why doesn't my dvd work in Front row - it just stays blank

I tried to use the DVD opltion but apparently I've changed the region code too many times, can I Front Row instead? or is there an option to re-set the region code?

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Oct 31, 2013 4:33 AM

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Oct 31, 2013 12:26 PM in response to anwenfromnsw

Region encoding is the mechanism that enables motion picture studios to control the worldwide release of their movies. It is required by the DVD Forum (http://www.dvdforum.org/forum.shtml) in all commercial hardware DVD players. Every DVD-Video disc contains one byte of data representing a region code, which limits where the disc can be played.


http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2397


Once you have set the region in DVD Player five times it cannot be changed.


Instead, use VLC to view videos from different regions:


http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html

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