scary picture BTW)

Do you think the DVD would play on her PC's DVD thingy in Japan or do the same rules apply?

mr_fishbulb

yorica wrote:

thanks fishbulb (v.scary picture BTW)

Do you think the DVD would play on her PC's DVD thingy in Japan or do the same rules apply?

Haha it's from a kid's TV show called the rotten Trolls

I think it should be fine on the PC, as it's not specific about the picture format.