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What you need Before you go ahead and stump up the cash for the DVD imports, you'll need to check that you have the right equipment. Firstly, check your Television. It needs to be able to play the NTSC video format. This is the American standard and is different from what is used in the UK (which is known as PAL). Most modern TV's will have the option to change the format from PAL to NTSC. Check your TV's manual. If you can't change the format, then sadly, you are going to have to bite the bullet and get a new TV. Secondly, you need to have a DVD player that is Multi-Region capable. A Multi-Region DVD player lets you play any DVD from around the world instead of being limited to just Region 2 (the encoding for DVD's in this country.) Here are a couple of solutions:
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YELO 800DVD Multi-region DVD player | |||
The YELO 800DVD offers Auto sensing multi region, 5.1 decoding, MP3
playback, and a host of other features. Awarded the Gold Star Award Best Buy, from TOTAL
DVD, October 2000. |
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DVD Region X for Playstation 2 | |||
Here is a cheap solution if you have a PS2. The Datel DVD Region X package consists of a memory card and disc that allows you to change the region setting of your PS2 without chipping or putting solder anywhere near your console. |
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Where to buy Once you've got all the kit you need for your DVD watching pleasure, then you need to go out and buy the Boxset or The Crow: Salvation. The Crow's Attic highly recommends using DV-Depot for buying your DVD imports. Based in Canada, you can order all your Region 1 DVD's from here. They offer a great service which is cheap, fast and friendly. Their web site allows you change all prices into Pounds (£) and they can use DHL for shipping, so you can track your order as it travels from their warehouse in Canada to your home. DV-Depot is a great service that has been personally used by The Crow's Attic and as such come highly recommended.
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Comments If you have found this page useful, or you have any other tips in buying DVD's from abroad then please let us know by sending us a mail with your comments. Thanks.
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