Open and Closes way too many times!

Thanks for trying- called Sony and they said company policy they cant give out the unlock info- I shared what you explained in your letter that by law they have to, but they wouldnt budge! :(   The DVDs we are using are just run of the mill rent at Blockbuster/buy from Walmart DVDs- not sure what format though.
Well thanks for trying to help- I guess we will just have to buy an EU DVD player. ~Kt66ny

I'll give it another look.

In the time since we last worked together, a point came up among we techs that there are certain, mostly Sony Chip based, DVD players that just will not play an EU based DVD which uses a format called PAL. In the US we use NTSC. These two specs differ in the rate of frames per second, with PAL having less and NTSC more. As I pointed out, some Sony chips sold in the US will not ever work with PAL encoded DVDs.

Do you think your situation may be influence by this and not just a region code issue? As I may have mentioned before, US and World courts have determined you have the Free Will to move and live anywhere you choose and that DVD player manufacturers cannot impose artificial limits on what country that can be used in. That is why Region Code Hacks (as they are called) are not illegal. In fact, should you call your DVD player's help desk, they have to by law give you the same work around. Likewise, should you take a player to an authorized service center they are also bound to make the changes for you at no cost. There have been tales of people trying this and getting the run-around and also being charged. They can' t legally do this, but many just pay the tech for fixing the problem and consider it a bargain. Should the fee be exorbitant, I would call a local consumer organization and a local TV station and ask for their help. This often gets things rectified and lets others in your are know the facts.

Let me know, if you are simply wanting to view DVDs you rent in the EU that are PAL encoded or not.

Regards,
Worldvet