What is a Region Code ?

triple h

I watched a music dvd in my imac the other day and i was told to pick a region code.

Today i put a film dvd in my imac and this is what i am told


The disc Region Code does not match the drive region code.
The drive Region Code must be changed to play this disc.


New drive setting---- Region 2


current Drive setting ; region code 1
You may only change the region code 4 more time.



I AM MOST LIKELY MAD WRONG HERE---BUT DOES THIS MEAN I CAN ONLY EVER WATCH 4 MORE DVDS ON MY IMAC AND THEN THATS IT.

zAbbo

It means you can only change your region 4 more times.

You can region free it with some firmware hax, depending on your model.

big_moe

the world is split into 6 regions for the release of dvds.

you can buy a region free dvd player that will play them all. in europe we are region 2. so you mac is saying that its set up for region 1 (USA) and its now changing it to region 2 to play the current disc. you can then only change the region 4 more times. so once you are watching region 2 (european discs) then you're ok. if you keep watching euro/american/euro/american you cant keep changing the region code.

region codes

moe

triple h

big_moe wrote:

the world is split into 6 regions for the release of dvds.

you can buy a region free dvd player that will play them all. in europe we are region 2. so you mac is saying that its set up for region 1 (USA) and its now changing it to region 2 to play the current disc. you can then only change the region 4 more times. so once you are watching region 2 (european discs) then you're ok. if you keep watching euro/american/euro/american you cant keep changing the region code.

region codes

moe

ahhhhh, ok, thanks moe
I took out my dvd when i saw this region 2 thing today today, i was afraid. I thought this region crack was computer talk.

big_moe

you can unlock it with software, i dont have mine unlocked, i set it to region 1, copied all them to my hard drive, then set it to region 2 cos thats where most my dvds are from.

moe