Hi, this has been a v good discussion and I hope to add to it with some advice on DVD’s. I never buy region 2 DVD’s as they usually have scenes deleted from them (like a few from Fight Club are not there in the region 2 version). Region 1 DVD’s also usually have more special features than there UK counterparts and obviously come out sooner than the UK (you can some times get films before they are in the cinema). You may think that this is a lot more expensive than buying them in the UK, but they are often the same price or cheaper. A great site is www.dvddynamic.com which is a Canadian Company and offer free world wide shipping, which I find comes in about 3-7 days.
I also found the “DVD Region X” for £18.99 at ####://www.specialreserve.net/.

I hope I have been of some help.

Happy Gaming
Jim