DVD Player Change Zone - help

[BKKBrit]

Bought a huge stack of BBC original DVDs in the UK last week only to find out they won't play on either of my two DVD players here in BKK. One Samsung and one cheap little Compro which I bought at Big C a couple of years ago. Called both companies and both said it is 'illegal' to change the PAL zones even though the content is legal and they wouldn't help.  I can't find any of my two machines listed on those 'hack a DVD player' site so my question is - does anyone know of some little enterprise at say Panthip Plaza who can change the zones?

 

Many thanks! I was busting to watch Only Fools & Horses but I am feeling the fool for not thinking about this possible conflict. 

[ignis]

Years ago had the same problem. [My UK DVD stopped working one day] DVD's would not play on the Thai replacement machine so put them in PC's  DVD worked fine..  saved on PC and put on another DVD which played fine on my Thai DVD..

 

Another option ..  'Only Fools & Horses' is on 'UK Turks Playlist'  if you have Kodi

[KittenKong]

3 hours ago, BKKBrit said:

One Samsung and one cheap little Compro

 

Exact model numbers?

[rak sa_ngop]

Best solution would be to go to one of those electronic fix-it places where they have stacks of out-of-date equipment and buy an old dvd player that still works for all zones.

Yes I had the same problem, the 2 Sony players I bought years ago are all zones, but the latest one I bought is only good for Asian discs. I had to repair one of my old players just to play my BBC discs!

[BKKBrit]

4 hours ago, ignis said:

Years ago had the same problem. [My UK DVD stopped working one day] DVD's would not play on the Thai replacement machine so put them in PC's  DVD worked fine..  saved on PC and put on another DVD which played fine on my Thai DVD..

 

Another option ..  'Only Fools & Horses' is on 'UK Turks Playlist'  if you have Kodi

oh dear....that had crossed my mind but with 22 DVDs and however many Gigabytes that would translate too.....*sigh* Thanks for the heads' up!

[BKKBrit]

1 hour ago, rak sa_ngop said:

Best solution would be to go to one of those electronic fix-it places where they have stacks of out-of-date equipment and buy an old dvd player that still works for all zones.

Yes I had the same problem, the 2 Sony players I bought years ago are all zones, but the latest one I bought is only good for Asian discs. I had to repair one of my old players just to play my BBC discs!

There's an idea. Thanks!