Shoutbox

I emailed this guy because i would like some of his dvds... but his faq says:

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Q:     What region are your dvd's
   
    A:     All dvd's are region 2 compatible, As our supplier brings the dvd's in from outside of the UK the region may be shown as R1, R3 on the cover when you receive your dvd. But please be assured are supplier changes the region code of the dvd so it will always work in the UK.

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i messaged him saying:

your supplier changes the region code of the dvd? wouldn't that make them a copy thats had the regional settings removed?

i got:

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No, a copy is if some one is manufacturing disks which are supplier does not they buy the dvd's in bulk from other cheaper regions and then change the dvd's regional coding to R2 so they play in the UK.

If you think about it in another way, One season of this in HMV is between £30-45 where as on eBay its just ranging from £10-22 so therefore the stock needs to be sourced from cheaper countries.

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so i replied:

kk thanks, just thought that the process of changing the region coding involved writing info to the finalised dvd?

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Hi,

I wouldnt be able to answer that question really as im not that technical, All i can see is ive seen the products and had guarantees from the company they are genuine... And they have an import licence so thats about all i know about it...

Many Thanks

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to me it seems like an excuse and dodging admitting that the could be copies...

or is it possible to decode the regions of a dvd without making a brand new disc

Thanks

p.s. urgent because auction ends soon and i want to bid if they are legit