Yes. HD DVD players have been designed to be backwards compatible with regular DVDs so your existing collection is not obsolete. In addition, HD DVD equipment will allow upscaling of a DVD image up to a resolution 1080i/1080p for maximum visual quality.

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No. To ensure playback you?ll need a dedicated HD DVD player, XBox360 with add-on HD DVD drive or a HD-Rom drive in your PC. See similar questions...

AsianScreens does not guarantee playback of DVD titles we ship on all brands/models of DVD players. We recommend, however, that they be viewed using DVD players that meet both of the following criteria: See similar questions...

To play DVDs in Windows Media Player (version 9, 10 or 11) you need a MPEG-2 decoder that is capable of decoding DVD video and is also compatible with WMP. The K-Lite Codec Pack contains a compatible decoder. Some examples of compatible decoders are: Cyberlink, DScaler5, InterVideo, MainConcept and nVidia PureVideo. There are two types of MPEG video, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2. The most common one of these two that is used in .mpg/.mpeg files is MPEG-1. See similar questions...

No. HD DVDs are not compatible with Blu-ray machines. Playback of HD DVD material is limited to equipment bearing the HD DVD logo. See similar questions...

No. Blu-ray discs are not compatible with HD DVD machines. Playback of Blu-ray material is limited to equipment bearing the Blu-ray logo. See similar questions...

DVDs are categorized into 8 regions dependent upon geographic location with the last two regions reserved for special applications. Onkyo DVD players sold in the United States can only play back region 1 DVDs or ??all region?? DVDs that are not region specific. The following list is a breakdown by region. Region 1 United States, Canada and the U.S. See similar questions...

In short, no. The only way you will be able to play DVDs from the UK, which is Region 2, is if your DVD player allows you to play all regions. There are some DVD players that allow you to cheat, and play all regions. Sometimes computer DVD players will play all regions. But, unless you know specifically that your DVD player will play all regions, you are, unfortunately, out of luck. See similar questions...

The new DVDs will be compatible with the vast majority of existing consumer electronics DVD players worldwide. This process requires discussion and testing in addition to the development of a new video specification from the DVD Forum. For example, a study had to be undertaken to confirm the compatibility with existing DVD players. It also takes time to complete physical disc specifications for the new recordable DVD media. See similar questions...

Yes,they will work worldwide.We only sell music DVDs and such DVDs are region free and run worldwide. See similar questions...

Over 98% of DVD players on the market support our DVD format. If you purchased your player in the last 2 to 3 years, you will have no problem playing your DVD in your DVD player on on a computer that has a DVD drive. If your DVD and it does not work with your player, simply return the DVD to us, and we'll exchange it for a VHS copy. See similar questions...

Nearly all DVD players are DVD-R compatible. Particularly those sold in the last couple of years. You should check your individual model for compatibility before ordering. If you have an older DVD player that is not DVD-R compatible you might want to treat yourself a more modern machine that will accept all formats. They can be bought for under $50.00. Click here for DVD player compatibility information. See similar questions...

Most newer DVD players will play the discs we create without a problem. We maintain a list of compatible players. If you have any doubt about the ability of your player to play our discs, please contact us and we will check your player against our compatability list. See similar questions...

Yes, however, a Karaoke DVD Player will usually have additional features such as microphone inputs, key changer, and echo control. See similar questions...

So far no HD-DVD player with SA-CD support has been announced and the only SA-CD-compatible Blu-ray Disc player is Sony's PlayStation 3. See similar questions...

The DVDs that we create are burned on DVD-R media, which is compatible with the majority of home DVD players. To check compatibility for your specific player, visit http://www.apple.com/dvd/compatibility/ or http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdplayers.php. See similar questions...