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Thread ID: 54998	2005-02-28 07:01:00	DVD Regions	Winston001 (3612)	PC World Chat

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328890	2005-02-28 07:01:00	Frankly I don't understand why a DVD shouldn't play on any machine in the world. CDs do. Anyway, I have a TEAC DV-2180. It plays Region 4 no worries. So I tried an American DVD (Bonanza :thumbs: ) and it worked. Why? I have two lots of friends who tell me their cheapo players are multi-region and most machines in NZ are these days. Is this correct? I have my eye on some Region 2 DVDs on Trademe but don't want to spend $80 if they won't work. Yours Harrassed Mother of Ten	Winston001 (3612)
328891	2005-02-28 07:05:00	I'm guessing it's so that piracy can be slightly delayed due to incompadibility. However Multi-zone DVD players defeated this purpose ;)	Edward (31)
328892	2005-02-28 07:33:00	I believe it has more to do with differential pricing from region to region and rolling out releases without the public being able to access them while the movie is still playing in or has just completed a run in theatres, therefore artificially keeping the price high for a longer period and locking down world markets. And the still sell multimedia PC's on the basis of playing the latest this or that, bah humbug! I have heard there is a software solution to this region thingy for certain players (and burners) that use a thing called firmware. It's a funny old world isn't it.	Murray P (44)
328893	2005-02-28 08:34:00	For the TEAC DV-2180 Region hack . 1 . Empty the Disc Drawer 2 . Press "Setup" on the remote 3 . Press 1, 3, 6, 9, Left, Left, Left, Right (keypad) 4 . "Version" will appear on the Menu, scroll down to this . 5 . Once in "Version" go to "Region" and go across to the number and change to "0" to Multi Region . Use the keypad to change the zones . 6 . Then exit Version 7 . Then exit Setup The above may depend on what firmware version is installed, but you could always try and see .	godfather (25)
328894	2005-02-28 08:39:00	From www.dvddemystified.com (with some variations) Motion picture studios want to control the home release of movies in different countries because theater releases aren't simultaneous (a movie may come out on video in the U.S. when it's just hitting screens in Europe). Also, studios sell distribution rights to different foreign distributors and would like to guarantee an exclusive market. Therefore they required that the DVD standard include codes to prevent playback of certain discs in certain geographical regions. Each player is given a code for the region in which it's sold. The player will refuse to play discs that are not coded for its region. This means that a disc bought in one country may not play on a player bought in another country. Some people believe that region codes are an illegal restraint of trade, but no legal cases have established this. Regional codes are entirely optional for the maker of a disc. Discs without region locks will play on any player in any country. It's not an encryption system, it's just one byte of information on the disc that the player checks. Some studios originally announced that only their new releases would have regional codes, but so far almost all Hollywood releases play in only one region. Region codes are a permanent part of the disc, they won't "unlock" after a period of time. Region codes don't apply to DVD-Audio, DVD-ROM, or recordable DVD (see below for more detail). Nine regions (also called locales or zones) have been defined, and each one is assigned a number. Players and discs are often identified by their region number superimposed on a world globe. If a disc plays in more than one region it will have more than one number on the globe. 1: U.S., Canada, U.S. Territories 2: Japan, Europe, South Africa, and Middle East (including Egypt) 3: Southeast Asia and East Asia (including Hong Kong) 4: Australia, New Zealand (except Invercargill), Pacific Islands, Central America, Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean 5: Eastern Europe (Former Soviet Union), Indian subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, and Mongolia 6: China 7: Reserved 8: Special international venues (airplanes, cruise ships, etc.) 666: Invercargill	godfather (25)
328895	2005-02-28 08:43:00	666: Invercargill -- very droll - more like that pse ! Cheers Tony	TonyF (246)
328896	2005-02-28 10:25:00	Are there many Regional Code Enhanced disks about? Supposedly they only play if the player code matches, not on some multi region players	PaulD (232)
328897	2005-02-28 20:41:00	Thankyou very much GF. Most informative. And I'm delighted to see that Invercargill has its own region. 666. Hmmm. I knew Tim Shadbolt would get something for us. :D But I thought the Devil went down to Georgia, not Southland. Are there many Regional Code Enhanced disks about? Supposedly they only play if the player code matches, not on some multi region players I'm not sure what you mean Paul? I assumed all commercial DVDs were region encoded. However the American Bonanza disc didn't seem to have any code printed on it or on the box. I just know it came from the good ol' US of A.	Winston001 (3612)
328898	2005-03-01 00:10:00	Regional Coding Enhancement is an additional layer of protection which some studios have placed on select Region 1 disks to prevent them from playing on any "region-free" or "multi-region" DVD players. They will only play on players coded for region 1. But - "Bonanza"? It will be "region free". It is also free of any taste, talent or attraction.	godfather (25)
328899	2005-03-01 08:00:00	Regional Coding Enhancement is an additional layer of protection which some studios have placed on select Region 1 disks to prevent them from playing on any "region-free" or "multi-region" DVD players. They will only play on players coded for region 1. But - "Bonanza"? It will be "region free". It is also free of any taste, talent or attraction. Is the Bonanza with Hoss? Thought he went on to play Shakespeare :lol:	Cicero (40)
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