[X4U] DVD regions code

[Michael Winter]

On Apr 19, 2005, at 11:12 AM, Vince Lewis wrote:

> From the MtR manual:
>
> "That being said, MacTheRipper (MTR) removes CSS encryption, 
> Macrovision  protection, and sets the disc’s region code to ‘0’ for 
> region-free by default, and is capable of removing RCE region 
> protection as well, making an unrestricted copy of any DVD  movie you 
> own."

Just to clarity, that's what Allan said. MtR will allow you to "rip" a 
DVD and change its region code. The original poster however, was asking 
about setting the region code on the DVD drive (not the disk).

In answer to the original question, I've always heard its best to set 
the region of your player to the region you are in (or the region you 
expect most of your DVDs to be from). Some would advise setting it to 
"0" for all regions, but there are some DVDs that won't play on these. 
And while you can change the region, you can theoretically only do it a 
set number (5?) of times.

That said, being from the US, I set mine for Region 1, which has pretty 
much worked for everything. And, as Allan pointed out, there are pretty 
simple work-arounds for the cases when you do have a region conflict.

I think it would still be easier if we could just get rid of that 
region nonsense though.

-Mike