Re: DVD region codes
Hi James, We are talking about the DVD Region Code blocking on Mac Computers aren't we ... not commercial DVD Players? You should know basis about your MacIntosh and region locking. The limitation is double : firstly is hardware. This is the first to run when you’re inserting a DVD in your optical drive. But there’s a second limitation which is purely software, through your Operating System. As Daniel has explained how to overcome the issue be able to use VLC to play DVDs without affecting the Region Codie issue. We DON'T recommend flashing the DVD hardware on a Mac for numerous reasons. One, it voids your Warranty, Two if it goes wrong during the process ... that's the end of your drive. What needs to happen is Apple Changes this Silly Region Code blocking it has. If you read my previous reply to Shay, re the ACCC case in which the High Court Of Australia ruled that region lockouts breached fair trade and market competition practices. So what Apple is doing is possibly illegal in Australia. Cheers, Ronni, On 25/02/2010, at 3:16 PM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: interesting just some weeks ago i had a callout to fix the problem can't play french dvds on a nec dvd-player on http://www.videohelp.com/ i found a hack followed the instuctionsit worked because its region 0 now it plays any dvd from any place no further questions asked. James On 25/02/2010, at 9:39, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi James, How I understand the setting of the DVD Region Code, if when you first purchase a new Mac, you insert a Region 0 DVD, which presumably will set the drive as Region 0. You would be able to play Region 0 DVDs, but when you go to play a different region DVD, say Region 4 (which is Australia), you would be asked to change the region of the drive to Region 4. That's how I understand it anyway. A solution would be to copy the DVDs in iDVD (our Apple programme to create DVDs) as it makes disks with no Region Code, so Region Code 0. Cheers, Ronni On 25/02/2010, at 8:14 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: just my 2c as far i know if you put in a dvd mac book ask you for region change the drive stores that new region based on the dvd put in can't you put in a dvd which is set to region 0 the drive may accept this as new region, result: it should play all dvd's w/o further change needed James On 24/02/2010, at 18:40, Daniel Kerr wrote: On 24/2/10 6:26 PM, Andrew Schox and...@perthfootankle.com.au wrote: Hi all, Is there any way to play DVDs from different regions without invoking that horrible little dialog that only gives you a few chances to change the DVD player's region code? This is on a new MacBook. Cheers, Andrew Hi Andrew Unfortunately not through Apple DVD Player. You can try and hack the hardware with certain software, but I've never recommended this or tried it myself, as if it goes wrong during the process, you can fry your drive. (Not worth the risk I tend to think). Once work around is to not have DVD player launch on load (System Preferences - CDs DVDs then under When you insert a video DVD you change this to ignore). Then once the DVD is mounted (which doesn't affect the region code issue), you find the VIDEO_TS folder, and look for the largest file. You can then play this in VLC. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ Sure, you don't get all the bells and whistles. But you get to watch the movie part without worrying about region codes and locking your DVD Player to another region. :o) Welcome to the free world :o) Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
DVD region codes
Hi all, Is there any way to play DVDs from different regions without invoking that horrible little dialog that only gives you a few chances to change the DVD player's region code? This is on a new MacBook. Cheers, Andrew -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: DVD region codes
Hi Andrew, VLC. www.videolan.org Gav On 24/02/2010, at 6:26 PM, Andrew Schox wrote: Hi all, Is there any way to play DVDs from different regions without invoking that horrible little dialog that only gives you a few chances to change the DVD player's region code? This is on a new MacBook. Cheers, Andrew -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: DVD region codes
Hi Andrew. I believe this was discussed recently on the list and although I can't remember what was said your answers should still be available through the archive. Ruben Hi all, Is there any way to play DVDs from different regions without invoking that horrible little dialog that only gives you a few chances to change the DVD player's region code? This is on a new MacBook. Cheers, Andrew -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: DVD region codes
On 24/2/10 6:26 PM, Andrew Schox and...@perthfootankle.com.au wrote: Hi all, Is there any way to play DVDs from different regions without invoking that horrible little dialog that only gives you a few chances to change the DVD player's region code? This is on a new MacBook. Cheers, Andrew Hi Andrew Unfortunately not through Apple DVD Player. You can try and hack the hardware with certain software, but I've never recommended this or tried it myself, as if it goes wrong during the process, you can fry your drive. (Not worth the risk I tend to think). Once work around is to not have DVD player launch on load (System Preferences - CDs DVDs then under When you insert a video DVD you change this to ignore). Then once the DVD is mounted (which doesn't affect the region code issue), you find the VIDEO_TS folder, and look for the largest file. You can then play this in VLC. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ Sure, you don't get all the bells and whistles. But you get to watch the movie part without worrying about region codes and locking your DVD Player to another region. :o) Welcome to the free world :o) Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: DVD region codes
