American DVD's in the UK?

Question

I'm moving to the UK next year. I know that i cannot bring my DVD player over there due to the difference in outlet voltage or what not, but i was wondering if i could still bring all of my DVDs? Will I be able to play them in a british DVD player? Any help?

Answer 1

I'm not entirely sure. But I think you can buy region free DVD players. Or if you can set your player to region 1 for USA DVD's you should be able to watch your collection with no problem. Or if you can set it to region 0 -  you can play DVD's from anywhere in the world. But PAL discs and NTSC discs must be played in a compatible unit so be careful. Just ask lots of questions before you buy your new player. :-)

Answer 2

Ignore the above people.  All DVD players now sold in the UK are either Region Free or you can type a code on the remote to make them region free (even £20 ones from supermarkets).  Region 1 (US) are sold in shops as well, as some shows are released before the Region 2 (Europe) counterparts.

NTSC/PAL is irrelevant as you can choose which one on the DVD player

Answer 3

as far as I'm aware DVD's in the US are exactly the same as DVD's in the UK