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Emigrating DVD's?

Posted by Cliff on from the regionless-DVD-players dept.

RenHoek asks: "I found the love of my life on the internet, and I'm about to emigrate from the Netherlands to the USA. This leaves me with a big problem. My carefully collected DVD's are region 2 (Europe) and the USA is region 1. So except for buying a new DVD player (220 volts in Europe, 110 in the USA) does this also mean I have to sell my entire DVD collection here, and try to buy everything together in the US? It would seem I have a legal right to watch my legally bought DVDs, but region locking prohibits this, and circumventing region locking carries stiff penalties. Emailing the MPAA resulted in deafening silence. So what does the slashdot community advise? Should I follow the new American dream and start suing the moment I enter the US for the fact that the MPAA is either taking away my rights, or forcing me into a DMCA crime?" Thank god there are regionless DVD players! For those who don't know about them, which ones do you recommend and where are the best places to buy them?

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  1. Re:How about a voltage converter by ecloud · · Score: 2, Interesting

    A region 2 DVD player is probably also PAL or SECAM instead of NTSC so you'd need such a TV too; also not easy in the US.

  2. Ah, my favorite christmas present... by boopus · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I got a DVD player for christmas, and of course picked one that made changing the regions very easy. So far, I highly recomend the Daewoo 9000n. Dolby 5.1 decoding on board, progressive scan composite out, digital audio out, and user upgradable firmware. The one thing I havn't tested is PAL on NTSC, and havn't heard any reports for or against. For $150 on amazon, it's the best deal around as far as I'm concerned. Once you get over the legal issues involved, head ove to http://www.nerd-out.com/forum/ for all the information on picking out a DVD player and how to upgrade it.

  3. Try These Sites by pbryant · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Visit 220giftcenter for code-free dvd players. Grab a transformer and you can even bring over your old player. You'd be mad to bring a TV to the states, they're huge! Get a TV that supports PAL (so you can play it with your old DVDs/Player) as well as NTSC (for your new DVDs/Player). Try here I have a similar dilemma. But mine is what to do with my NTSC/US region DVDs when I go back to New Zealand!