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2. Talk:DVD region code/Archive 1 - Wikipedia

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   1) DVD's unfortunately are region coded, the US is in region 1 while the UK is in region 2. The simplest solution is simply to buy a new DVD player that is region free, they are now very easy to buy and quite cheap in Europe.

3. VHS - Wikipedia

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   The VHS ( Video Home System) [1] [2] [3] is a standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes, invented in 1976 by the Victor Company of Japan (JVC). It was the dominant home video format throughout the tape media period in the 1980s and 1990s. [4] Magnetic tape video recording was adopted by the television industry in the ...

4. Talk:DVD region code - Wikipedia

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   Generally, no - they have both a Blu-ray region and a DVD region. For example, a UK PS3 will only play region 2/region free DVDs and region B/region free/all region Blu-rays. Of course, like with standard DVD players there are region-free players available (although I don't know how prevalent they are).

5. Wikipedia : Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2010 April 12

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   Buying a region free DVD player in the US is not easy to do, but if you're willing to put in the research, they can be found. Caltsar ( talk ) 19:30, 12 April 2010 (UTC) [ reply ] Some software players, such as VLC media player , will play Video DVDs regardless of the region code of the disc or your DVD drive.

6. Xbox 360 HD DVD Player - Wikipedia

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   USB 2.0. The Xbox 360 HD DVD Player is a discontinued accessory for the Xbox 360 console that enables the playback of movies on HD DVD discs. Microsoft offered the drive for sale between November 2006 and February 2008. It was initially sold for $199. Bill Gates announced during his keynote speech at CES 2006 that an external HD DVD drive would ...

7. LaserDisc - Wikipedia

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   The LaserDisc ( LD) is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium, initially licensed, sold and marketed as MCA DiscoVision (also known simply as "DiscoVision") in the United States in 1978. Its diameter typically spans 30 cm (12 in). Unlike most optical-disc standards, LaserDisc is not fully digital, and instead ...