# DVD region codes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-region-codes/6680>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 30, 2000, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-region-codes/6680 "2000-01-30T02:23:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2000, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-region-codes/6680/21 "2000-01-31T15:52:00Z")

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Well, OK, if you’re going by $ signs, the USA is at the top I guess… 🙂

You’re right, MaxT. I guess what I need to buy, then, is a multi-region NTSC/PAL DVD player. Know where I can find one? 🙂  
(My parents in Switzerland have an NTSC/PAL VCR that they bought in the USA in an Indian shop. India also uses PAL.)

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**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2000, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-region-codes/6680/22 "2000-01-31T16:06:00Z")

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The link I posted earlier has a link to hardware retailers, but what the heck, here’s the direct link: [http://web.ukonline.co.uk/s.roberts/hardware.htm](http://web.ukonline.co.uk/s.roberts/hardware.htm)

Visit some of the retailers on those sites and find a player that works for you. Note that they will be higher priced than plain old one-region DVD players. Example: a Sony DVP-S725D multi-region with NTSC and PAL is listed on different sites at a price ranging from 530-750 UK pounds. There are also kit dealers, but unless you’re VERY confident in your soldering skills, I’d buy the caboodle and kit together, pre-assembled.

Happy shopping.

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**Author:** ![HeadlessCow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/db5fbb/32.png) [@HeadlessCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeadlessCow)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2000, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-region-codes/6680/23 "2000-01-31T16:08:00Z")

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As a total aside I’d just like to say that La Vita è bella (Life Is Beautiful) is an awesome movie.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2000, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvd-region-codes/6680/24 "2000-01-31T21:22:00Z")

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MaxTorque, thanks a million for that link you provided!

At [The Laser Exchange](http://www.laserexchange.com/), they list a multi-code, PAL/NTSC DVD player, for $249, the APEX AD 600-A. Very tempting. The machine even allows you to do karaoke! 🙂

I might have to take the plunge. Does anyone have an expert opinion on this incredible offer?

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