dvd type

[mags81]

I have purchased the Ice Road Truckers dvd off amazon for one of my husbands christmas presents. I have noticed on the order it says region 1 NTSC. Does this mean it won't work in this country?

[scoobysoo]

I think you can play region 1 DVDs, as long as you have a multi-region player

[vehelpfulguy]

Most DVD players in the UK are "locked" to Region 2.

There are web sites around which explain how to "unlock" some DVD players and make them region free.

It usually involves pressing some sequence of keys on the remote control.

If your DVD is Region 2 locked, and cannot be unlocked, then you will not be able to play the DVD.

[mags81]

hopefully we've got one of them.

[vehelpfulguy]

The UK Amazon does site does give a bit of info on this.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/displ ay.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=502554

It says you also need an NTSC capable TV, but I am not sure how many TVs in the UK can do this.

I am sure one of our DVD experts will tell us.

[tonymclark]

Most TV's sold in this country over the past 10 years or so are NTSC compatable, so it may only be your player that will be the problem.
My DVD player was the cheapest on the market at the time I bought it ( about 7 years ago ) and I looked on the Internet to find the way to change region.
Do an Internet search like "DVD player hack" and then search the make and model of your DVD player. It usually involves pressing a combination of buttons to access the "factory set-up" ( i.e. the region it was set to before it left the factory ). You will have to set the region to region 2 to play your British discs.

[spaced]

hack ur dvd player. its free and easy

[jno]

the region refers to the dvd itself and the player but I think NTSC is more to do with the TV you watch it on, so you may need to check both out. Hacking the player may not be enough.