Region 1 DVD in the UK?

Will my US dvds play in the UK?  There are a few we want to take with us, and in the past, we have sent a few dvds and cds as gifts to the family.  They never said anything about it, so I am assuming they do work? 

Hi,

Our region 1 US DVDs play fine here in the UK.  You might have issues with an older TV or with a DVD player that doesn't want to play region 1, but there are ways to unlock many DVD players (you can find them on the web).

Carl

We have a PS2 and got a special disk that allows us to play Region 1. 

A lot of expensive dvd players are more difficult to hack than cheaper ones, but most dvd players will not play Region 1 straight out of the box. 

Neither our dvd player or our PS3 will play Region 1 dvds, unfortunately. No idea which ones might. But on my iMac, I have an option to switch regions, but it only allows me to do that so many times before it locks one in completely. 

We brought our xbox and laptops from the US and use one or the other to watch Region 1 dvds. 

We were able to find a reasonably cheap regionless dvd player.  I think we got the nicer version of it for £45, but we definitely could have bought one for around £25.

Think outside the box like I did....

I brought US DVD's and I have our computer by the TV ect...
I have an HDMI cable run to the TV and use a different "source" and use the computer speakers to control the volume....

We no longer have a DVD player as the computer works PLUS when I watch anything online - its on the BIG TV ;-)

Think outside the box like I did....

I brought US DVD's and I have our computer by the TV ect...
I have an HDMI cable run to the TV and use a different "source" and use the computer speakers to control the volume....

We no longer have a DVD player as the computer works PLUS when I watch anything online - its on the BIG TV ;-)

You do have a good set-up.