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Can't say for sure, but I'm willing to bet money that you can do that. A couple yrs ago, I took my American laptop to the Netherlands and watched a DVD that I bought over there, so I would expect that you would have the same results
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most dvd players can be reconfigured to play dvds from other countries. read your manual.
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if the dvd isnt region locked then it should work fine, if it is, then you can break that region lock so it can work
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Yes and no. For the most part it will work on a computer DVD player but most types that work with your TV will not work their are some that will do so but you would have to check your manual.
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Only if you set the region code from your dvd player to the dvd’s region code. You can only set the region code 3 or 4 times depending on your player. The cheapest solution is to buy a second dvd player (the cheapest one you can find will do) and set it to the region code from the dvd country and leave it. Go to this website it will explain the different region codes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code Have fun watching the German dvd’s. I hope this helps. Viel spass noch.
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Debatable if you will be able to play a German DVD on your DVD player. Each DVD is encoded with a Region Code (the DVD case will have the corresponding Region Code printed on it). US DVDs and players use Region 1 coding. German DVDs use Region 2 coding. In order for your DVD player to be able to play a European disk, it would need to support Region 0 or 2 coding (Region 0 indicates that the player supports ALL regions). Some players do support multiple regions but you cannot assume that yours would. The best thing would be to check your user's manual or contact the manufacturer. Laptops can sometimes play DVDs that might not be playable on commercial DVD players as the DVD software allows changing the region coding a few times.
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Do people on this site EVER bother to check the archives? This question has been asked and answered at least a dozen times.... Region coding is only HALF of the issue with international DVD's. Different countries use different video encoding formats; NTSC (USA), PAL (Europe), and SECAM (Asia). You need to check which format the disc is encoded in and make sure your player and tv can accomodate it. 99% of laptops and computers can hadle this because they do video conversions anyway- but consumer electronics devices are more hit and miss.
