Once again, Hollywood in their fear of not making the absolute most money on their product has programmed codes that prevent you from seeing certain films if your player is multi-zone. Don't even get me started on the insistance of Hollywood on having zones in the first place. If someone likes to see foreign films and wants to get a DVD from another zone (i.e. Europe, Japan, etc.), well, too bad for you, because where multi-zone players are common in other countries, they are relatively hard to get in the U.S., and you can't play a foreign DVD on a regular American DVD player. So, say you teach a foreign language/culture. You are out of luck if you want to show your students real films from other countries, not just the ones distributors deem profitable for U.S. release. And now, even if you own a multi-zone player you bought legally & legitimately in the U.S., you can't see certain American DVDs. ...