At 4:21 PM -0400 09-12-2005, Keith allen wrote: > I believe the critical setting for making DVD's destined for > locations outside of North America is the "Country Code". Either > match the destination or include all County Codes.
I've ordered a DVD burner. The specs say I am allowed to change the country code only five times, including the initial setup. This would indicate, to me, that homemade DVDs are country/region specific. However, the way around country specific DVDs is a firmware hack for a specific DVD player. Most hacks are as simple as pushing a few buttons on the remote --- really! Manufacturers aren't going to build completely different machines for different countries -- they will use the electronics to limit to a specific country. The firmware hack for one of my machines was "Go to Menu. Open Tray. Press 5-6-7-Enter on remote. The tray will close. Machine is now region-free." Popped in an Australian DVD, no problem. To learn more about the hacks to whichever country/region code you're wanting, or to even change your DVD player so that it is region-free, check out the links via <http://www.videohelp.com>. The information there can also be used when considering a DVD player purchase. Sov -- What's the difference between Vietnam and Iraq? Bush knew how to get out of Vietnam. -- -- Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/>
