World video formats

[Erika J]

Hey everyone, I am not too new on the list but I lurk most of the time but 
I thought I would post some thoughts on this subject.

Most DVD players are programmed to read DVD's in your country/region. I 
don't know what would happen if I bought DVD player in China and tried to 
play my US bought DVD's but I do know that most DVD players can be changed 
by using firmware.  Say a DVD player  was manufactured in China and ships 
to countries all over the world. The UK bound DVD players are programmed to 
read PAL but the US ones are programmed to read NTSC or NSTC (I can't 
remember). This programmed information is changeable. I bought DVD player 
from Walmart over a year ago (Apex - highly recommended) for under $70 and 
looked up some info on enhancing my "viewing pleasure" and found firmware 
that eliminated regions. I burned it on a CD and inserted it in my DVD 
player and my  Apex is now region free.  Also, you can , which I don't  do 
but  I could, tape DVD's onto VHS without the copyright gobbledygook that 
makes it blurry every ten seconds. I can't remember the site I found it at 
but look up your DVD brand and model and see if you can find the "firmware" 
to do this.

EJ 

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