Frequently Asked Questions

What’s available on video and DVD?

North America: Poirot: Hickory Dickory Dock; Touch of Frost: Deep Waters; Robinson Crusoe; Band of Brothers; The Forsyte Saga, Series 1; Dreamcatcher; The Forsyte Saga, Series 2; Keane; An Unfinished Life; Friends and Crocodiles; Colditz; Stormbreaker; Shakespeare Retold box set with Much Ado About Nothing; The Situation.

UK: Mickey Love; Poirot: Hickory Dickory Dock; Touch of Frost: Deep Waters; Warriors (VHS only, limited availability); Band of Brothers; The Forsyte Saga; Dreamcatcher; The Forsyte Saga, Series 2; Essential Poems; Posh and Beck’s Big Impression; Colditz; Shakespeare Retold box set (Includes Much Ado About Nothing); Friends and Crocodiles; Stormbreaker; An Unfinished Life; Keane; Hearts & Bones; The Baker (Release date: 03 March 2008); Chromophobia (Release date: 07 April 2008).

Australia: A Touch of Frost: Deep Waters; Band of Brothers; The Forsyte Saga; Dreamcatcher; The Forsyte Saga, Series 2; Brides; Much Ado About Nothing; Stormbreaker; Keane.

Other Notes:

DVDs not currently available in the UK or North America:

• The Brides Region 4 DVD available from Australia with English subtitles for the Greek-spoken parts. It’s also available from Greece but has no English subtitles for the Greek-spoken parts.
• The Warriors Region 2 DVD has only been released in the Netherlands and France.
• The Chromophobia Region 2 DVD is available in France.
• The Baker Region 2 DVD is available from Hungary.

Lifeforce, Jeffrey Archer: The Truth, and Soldier, Husband, Daughter, Dad (narration only) have not been released on DVD or VHS - anywhere.

What Region am I in?

Region 1 - U.S., U.S. Territories, Canada, and Bermuda
Region 2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, and the Middle East, including Egypt
Region 3 - Southeast Asia, East Asia, including Hong Kong
Region 4 - Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean
Region 5 - Former Soviet Union, Indian subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, and Mongolia
Region 6 - China

I’m in the US - will a Region 2 or Region 4 DVD play on my DVD player?

Only if your DVD player is region-free or you modify it to make it region-free.

DVDs from one region will not play on a DVD player manufactured for another region - unless it’s a multiregional or region-free DVD player. And it’s unlikely you have a multiregional or region-free DVD player - though you can check your instruction manual to be sure!

It may be possible to modify your DVD player and make it region-free. Scroll down if you want more info on that subject.

How do I modify my DVD player so that it can play DVDs from another region?

For many DVD players this can be as easy as entering a few numbers (”hack code”) and commands using the remote control.

For more information, visit VideoHelp.com and do a search for your DVD player to find the hack code and instructions for your player. They maintain a long-running database on hack codes with comments from users on their success or lack of success with the hack code.

You can also check the manufacturer’s site or google the name of your DVD player with the word(s) “hack” or “hack code” to find this information.

Make sure during your research that others have had success with the hack code! There’s one more wrinkle: not all DVD players sold in the US play PAL discs and unfortunately Region 2 DVDs are also PAL formatted! This can’t be changed, either a DVD player can or cannot play PAL discs. So make sure that others haven’t had problems with this.

What US DVD players do you recommend to play DVDs from another Region?

Philips 642 Region Free Player - Recommended by many North American fans. It will play PAL discs from any Region.

CyberHome CH-DVD 300S DVD Player - Cheap DVD player that will play PAL discs. You’ll need to modify it to make it region-free. Click here for the hacking instructions.