mike bray

Q: How do you change your dvd region from 1 to 2

How do I change dvd region from 1 to 2

MacBook Pro, iOS 8.1.2

Posted on Dec 19, 2014 10:28 AM

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Q: How do you change your dvd region from 1 to 2

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  • by judysings,

    judysings judysings Dec 21, 2014 10:42 AM in response to mike bray
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    Dec 21, 2014 10:42 AM in response to mike bray

    Hi mike,

    Happy Holidays!  The resource below explains the DVD region setting can be changed.

    DVD Player: About DVD-Video regions - Apple Support
    http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201705

     

    How is the region code set?

    The first time you insert a DVD disc in Mac OS X v10.3 or later:

    • If the disc only supports one region, the DVD drive is set to that region. No dialog box appears if you are logged in as an admin user. This will automatically count against the number of times you can change the region setting (see below).
    • If the disc supports more than one region, or is region-free, the below dialog appears asking you to choose a region for your DVD drive.

    If you later insert a DVD that uses a different region, the above dialog will appear.

     

    You can change the region setting up to 5 times, as indicated in the dialog box. On the fifth time, the drive is permanently set to use that region, and you cannot make any more changes. For example, imagine you have both a Region 1 and Region 2 DVD-Video disc. You insert the Region 1 disc and DVD Player is now set to play only Region 1 discs. You insert the Region 2 disc, and set the drive to play only Region 2 discs. If you continue to switch between the discs, on the fifth time the DVD drive is permanently set to use the region of that disc.

     

    Enjoy the Season ....

    - Judy