AbbJoel

Q: My mac does not play dvds

Every time i put in a dvd it won't play because a map comes up and asks me to change the region. How do I fix this if I have tried changing the region. Help

Posted on Jul 17, 2015 5:13 AM

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Q: My mac does not play dvds

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  • by Klaus1,

    Klaus1 Klaus1 Jul 17, 2015 5:15 AM in response to AbbJoel
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    Jul 17, 2015 5:15 AM in response to AbbJoel

    What Mac with what operating system?

     

    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.

     

    https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201705

     

    Once you have set the region in DVD Player five times it cannot be changed. However see this also:

     

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201705

     

    Instead, use VLC to view videos from different regions:

     

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

  • by K Shaffer,

    K Shaffer K Shaffer Jul 18, 2015 1:32 AM in response to AbbJoel
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    Jul 18, 2015 1:32 AM in response to AbbJoel

    You may be able to purchase a third-party "region-free" DVD player, or the equivalent of

    an Apple 'superdrive' that may also allow recording a variety of disc media as well as play.

    External to a newer or older computer, some models are tray loading & accept most media.

     

    There are a few possible choices, and the information already posted suggests why it's so.

     

    And if your model MacBook portable computer is Not a new 12-inch model with one USB-C

    type port, then your situation may also vary from what others here have experienced.

     

    Good luck & happy computing!