DVD region change

[essaljay]

I bought a multi-region DVD player from amazon 3 years ago for £29.99 and it works perfectly.

[aphra]

Originally Posted by Aaryk Noctivagus Trade your Mac in for a proper computer? Sorry Aphra... I'm being awfully cheeky there Slapped wristies for me.

That's all right. You can't help being jealous!

[Mr Dean]

Originally Posted by aphra I have had a look at this, Steve, and it looks to be the cat's whiskers. Unfortunately it will not work for a Mac. Do you have any ideas, please?

You could look at this web posting and see what you think.

Personally, when I discovered that my iMac had changed region setting without telling me I got very worried about trying to view Region 1 discs again and since then I've relied on a standalone DVD player. The advice on the website above suggests that the VLC solution will work on some Macs, but not all models. Perhaps you should try it once (following the instructions on the site) and then check that MacOS hasn't intervened, before doing it again?

[silverwhistle]

Originally Posted by aphra I have had a look at this, Steve, and it looks to be the cat's whiskers. Unfortunately it will not work for a Mac. Do you have any ideas, please?

It does. There's an OS X version, which I use. (I too am a Mac-user.)

[lordtednfs]

TO MAKE YOUR DVD PLAYER ACCEPT ANY DVD

1. TURN ON THE POWER AND REMOVE ANY DISCS, CLOSE DRAWER
2. WAIT FOR “ NO DISC “ TO APPEAR ON YOUR DVD PLAYER SCREEN
3. USING YOUR REMOTE CONTROL PRESS: REPEAT 5-6-7-3-2-9 CONSECUTIVELY
4. THEN PRESS THE OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON ON YOUR DVD PLAYER
5. NOW TRY A DVD DISC FROM A DIFFERENT REGION


IF THIS IS NOT PROVING SUCESSFUL RESET THE DVD PLAYER BY PRESSING STOP AND PLAY BUTTONS ON THE REMOTE CONTROL FOR 5 SECONDS SIMULTANEOUSLY, DON’T FORGET TO REMOVE ANY DVD DISCS IN THE DRAWER. THEN TRY STEPS 2 – 4 AGAIN.

GOOD LUCK.

It's worked for me and all my friends and saves them buying a multi regional player.

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[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by lordtednfs TO MAKE YOUR DVD PLAYER ACCEPT ANY DVD 1. TURN ON THE POWER AND REMOVE ANY DISCS, CLOSE DRAWER 2. WAIT FOR “ NO DISC “ TO APPEAR ON YOUR DVD PLAYER SCREEN 3. USING YOUR REMOTE CONTROL PRESS: REPEAT 5-6-7-3-2-9 CONSECUTIVELY 4. THEN PRESS THE OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON ON YOUR DVD PLAYER 5. NOW TRY A DVD DISC FROM A DIFFERENT REGION IF THIS IS NOT PROVING SUCESSFUL RESET THE DVD PLAYER BY PRESSING STOP AND PLAY BUTTONS ON THE REMOTE CONTROL FOR 5 SECONDS SIMULTANEOUSLY, DON’T FORGET TO REMOVE ANY DVD DISCS IN THE DRAWER. THEN TRY STEPS 2 – 4 AGAIN. GOOD LUCK. It's worked for me and all my friends and saves them buying a multi regional player.

Please don't SHOUT, we can hear you

Are these instructions meant to work for any DVD player, or just for one make or model? What about ones in different countries? I can't try them because mine plays DVDs from any region anyway.

Steve

[JohnB_Toronto]

Originally Posted by Steve Crook Please don't SHOUT, we can hear you Are these instructions meant to work for any DVD player, or just for one make or model? What about ones in different countries? I can't try them because mine plays DVDs from any region anyway. Steve

Every model requires its own Region Hack. If you go to VideoHelp's hack section and type in your model name and number it MAY be hackable (many are not). If they don't list a hack for your exact model, try the various hacks for other models by the same maker. Most manufacturers don't use a separate firmware for every model and will likely use the same settings for several different products.
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks

As far as your computer drive is concerned the only way to re-set the region is to re-format and re-install Windows. However there is a DVD Software player available that will handle any region code with no need to change the drive setting. I use it and it works flawlessly.
http://www.dvd-x-player.com/

[image45]

Lap tops sadly often only have the one DVD drive/ burner. On a PC you can often run with more than one drive then you simple set each to a different region.

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by image45 Lap tops sadly often only have the one DVD drive/ burner. On a PC you can often run with more than one drive then you simple set each to a different region.

Or just not use the Micro$oft Meeja Player. Other players, like the VLC player mentioned above let you change between different regions as often as you want. The limit to the number of times you can change region is built into the player, not the drive.

Steve

[image45]

Originally Posted by JohnB_Toronto Every model requires its own Region Hack. If you go to VideoHelp's hack section and type in your model name and number it MAY be hackable (many are not). If they don't list a hack for your exact model, try the various hacks for other models by the same maker. Most manufacturers don't use a separate firmware for every model and will likely use the same settings for several different products. http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks As far as your computer drive is concerned the only way to re-set the region is to re-format and re-install Windows. However there is a DVD Software player available that will handle any region code with no need to change the drive setting. I use it and it works flawlessly. http://www.dvd-x-player.com/

Yes this site is very good indeed, Sony machines seem to be its only area were you need a bit more skill with using programmable remotes to set up the hack!

[busyinmyroom]

SlySoft AnyDVD | any dvd, region free, dvd copy, copy dvd movies, dvd decoder, dvd ripper, macrovision, dvd copying software

used it for years-simple

[lordtednfs]

Sorry, not shouting, this was the way I received the info and I just copied and pasted.

Yes this is for ALL DVD players and works very well with all my friends players, saves them money on buying multi regional. Pass the info around, I will be keen to know how others get on.

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