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Posted February 18, 2011
Would changing the region code on my DVD drive impede me from playing out of region games on DVDs?

Apologies if the answer from my last question thread holds true, just want to make absolutely sure.
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Posted February 19, 2011
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TheJadedMieu: Would changing the region code on my DVD drive impede me from playing out of region games on DVDs?

Apologies if the answer from my last question thread holds true, just want to make absolutely sure.
I doubt that it would. Region coding for DVD video isn't relevant to DVD data discs. And even that is easily circumvented with most modern software anyways.

As far as I know it's pretty much just something for DVD players and decoders.
Posted February 19, 2011
As far as I know DVD region coding typically only applies to movie DVDs (and consoles, although those use a different coding system); software DVDs lack region coding, with any regional restrictions tending to be implemented via purchase or activation restrictions. Also, a fair warning- the region codes on DVD drives can usually only be changed a set number of times (usually 5), after which the DVD drive is locked to whatever the last region was it was set to, unless one re-flashes the firmware on the drive.
Posted February 19, 2011
AnyDVD can strip region coding in software so only region locked drive firmware will stop you. It should only apply to movies, though.
Posted February 19, 2011
If you download and install VLC Media Player and watch other region DVDs on that, you don't need to change the code.
Posted February 19, 2011
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DarrkPhoenix: As far as I know DVD region coding typically only applies to movie DVDs (and consoles, although those use a different coding system); software DVDs lack region coding, with any regional restrictions tending to be implemented via purchase or activation restrictions. Also, a fair warning- the region codes on DVD drives can usually only be changed a set number of times (usually 5), after which the DVD drive is locked to whatever the last region was it was set to, unless one re-flashes the firmware on the drive.
Actually, Once Upon a Knight (a RTS game) was region-restricted. But that's pretty much the only game that I've met with this thing.
Post edited February 19, 2011 by KavazovAngel
Posted February 19, 2011
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Lucibel: If you download and install VLC Media Player and watch other region DVDs on that, you don't need to change the code.
I doubt it sidesteps the hardware region lock. More likely is that your DVD drive is an RPC-1 drive (ie. "plays everything") rather than RPC-2. For playing a DVD video on a computer, there's at least two possible points for region checks; the drive's firmware, and the player software. VLC conveniently doesn't do the software check, leaving only the drive's firmware.
Post edited February 19, 2011 by Miaghstir
Posted February 19, 2011
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Lucibel: If you download and install VLC Media Player and watch other region DVDs on that, you don't need to change the code.
VLC doesn't change any firmwares, it just bypasses some software region restrictions. If your drive is locked by the firmware to a region, the only way to bypass it is to flash it with a custom/new/modified firmware.
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