Can A Euro spec DVD be played on a PS2?
02 January 2002, 10:10 AM
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Going to Holland at the weekend. Just wondered if I bought a DVD over there, will it play ok on my Playstation 2 or will it only play on a muli region DVD player?
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PS2 will play any DVD displaying the 'All' or '2' region symbols. as region 2 is europe it should play the dvds from holland with no probs.
if you do have probs then grab either DVD Region X or Action Replay 2 V2 from HMV. both of these have a import dvd player. Region X is 19.99 and AR2 is 29.99. The dvd part of both of them is I think the same. Personally I'd go for the AR2 as it does a lot more than just DVD stuff. current PSi mag has 5 use demo of region x so you could try it out if you want.
Most of my DVD's are region 1 (USA/canda) cos they are better specced and cheaper than region 2. Have played region 1 StarWars - phantom menace with no problems. OK, so you have to put in Region X/AR2 disc, let it load, select region, then play dvd, but it;s a small price to pay.
hope this helps.
if you do have probs then grab either DVD Region X or Action Replay 2 V2 from HMV. both of these have a import dvd player. Region X is 19.99 and AR2 is 29.99. The dvd part of both of them is I think the same. Personally I'd go for the AR2 as it does a lot more than just DVD stuff. current PSi mag has 5 use demo of region x so you could try it out if you want.
Most of my DVD's are region 1 (USA/canda) cos they are better specced and cheaper than region 2. Have played region 1 StarWars - phantom menace with no problems. OK, so you have to put in Region X/AR2 disc, let it load, select region, then play dvd, but it;s a small price to pay.
hope this helps.
02 January 2002, 11:06 AM
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Depends where you bought your PS2. Holland (like the UK 
) is Europe, so their domestic DVDs should all be Region 2. Japan is also in Region 2, but the USA is in Region 1.
Take a look here for more information.
) is Europe, so their domestic DVDs should all be Region 2. Japan is also in Region 2, but the USA is in Region 1.Take a look here for more information.
02 January 2002, 01:12 PM
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http://www.techtronics.com/ sell region free PS2 players. not sure if you can send them your one and get them to mod it.
as mentioned above, just get a copy of AR2 or DVD Region X, ok, not automatic but a solution nonetheless
as mentioned above, just get a copy of AR2 or DVD Region X, ok, not automatic but a solution nonetheless
02 January 2002, 02:54 PM
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Strange... I've played R1 discs on my UK PS2 without any problem. Unless they've changed the firmware/hardware in the last year I don't think it actually performs any region checks... that or I just got lucky with the firmware version or something.
Bought the PS2 at Curry's, so I doubt it's an import.
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Bought the PS2 at Curry's, so I doubt it's an import.
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You may find the PS2 is shipped region free then after XXX DVD's it becomes locked to a certain region. The creative labs PC DVD drives work in a similar way (Easy to unlock though). Careful it doesn't lock in an unpopular region.
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