If the VLC media player can provide DVD support for free, why can't Microsoft? For starters, Microsoft isn't French. Written by Ed Bott, Senior Contributing Editor May 5, 2012 at 5:00 a.m. PT ...

I purchased a dvd advertised as region free from australia, and everytime I put it in the DVD player it tells me "Check DVD". It plays fine on my PC (my DVD drive is set to region 1). More options ...

These region-free DVD players play all types of formats, and upscale content to HD. Why are we so obsessed with vinyl but scoff at DVDs ... What You Need to Know Before Buying a DVD Player.

You can play a DVD in Windows 10 for free with a little help. But that help’s probably best if it doesn’t come from Microsoft. I’ll tell you how Microsoft’s solution sort-of works for some ...

I was wondering if anyone has any experience or owns a code free dvd player with built-in PAL/NTSC conversion. I like a lot of British bands and they don't seem to release their DVD's over here. I ...

Unless you really need a region free DVD player I cannot recommend this unit, due to its many usability problems. At its list price of $399 it isn’t much of a bargain either. Although I have seen some ...

In what one might take as a sign of desperation, Handspring is now offering free DVD players along with the purchase of a Treo 90. 270, or 300, even though they’ve dropped the prices of those ...

Sony BDP-S480 Blu-ray player. The idea of region-coding has carried over to Blu-ray players, although there are fewer regions for Blu-ray. Australia is grouped in Region B along with Europe, which ...

Microsoft's web page says: "The Windows DVD Player app is available free for a limited time for people running Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1 with ...

There’s one thing that’s a clear-cut downgrade, though: DVD playback. While earlier versions of Windows included a free, built-in DVD player, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 have no such functionality.