[vlc] Re: [vlc][osx]Region Locks

[Robert Nicholson]

I have read there are two issues here if you read the FAQs...

1. The drive is hardware locked.

2. The DVD player software writes it's "region count" into a special 
nonvolatile area of RAM on the machine.

This is why when using utilities that reset this count that these can 
often become out of sync.


On Saturday, October 5, 2002, at 10:58 AM, Tony Shadwick wrote:

> I just got a brand new 17" iMac.
>
> I remember reading about how the Apple DVD drives appear to have a
> hardware region lock.
>
> Not out of the box.
>
> It appears that the OSX DVD Player application is what causes it.  At
> least under 10.2, you can set CD/DVD behavior upon mount.  Set it to
> ignore, or to launch vlc.  It appears that until you set a region out 
> of
> the box, the drive is not region locked.
>
> I would recommend NEVER running Apple's DVD player, and always use vlc 
> or
> some other player.  If the prompt appears prompting you to choose a
> region, click cancel, eject the drive, and then re mount the dvd AFTER 
> you
> have chosen in System Preferences for the OS to take no action upon
> mounting the disc.  You should be set from there.
>
> I don't think anything can be done for those who have chosen a region. 
> :\
>
> Numbski
>
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