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This post is from one of my mates...

I have a Thompson DVD3300 which i got from Linkonline.co.uk and paid for the paragon upgrade.

It lets me play all regions and i can backup by DVD`s to video to watch in another room providing they are Region 2. When i try region 1 to video it is just scrolling lines. I have tried changing the output from NTSC to PAL but makes no difference.

Also can this player play VCD`s ? and did i really need to pay for a mod chip for this player ??