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Andyfff
2004-10-08, 04:15 AM
Will DVD's I buy in the USA play in Japanese DVD players, or does Japan use a different system?
Arigato
trip_hop
2004-10-08, 04:39 AM
No.
US region 1
Japan region 2
Need hacked/ region free machines
KG3000
2004-10-08, 10:14 AM
Yeah, you need a region free DVD player. I found mine in Akihabara, and it cost around 17,000 yen. Haven't tried to find one anywhere else so I don't know how readily available they are.
KG
ananda
2004-10-08, 12:00 PM
i found region free dvd players in costco in february for 8000 yen. i think they were made by samsung....
skyhawk
2004-10-08, 05:04 PM
You can google "Code Free DVD" and get a bunch of online shops that sell code free players.
There is another option, I am happy to report. If you have a DVD burner, you can download the free programs DVD Shrink and DVD Decrypter, and copy the DVD. You can make a copy with the region codes and all copy protection stripped out.