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 Post Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:07 am 
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What is the thing i need to mod my PC so it will play multi-region dvds? And if i buy a dvd player (in region 2 atm) will it play my region 4 discs? Is it the same thing for the PC as well as the dvd player?

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 Post Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:22 am 
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DVD drives don't conform to region crap! Any region should work upon them.
It's only on retail dvd players that it matters, and if you've got region 2, region 4 won't work.

Not sure whether it's due to the PAL format whilst America/Japan utilise another format of colour conversion, but it's something similar.


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Chips=GCHQ= wrote:
DVD drives don't conform to region crap! Any region should work upon them.
It's only on retail dvd players that it matters, and if you've got region 2, region 4 won't work.


...but my PC is telling me i have 2 more changes before i can't change it again. :( Thats why im asking.

on my PC, i need to change the setting when i try to put a different region dvd in, so im after a fix for that.

and is there something i can get for the stand-alone dvd player to play dvds from these 2 regions? i havent bought one yet (though i have a cheap region 4 player, but i dont mind upograding). :)

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FlitGun =GCHQ= wrote:
Chips=GCHQ= wrote:
DVD drives don't conform to region crap! Any region should work upon them.
It's only on retail dvd players that it matters, and if you've got region 2, region 4 won't work.


...but my PC is telling me i have 2 more changes before i can't change it again. :( Thats why im asking.

on my PC, i need to change the setting when i try to put a different region dvd in, so im after a fix for that.

and is there something i can get for the stand-alone dvd player to play dvds from these 2 regions? i havent bought one yet (though i have a cheap region 4 player, but i dont mind upograding). :)

whats the brand and model number...
80% of locked regions can be unlocked by a simple remote button combo.

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not sure if u mean model of my dvd drive or player, i think u mean the player and its a Sony DVP-NS355

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FlitGun =GCHQ= wrote:
not sure if u mean model of my dvd drive or player, i think u mean the player and its a Sony DVP-NS355


try this for yoor player.
the folowing codes will turn your player into what is
called "region-free". If you require the player to be a single
region, for example region 1, then simply repeat the process and
replace the "0" with a "1". This may be required if you have trouble
playing DVDs purchased from outside the UK that have Region Code
Enhancement technology on them. These titles are in a minority and
you will find a substantial amount of titles will play without the
need to change region. Our recommendation is that you set the player
to region 0 and change to a specific region when the need arises.

Press system menu on remote control
Go to preference settings
Press 1,3,5,5,6,6
Press 0
Press system menu on remote to exit

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i will try that, thank you very much :)

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hxxp://www.infocellar.com/DVD/regions.htm

in the middle of the article it has a link to download "dvd region killer" which is a small app which deletes the registry keys which are associated with the countdown timer... just install the program (freeware) - and you won't have to worry about remaining changes that you talk about... that's the solution for watching dvds on your pc.

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SodaBoy=GCHQ= wrote:
hxxp://www.infocellar.com/DVD/regions.htm

in the middle of the article it has a link to download "dvd region killer" which is a small app which deletes the registry keys which are associated with the countdown timer... just install the program (freeware) - and you won't have to worry about remaining changes that you talk about... that's the solution for watching dvds on your pc.

should you be in your shop? :lol:

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i'm in the shop :(

damn trillo with kaldru and casp till 3am my time... had to open the gallery at 9am... i'm a walking zombie... no wonder i'm not selling any sculptures...

need to freshen up! :P

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SodaBoy=GCHQ= wrote:
i'm in the shop :(

damn trillo with kaldru and casp till 3am my time... had to open the gallery at 9am... i'm a walking zombie... no wonder i'm not selling any sculptures...

need to freshen up! :P

kal and casp do that all the time...they dont need sleep. :lol:

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kal had about 20

"oh and one last thing i forgot to tell you..." moments

that was at 2am... before you knew it, it was 3am....

by the end he somehow managed to twist it around ... and gave me the status that i now proudly carry... :twisted: :P

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SodaBoy=GCHQ= wrote:
damn trillo with kaldru and casp till 3am my time... had to open the gallery at 9am... i'm a walking zombie... no wonder i'm not selling any sculptures...


I feel they should buy at least 3 each to make up for it :P :P

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and cheers Soda, that looks like what i want. I will get that thing going, if i can. thanks again. :)

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