Saturday, January 2, 2010

Do You Need A Region Free Portable DVD Player?

By Mark Thompson

A region free portable DVD player just might be the perfect thing you to purchase if you want to be able to watch films from around the world anywhere you are. Standard regional DVD players are getting cheaper all of the time, and region free models are no different.

DVD Region codes are locked in place as a form of digital rights management by film studios in order to attempt control DVD sales within respective regions. This is all well and good for the film studios themselves, but it limits what is available to you. Countries around the world have their own movie industries as well as their own price ranges, release dates and DVD special features.

If you speak 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 give you that window to open and close whenever you like.

The majority of 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 themselves cover a lot of ground, much of it scattered across the globe. That is not to say that 4 and 5 do not have a wide array of releases, but you will 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 they make region free portable DVD players.

These players greatly vary in quality, so it's important for you to find reviews online and shop 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 anywhere in 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 your eyes open for quality when shopping for a region free portable DVD player, try not to let the fact that it's portable push you towards an inferior DVD player model.

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