I was able to change my Fisher DVD player to accept DVDs from all regions by a combination of commands from the remote control. I don't have any DVDs, other than Region 1 to test it with , though. There are websites that have this info for the various DVD machines. As far as the VHS goes, it's a PAL tape, and it needs to be converted to NTSC to be seen on a domestic (North America) VHS deck, or it can be viewed on a multi-system deck. Quite a few of the PAL decks in Europe can play NTSC, but it doesn't work the other way around. Good Luck! /mel Dave Phillips wrote: >Greetings: > > While we were in Italy last week Ivy (a.k.a. my Better Half) purchased >two DVDs and a VHS video. I knew that I took a chance on the discs, >they're both region-encoded so I figured they wouldn't play in Ivy's >standalone DVD player. Sure enough, the player refused to recognize the >discs. However, I _am_ able to play them on my Linux box, so now even >Ivy agrees that Linux rules. > > Now I have some questions: > > Is there some way to change a hardware DVD player to accept another >region coding or is it necessary to buy a standalone player keyed to the >disc's region code ? > > How does it happen that my Linux players recognize these discs with >no trouble ? Would a Windows or Mac player do as well ? > > The VHS tape is still a problem. Our player doesn't seem to like it, >no picture appears but we can hear the audio moving along at something >like twice normal speed. Can anyone tell me what's up with that and if >there's some way to fix it ? TIA ! > >Best regards, > >== dp > > >
