Hey if you have brought the DVD player that is also available in Sainsburys also called under several names such as Goodmans, matsui 110 and Crown.
I can tell you that i have hacked my player using the following code to allow you to play VCD`s. it allowed me to play several copied disks.
Here is the code:
-Insert a music CD and press stop on your remote.
-Press the menu button
-Press 1, Index menu button, eject
-a secret menu appears-if you press 1 this enables VCD playback.
Although apparently if you turn the main power off it loses its settings so write this code down.
Hope this helped.