Thanks guys, I'll check the archives - which, of course, I should have done before posting my query :-( Cheers, Andrew On 24/02/2010, at 6:33 PM, Dark1 wrote: Hi Andrew. I believe this was discussed recently on the list and although I can't remember what was said your answers should still be available through the archive. Ruben Hi all, Is there any way to play DVDs from different regions without invoking that horrible little dialog that only gives you a few chances to change the DVD player's region code? This is on a new MacBook. Cheers, Andrew -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: DVD region codes
Hi... It still seems stupid to me that the $80 DVD player from JB Hi Fi comes with a firmware patch to remove the region coding in line with the ACCC ruling, but that $X000 Macs restrict you from playing the DVD's you bought legally from overseas. Sigh. Thanks, Shay On 24/02/2010 6:40 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: On 24/2/10 6:26 PM, Andrew Schox and...@perthfootankle.com.au wrote: Hi all, Is there any way to play DVDs from different regions without invoking that horrible little dialog that only gives you a few chances to change the DVD player's region code? This is on a new MacBook. Cheers, Andrew Hi Andrew Unfortunately not through Apple DVD Player. You can try and hack the hardware with certain software, but I've never recommended this or tried it myself, as if it goes wrong during the process, you can fry your drive. (Not worth the risk I tend to think). Once work around is to not have DVD player launch on load (System Preferences - CDs DVDs then under When you insert a video DVD you change this to ignore). Then once the DVD is mounted (which doesn't affect the region code issue), you find the VIDEO_TS folder, and look for the largest file. You can then play this in VLC. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ Sure, you don't get all the bells and whistles. But you get to watch the movie part without worrying about region codes and locking your DVD Player to another region. :o) Welcome to the free world :o) Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: DVD region codes
just my 2c as far i know if you put in a dvd mac book ask you for region change the drive stores that new region based on the dvd put in can't you put in a dvd which is set to region 0 the drive may accept this as new region, result: it should play all dvd's w/o further change needed James On 24/02/2010, at 18:40, Daniel Kerr wrote: On 24/2/10 6:26 PM, Andrew Schox and...@perthfootankle.com.au wrote: Hi all, Is there any way to play DVDs from different regions without invoking that horrible little dialog that only gives you a few chances to change the DVD player's region code? This is on a new MacBook. Cheers, Andrew Hi Andrew Unfortunately not through Apple DVD Player. You can try and hack the hardware with certain software, but I've never recommended this or tried it myself, as if it goes wrong during the process, you can fry your drive. (Not worth the risk I tend to think). Once work around is to not have DVD player launch on load (System Preferences - CDs DVDs then under When you insert a video DVD you change this to ignore). Then once the DVD is mounted (which doesn't affect the region code issue), you find the VIDEO_TS folder, and look for the largest file. You can then play this in VLC. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ Sure, you don't get all the bells and whistles. But you get to watch the movie part without worrying about region codes and locking your DVD Player to another region. :o) Welcome to the free world :o) Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: DVD region codes
Hi Shay, I agree, this is silly to me, and from how I understand this Region Limits Apple imposes, is illegal in Australia. In Australia most (all?) Standalone DVD players will play discs from any region. It's the DVD drives in computers that observe region locking. Its illegal to sell region locked DVD players in this country. In 2005 the result of a landmark ACCC case in which the High Court of Australia ruled that region lockouts breached fair trade and market competition practices. http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/cases/cth/HCA/2005/58.html If you can get Apple to take that ruling seriously let me know. Cheers, Ronni On 25/02/2010, at 12:12 AM, Shay Telfer wrote: Hi... It still seems stupid to me that the $80 DVD player from JB Hi Fi comes with a firmware patch to remove the region coding in line with the ACCC ruling, but that $X000 Macs restrict you from playing the DVD's you bought legally from overseas. Sigh. Thanks, Shay On 24/02/2010 6:40 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: On 24/2/10 6:26 PM, Andrew Schox and...