My wife bought a TV series on DVD while she was in the Middle East and now that she brought them back to Canada we are not able to play them. How do we deal with this?

Hello,
You can play them on your computer's DVD player, and connect the output signal to a television.
But before you can see the signal your must change the regional setting of your DVD palyer. Right now, it is set on Region 1. To play the DVDs for another region, you must configure your player by changing the region from CANADA/US to the region of origin of the DVDS.

BUT BEWARE!!! You can change the DVD region no more than 5 times (It may be 4) After the last allowed change, the DVD will be stuck in that last region changed to and will no longer accept further modification.

I will know tell how to change DVD region. If you want to do that, it will be your responsibility.

Click My Computer icon
Point and right click the drive (DVD)
Click Properties
Under harware tab, select your drive (DVD) and press the button Properties.
Clich the TAB DVD region and follow the instructions.

Enjoy your movies.

Hope it helps.

Region-free DVD players are sold through various venues.Try playing it in a computer DVD player/burner. Some burners are region-free. Some software can copy your purchased disks, removing the region code in the process.