United Kingdom DVD Region In UK, the DVDs and DVD players that are manufactured and sold are coded for Region 2, since UK falls in the Region 2 code. These local DVD players are able to play only the DVDs that have the region code 2 marked on them. However, regionfree or code free DVD players will be capable of playing back a DVD from anywhere in the world. It is perfectly legitimate to own and use a region free DVD player in the UK; however it should not be misused for illegal activities. United Kingdom's Video and TV Format The video and television format used widely in UK is PAL standard, however, in certain products, NTSC standard is also available. The Pal and NTSC standards are incompatible and are limited to playing only the same format discs. This problem is overcome by using a regionfree DVD player in the UK that has the provision for switching between PAL and NTSC, as per the disc requirement. Electricity Facts for the UK The electricity supply in UK is 220-240 volts and all the local appliances are designed to run at this voltage. However, an American make of DVD player would normally not be able to operate in this voltage, since it is designed for 110 volts. To overcome the differences in voltage supplies for different parts of the world, some of the regionfree DVD players have the dual voltage feature, which enables the customer to use his DVD player anywhere in the world. A Variety of Features for UK Codefree DVD Players Most of the regionfree DVD players in the UK come with some great standard features, some of which include language choice, which makes it possible to select video scenes, menus, audio tracks and subtitle tracks automatically. Special effects for playback can be used for the functions called freeze, slow, step, scan and fast. The parental lock facility can enable parents to restrict the access of their children to play back certain discs. Programmability, random and repeat play, and digital audio output are other great features. They can also recognize DTS Digital Surround audio tracks. Also available are the wall mountable DVD players that can be good space savers around the house, and the portable DVD players that can be taken along in a car. Advanced Features of Code Free DVD Players Some of the more expensive code free DVD players in the UK have certain enhanced features, such as playback for video CDs and super video CDs, MP3 CDs, MP3 DVDs, laser discs, CDVs, and picture and photo CDs. They can also play back video files in unique formats like MPEG-4 and DivX. These DVD players can give a better picture quality through the component video output and progressive scan component output (YUV or RGB). They also have multi lingual on-screen display feature, reverse single-frame stepping and reverse play at normal speed. They can provide a perfect digital picture quality using SDI, DVI, or HDMI digital video outputs. They have a 6-channel analog output using MLP, Dolby digital or DTS. The advanced models also have a Digital Zoom feature that gives a 2 or 4 enlargement of part of the picture. There is a wide choice of brands available, and the information about the models and their pricing can be obtained from the Internet easily. Web sites are springing up everywhere that offer a lot of information related to types of codefree DVD players and their features, rates, and availability. The commonly available brands include Toshiba, Samsung, Sony, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Nissan, Yamada, Denon, and several others. The price range of code free DVD players in the United Kingdom varies widely according to the choice of features in each brand. To state broadly, one can buy a DVD player from around $90 to $800 based on ones choice and requirement. No matter where you live, you're sure to find the regionfree DVD player that's right for you. |
