DVD - region lock?

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kartak.mahino · #1 Post by **kartak.mahino** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:04 pm

When I bought my A series 4 years ago, it had a restriciton of being able to change the region code for upto 5 DVD plays. After that it will become region locked.

I was wondering if same is the case with Z series?

#2 Post by **GomJabbar** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:37 pm

This is pretty much SOP, regardless of brand or model.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_codes

PDX28 · #3 Post by **PDX28** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:25 pm

I'm using DVD Region Killer on my Z60m without any problems and the best thing is that the software is for free. I have Power DVD and VLC and it works so far pretty well.

crashnburn · #4 Post by **crashnburn** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:24 am

PDX28 wrote:I'm using DVD Region Killer on my Z60m without any problems and the best thing is that the software is for free. I have Power DVD and VLC and it works so far pretty well.

Thats the way to do it.

hircus · #5 Post by **hircus** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:29 am

PDX28 wrote:I'm using DVD Region Killer on my Z60m without any problems and the best thing is that the software is for free. I have Power DVD and VLC and it works so far pretty well.

I'm kind of curious -- is DVD Region Killer needed at all, if you're playing using VLC? The reason I'm asking is, VLC comes with DeCSS and so it can decode DVDs from any region -- provided it can get the raw data from the disc.

Some drive/firmware/OS combinations (like Matshita+OS X) prevent raw access and so even VLC would not work; on the other hand, on practically every PC I've used, even though the drive is supposedly RPC-2, VLC works just fine and I never even bother setting the region code at all.

PDX28 · #6 Post by **PDX28** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:27 pm

I've never tried VLC without DVD Region Killer but maybe I should give it a try. PowerDVD and probably other fancier media player definitely don't work without any additional software.

In my opinion this entire process is absolutely absurd. I have a lot of European DVD which I bought some time ago and I think I should have the right to play those on any PC or DVD player I want and not some DVD drive dictating me where I can and where not. At least the software is free.

FRiC · #7 Post by **FRiC** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:59 pm

hircus wrote:I'm kind of curious -- is DVD Region Killer needed at all, if you're playing using VLC? The reason I'm asking is, VLC comes with DeCSS and so it can decode DVDs from any region -- provided it can get the raw data from the disc.

Some drive/firmware/OS combinations (like Matshita+OS X) prevent raw access and so even VLC would not work; on the other hand, on practically every PC I've used, even though the drive is supposedly RPC-2, VLC works just fine and I never even bother setting the region code at all.

I would still load DVD Region Killer or a similar program (I use AnyDVD) since Windows itself also has DVD regions. I had a drive a few years ago, probably a Pioneer, that would detect the disc that's put in and change the region automatically. Installing AnyDVD stopped it from doing that.

hircus · #8 Post by **hircus** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:42 pm

FRiC wrote: I would still load DVD Region Killer or a similar program (I use AnyDVD) since Windows itself also has DVD regions. I had a drive a few years ago, probably a Pioneer, that would detect the disc that's put in and change the region automatically. Installing AnyDVD stopped it from doing that.

That 's scary. I've never had anything but the DVD playing software asking me whether I want to change the region or not. If the OS or, worse, the drive firmware were to do it automatically I'd be rather annoyed.

#9 Post by **ryengineer** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:05 pm

hircus wrote: That 's scary. I've never had anything but the DVD playing software asking me whether I want to change the region or not. If the OS or, worse, the drive firmware were to do it automatically I'd be rather annoyed.

Have you ever played any DVD from other regions except region 1?

sokos · #10 Post by **sokos** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:49 am

My DVDRW is a Hitachi which can be easily fooled by software or by using a RPC1 (region free) firmware.

Have a look at www.rpc1.org, the guys are doing amazing work there.

Tholek · #11 Post by **Tholek** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:05 am

Yeah, I was going to recommend The Dangerous Brothers.

tadler · #12 Post by **tadler** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:06 am

but the problem with www.rpc1.org is that i didnt find the driver for the matshita uj-842? any suggestions? (there was one for uj-842s used by vaio, do you think it'll work for our IBM's uj-842?)

sokos · #13 Post by **sokos** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:19 pm

tadler, i m sorry to be the one breaking the bad news here,
but those crap Matshita drives can't be RCPed

On the Z61t i was lucky enough to have a LG, on the T61 it had the crappy Matshita, but as i need mostly a Region Free DVD, i took the LG to the T61.

I don't know what piss is in the head of Matshita drives, but one thing is for sure, it makes many of their owners to throw them and get something else (LG, Samsung, Pioneer, etc)

They are so [censored], that even with RPC1 emulation software you can't read other zone DVD's.

Sorry mate..

tadler · #14 Post by **tadler** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 4:51 am

ooooooooh......
[censored] indeed...

many people out there with those DVD drives or are we lucky ones rare? i suppose IBM won't replace them for me if i just ask nicely, or..?

thanks anyway mate..

TheFlyer · #15 Post by **TheFlyer** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:28 am

I'm also fed up with my MatShitA drive. I was thinking to order a replacement drive, but I don't know if there are other manufacturers available for the T60? I looked at lenovo.com and found some drives, but it only gives you the model numbers.

Does anyone know which drives can be "RPC-ed" for the T60?

DVD - region lock?

DVD - region lock?

no driver for matshita uj-842

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