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Thanks to Joan and many other's and going on to the website of our player we have managed to change the region setting---eeehhh these thing's are comlicated but we've done it and it play's great now.

Hi Ann, I have the same problem the other way around, living in America if the family send anything over I can't play it on our dvd. My son however has got them to play on my pc, no idea how something to do with the format. He even recons he can down load it to the pc and them copy it onto a new dvd in the right format. Like I said beyond me, I'll have to ask him to explain when he gets in from work. With any luck some computer wiz on here will be able to put you in the right direction. Fi.

Found this on the web: What are 'regional codes,' 'country codes,' or 'zone locks'? Motion picture studios want to control the home release of movies in different countries because theater releases aren't simultaneous (a movie may come out on video in the U.S. when it's just hitting screens in Europe). Also, studios sell distribution rights to different foreign distributors and would like to guarantee an exclusive market. Therefore they required that the DVD standard include codes to prevent playback of certain discs in certain geographical regions. Each player is given a code for the region in which it's sold. The player will refuse to play discs that are not coded for its region. This means that a disc bought in one country may not play on a player bought in another country. Seven regions (also called locales or zones) have been defined, and each one is assigned a number. Players and discs are often identified by their region number superimposed on a world globe. If a disc plays in more than one region it will have more than one number on the globe. 1: U.S., Canada, U.S. Territories 2: Japan, Europe, South Africa, and Middle East (including Egypt) 3: Southeast Asia and East Asia (including Hong Kong) 4: Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean 5: Eastern Europe (Former Soviet Union), Indian subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, and Mongolia 6: China 7: Reserved 8: Special international venues (airplanes, cruise ships, etc.) (See the map at <www.blackstar.co.uk/help/help_dvd_regions>.) You should be able to return the DVD to the store and exchange it for one with a compatible region code. Rose

Hi Ann !! How are you ?? You need a multi-region DVD player to play those, not all of them do, I'm afraid. They play in a different format. Can you send it back & change it for region 2 ? What make is your DVD player. Let me know the make & model & I will tell you if there is a way of getting around it . Joan xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I have just bought a DVD for my husband and it won't play on our DVD player,it's coming up with Wrong region!!! Any idea's please.