Multi-region DVD players (allowing you to watch DVDs purchased from around the world) are becoming cheaper all the time. One of the latest units is the Cyber Home CH-DVD 300, a player that can be purchased from Best Buy in the US for $32.99. Ted Mills writes his review at DVDBeaver.com.
I’ve also recently had good results on my OS X Mac computer with the freeware player, VideoLAN, which can be downloaded from Apple’s site or www.videolan.org.