region 1 DVD laptop dumb ass question! (1 Viewer)

[Charlie Bucket]

just got a region 1 DVD from the 'merica (rare shit and cheap so no slaggin right!) anyways when i play it in media player or the dvd program it says i have to change the region select thing but i can only do this 4 times and then it'll be stuck in whatever region! yikes! which is not good & an asspain.
how do i get round this?
you thumped tech geeks will know!
go on!!!bing

 

[nlgbbbblth]

Have you a television?

Multi-region players can be got for as little as €60 or €70 in places like Currys. No surround sound or ought but they do the job.

 

[Alan Remorse]

i bought me a multi region player about 2 years ago but it's progressively getting more and more knackered. at this stage i dont even bother watching region 1 dvds on it because the lip-sync gets all fucked up on them.

so eh.. beware cheap multi region players

 

[steveamanakick]

i bought me a multi region player about 2 years ago but it's progressively getting more and more knackered. at this stage i dont even bother watching region 1 dvds on it because the lip-sync gets all fucked up on them.

so eh.. beware cheap multi region players

Black Diamond DVD player, Keilys in Limerick, E50, plays all regions and most formats 'cepts for .avi, have it for ages now and no probs. Everybody should own one

 

[Alan Remorse]

quiet you

 

[steveamanakick]

quiet you

just putting you in your place

 

[pete]

just got a region 1 DVD from the 'merica (rare shit and cheap so no slaggin right!) anyways when i play it in media player or the dvd program it says i have to change the region select thing but i can only do this 4 times and then it'll be stuck in whatever region! yikes! which is not good & an asspain.
how do i get round this?
you thumped tech geeks will know!
go on!!!bing

find out what model the drive is and see if you can get a firmware update to make it region free.

failing that, there's software out there (dvdregionfree?) which will hack it for you.

all of the above is at your own risk.

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

jaysus pete you're well contactable. when did you add the skype thing or was that option always there?

 

[Rogue]

when did you add the skype thing or was that option always there?

... then

Don't bother the man while he's skyping

 

[pete]

actually i never use the skype or the google talk... just added them for show.

so there you go

 

[Jerry Twig]

download VLC media at videolan.org and play it through that. simple. it plays everything.

 

[Charlie Bucket]

find out what model the drive is and see if you can get a firmware update to make it region free.

failing that, there's software out there (dvdregionfree?) which will hack it for you.

all of the above is at your own risk.

cheerz