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dvd region 2

akh43
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My sister wants a dvd for christmas and it says - Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD player. Does this mean it will play on a dvd player on a pc as she doesn't have a dvd player?

Thanks

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  • [Deleted User]
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    DVD playing software on PCs also has regions... most people will have it set to UK/europe (2).. it should be fine
  • raptorman
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    akh43 wrote: »
    My sister wants a dvd for christmas and it says - Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD player. Does this mean it will play on a dvd player on a pc as she doesn't have a dvd player?

    Thanks

    Yes, it should work fine on your PC as long as your PC has a
    DVD drive.
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  • buglawton
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    Richer Sounds is good for selling region-free DVD players (and recorders) clearly labelled as such. Whoever could have thought up a system that makes it difficult to send DVD gifts to friends & rels abroad (or similarly, receive them).
  • Stephen_Leak
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    A word of caution: even PC/laptop DVD drives are equipped with "region change counters" in the firmware these days. At the school I work at, we've just had to replace a DVD drive, where a teacher had played a Region 1 DVD too many times.
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