@perthfootankle.com.au wrote: Hi all, Is there any way to play DVDs from different regions without invoking that horrible little dialog that only gives you a few chances to change the DVD player's region code? This is on a new MacBook. Cheers, Andrew Hi Andrew Unfortunately not through Apple DVD Player. You can try and hack the hardware with certain software, but I've never recommended this or tried it myself, as if it goes wrong during the process, you can fry your drive. (Not worth the risk I tend to think). Once work around is to not have DVD player launch on load (System Preferences - CDs DVDs then under When you insert a video DVD you change this to ignore). Then once the DVD is mounted (which doesn't affect the region code issue), you find the VIDEO_TS folder, and look for the largest file. You can then play this in VLC. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ Sure, you don't get all the bells and whistles. But you get to watch the movie part without worrying about region codes and locking your DVD Player to another region. :o) Welcome to the free world :o) Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: DVD region codes
Hi James, How I understand the setting of the DVD Region Code, if when you first purchase a new Mac, you insert a Region 0 DVD, which presumably will set the drive as Region 0. You would be able to play Region 0 DVDs, but when you go to play a different region DVD, say Region 4 (which is Australia), you would be asked to change the region of the drive to Region 4. That's how I understand it anyway. A solution would be to copy the DVDs in iDVD (our Apple programme to create DVDs) as it makes disks with no Region Code, so Region Code 0. Cheers, Ronni On 25/02/2010, at 8:14 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: just my 2c as far i know if you put in a dvd mac book ask you for region change the drive stores that new region based on the dvd put in can't you put in a dvd which is set to region 0 the drive may accept this as new region, result: it should play all dvd's w/o further change needed James On 24/02/2010, at 18:40, Daniel Kerr wrote: On 24/2/10 6:26 PM, Andrew Schox and...@perthfootankle.com.au wrote: Hi all, Is there any way to play DVDs from different regions without invoking that horrible little dialog that only gives you a few chances to change the DVD player's region code? This is on a new MacBook. Cheers, Andrew Hi Andrew Unfortunately not through Apple DVD Player. You can try and hack the hardware with certain software, but I've never recommended this or tried it myself, as if it goes wrong during the process, you can fry your drive. (Not worth the risk I tend to think). Once work around is to not have DVD player launch on load (System Preferences - CDs DVDs then under When you insert a video DVD you change this to ignore). Then once the DVD is mounted (which doesn't affect the region code issue), you find the VIDEO_TS folder, and look for the largest file. You can then play this in VLC. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ Sure, you don't get all the bells and whistles. But you get to watch the movie part without worrying about region codes and locking your DVD Player to another region. :o) Welcome to the free world :o) Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: DVD region codes
interesting just some weeks ago i had a callout to fix the problem can't play french dvds on a nec dvd-player on http://www.videohelp.com/ i found a hack followed the instuctionsit worked because its region 0 now it plays any dvd from any place no further questions asked. James On 25/02/2010, at 9:39, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi James, How I understand the setting of the DVD Region Code, if when you first purchase a new Mac, you insert a Region 0 DVD, which presumably will set the drive as Region 0. You would be able to play Region 0 DVDs, but when you go to play a different region DVD, say Region 4 (which is Australia), you would be asked to change the region of the drive to Region 4. That's how I understand it anyway. A solution would be to copy the DVDs in iDVD (our Apple programme to create DVDs) as it makes disks with no Region Code, so Region Code 0. Cheers, Ronni On 25/02/2010, at 8:14 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: just my 2c as far i know if you put in a dvd mac book ask you for region change the drive stores that new region based on the dvd put in can't you put in a dvd which is set to region 0 the drive may accept this as new region, result: it should play all dvd's w/o further change needed James On 24/02/2010, at 18:40, Daniel Kerr wrote: On 24/2/10 6:26 PM, Andrew Schox and...@perthfootankle.com.au wrote: Hi all, Is there any way to play DVDs from different regions without invoking that horrible little dialog that only gives you a few chances to change the DVD player's region code? This is on a new MacBook. Cheers, Andrew Hi Andrew Unfortunately not through Apple DVD Player. You can try and hack the hardware with certain software, but I've never recommended this or tried it myself, as if it goes wrong during the process, you can fry your drive. (Not worth the risk I tend to think). Once work around is to not have DVD player launch on load (System Preferences - CDs DVDs then under When you insert a video DVD you change this to ignore). Then once the DVD is mounted (which doesn't affect the region code issue), you find the VIDEO_TS folder, and look for the largest file. You can then play this in VLC. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ Sure, you don't get all the bells and whistles. But you get to watch the movie part without worrying about region codes and locking your DVD Player to another region. :o) Welcome to the free world :o) Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
