Hi there, a few weeks ago i inserted a DVD (movie) into my laptop and a pop up came up relating to my drive region. It asked me to change drive region to the code the dvd i was then watching to. It says in the brief that you can only maximum change your drive region 5 times. Without knowing, or trying to change previously i have used all 5 goes up. That was the maximum attempts. I am no longer able to watch DVD'S on my laptop as the drive region is set permanently to drive region 1.
I need to change my drive region to 4 but cannot change. Is there anyway i can change my drive region again?
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Or else i am never able to watch DVD'S on my laptop, which means i will have to buy a brand new MacBook Pro 13'?? Hope this was specfic enough, thanks heaps! Only by replacing the DVD drive with a different model could you 'reset' the firmware that controls region. This a firmware issue with the drive (insisted on by the same companies who like suing downloaders). There's no fix via the OS, and no hacks like you can find for some standalone players. As a work around: Go to System Preferences CD & DVD: s et the DVD option to ignore. That will stop DVD Player automatically opening it (and then telling you it can't).
Runs on: Mac OS X 10.4, Mac OS X 10.5. Free Sothink FLV Player v.2.3. As an excellent Flash video player. VLC media player is a free and open source multimedia player and a system able to play most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs. Supporting to play multi Region DVD Movies without Region Code limit.
You can then open the mounted DVD with VLC or some other third party player If this answer is acceptable please remember to return and mark it.
Mac, with its superior hardware and excellent display, has attracted many video lovers nowadays. The newest OS X and OS Sierra systems have lead Mac to a higher position with their more advanced Apple technology. If you enjoy watching DVDs, then such a portable device could be your first choice without any doubts. However, many of you may have experienced that the DVDs you are trying to play on your computer are all protected by region codes and unable to play in your local position if the DVDs are purchased outside your country. It is much more common to find on Mac that the DVDs purchased from different regions can’t be playable on the local region. This is quite embarrassing.
Next in order to make you much more clear about this issue and find out the corresponding solutions, I will introduce the DVD region code and the ways to play different region DVDs in details. Part 1: What is DVD region code?
DVD region code is a digital rights management technique designed for the distributors to control the DVD content, release date and price according to appropriate region. Just as you have seen, each commercial DVD is sold with a DVD region code, which will only allow the DVD to be played on DVD players that have the region code. And the DVD players can only play the DVDs that have the same region code with it.
Nowadays, the DVD world is divided into six major geographical regions, which are:. Region 1 — USA, Canada. Region 2 — Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East, Greenland. Region 3 — South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Parts of South East Asia;. Region 4 — Australia, New Zealand, Latin America (including Mexico).
Region 5 — Eastern Europe, Russia, India, Africa. Region 6 — Mainland China. Besides, sometimes you can see DVDs coded with Region 7, Region 8, and Region 0 which represent unspecified special Use, reservation of cruise ships or airlines and uncoded dics respectively. For example, the DVDs sold in USA are almost all coded with a region code “1”, then the DVDs with region code “1” can only be played on the DVD players with the same code “1”. If you have bought a DVD from Taiwan whose region code is “3”, the DVD will probably not be played on the DVD player produced in USA whose region code is “1”. Therefore, if you are playing a DVD purchased outside from your local place on your Mac, then you will be depressed to find that the Mac is unable to recognize the DVD.
How to play DVD of any regions on Mac OS X or OS Sierra? Are there any methods to play different region DVDs on Mac OS X? Yes, the answers are positive. What you need is a piece of powerful multi region DVD player for Mac OS X.
Part 2: How to play DVDs of any region on Mac OS X with Leawo Blu-ray Player for Mac As a 100% free and region free DVD player for Mac OS X, can easily help you to play the DVDs from any regions in a smooth way. Powered by advanced decryption technology, Leawo Blu-ray Player for Mac can be able to play encrypted or commercial DVDs with ease and accuracy.
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With advanced image and audio processing technology, Leawo Blu-ray Player provides you extraordinary movie playback and cinema-like experience. Furthermore, within Leawo Blu-ray Player, you could obtain the personalized settings according to your preference and all the settings could be done automatically. For the tutorials, you can refer to the following. Download Leawo Blu-ray Player for Mac and open it on your Mac OS X or OS Sierra.
Load the DVD file. You can click “Open File” button to select the DVD file on your computer.
To load a DVD disc however, just put the DVD into the drive. If your Mac doesn’t contain a drive, you can buy an. Once the disc is recognized by your computer, you can click the newly emerged button tagged with the drive name to load the file.