There are plenty of questions where people essentially want to know how to play their DVDs (How can I play encrypted DVD movies?, Lord of the Rings, Toy Story, another one).
Is there any way to know before you buy a DVD to know if it runs on your system?
Obviously, simply looking at the DVD does not help:
Is there any online service or another way to get to know if you can watch a DVD on your computer before buying it?
edit: Sometimes, Amazon customers give this information if it is not working. But I would also appreciate a "white list" of DVDs that do work.
Best Answer
As long as the region code on the DVD disk is compatible with your DVD player, it is fine. Instead of knowing a whitelist of DVD disks, it will be better if you know the compatibility of your DVD player/drive.
http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/rpc1.htm the above link provides some info on how to check (and how to modify)
An alternative solution is to upgrade your player to bluray. All bluray discs are region-free, and you will not worry about incompatibility issues.