Bingowings said:
I'm sure your DVD player can be made region free with a few taps on your remote control.
Indeed. I paid $15 for a player, punched in a code, and it works a treat! ;) (make sure it can do proper PAL/NTSC switching, though)
Check out these two excellent resources on region code removal and such:
http://www.multi-region.net/
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks