Friday, October 30, 2009

Getting An Affordable Region Free Portable DVD Player

By Mark Thompson

A region free portable DVD player just may be just the thing you to buy if you want to be able to see movies from all across the world anywhere you are. Standard region-blocked DVD players are becoming cheaper all of the time, and region free models follow that trend.

Region codes for DVDs are put in place as a form of digital rights management by movie studios in order to attempt to restrict sales outside of certain territories. This is all well and good for the film studios themselves, but it limits what is available to the consumer. Every country has their own film industry and sales points, release dates and DVD special features.

If you are fluent in another language, then naturally you want to be able to view media in your native or second tongue. It's only a given to want more forms of entertainment and to want another window to the world open. A region free portable DVD player can provide you with more options than you've ever had otherwise.

Most international movies are released with region codes 1, 2, 3, and 6 as those are the international markets that produce the most films. Those regions alone cover a lot of ground, much of it scattered across the globe. It is not that 4 and 5 do not have a wide array of releases, but you can find that there is a larger selection to be found in 1, 2, 3, or six. Region 7 and 8 are almost completely useless, region 0 is the null and will work on most players, and region ALL will work on every player. Not many legitimate releases are to be found on region 0 or ALL, which is why there are region free portable DVD players.

These players vary greatly in quality, so it's essential for you to look for reviews online and look around wherever possible. Normal retailers do not normally carry any region free players, though some electronics stores do. There are also several sites online that sell them as well. Bigger manufacturing companies like Sony do produce region free players so look for brands that you trust and have owned before.

As with any portable DVD player, take the screen size and battery into consideration. Being able to play DVDs from around the world is great, but a tiny screen may ruin the experience and a battery that dies every hour or two isn't going to be very enjoyable either. Keep a look out for quality when shopping for a region free portable DVD player, don't let the novelty of it force you towards a low quality DVD player model.

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