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I downloaded the new update for the new dvd playing system but now when I put a DVD into my computer, it asks me to choose which part of the country I'm in, saying I only have 2 options left. Why is it doing that and how do I fix it?

I downloaded the new update for the new dvd playing system but now when I put a DVD into my computer, it asks me to choose which part of the country I'm in, saying I only have 2 options left. Why is it doing that and how do I fix it?

Mac Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Apr 16, 2014 6:55 PM

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Apr 17, 2014 11:00 AM in response to Anarenee

It is not asking what part of your country you are in, but what country/region you are in.


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

I downloaded the new update for the new dvd playing system but now when I put a DVD into my computer, it asks me to choose which part of the country I'm in, saying I only have 2 options left. Why is it doing that and how do I fix it?

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