Region 1 DVD's!!
 

OK hopefully one of you guys will be able to advise on this one :D

As everybody knows we run on region 2 DVD's here and everywhere else on different other regions!!

My problem is this.... I'd been looking for a movie for quite some time (ie for it to be released in the UK) until recently when I effectively realised that if it hasn't by now then it never will :(

So off I go and source it from a place in Canada who very kindly post it to my good self for a small some of money :)

So my problem is this..... main DVD player in lounge is fixed to region 2 (as you would expect), so it ain't gonna play it. My PC is set to Region 2 also BUT will allow me to change the region 1 more time, but once this has been done it won't change again (according to the warnings)!!!!

So a couple of Q's....

1) Is there a piece of software that I can use on my PC to rip the DVD from Region 1 and re-write it to a blank disk on either Region 2 / free without changing the PC-DVD to Region 1?

2) Failing that... anybody know if there is a firmware fix for either a TDK 440N or a TDK 1616N that will allow me to change the region setting without it locking up permanently?

Cheers

Andy :D

EDITED TO ADD: I don't "think" that there is a Copyright issue involved here as I own an original copy..... but who cares anyway :D

Have a look here:

http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_all.php

You could use DVDShrink to rip and make it region free.

Cheers for the replies guys .....

All sorted :D

I had this exact same promlem......See here....
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthrea...vd+region+free

Hope this helps too. It helped me! :)

Steve

What DVD player do you have in the lounge? it might be hackable to region free

check here, most standalone dvds can be made region free using the remote

http://www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/info/m...n/hackable.asp

Nice link. Now booked marked. :thumb:

I think DVD Decryptor will remove the region coding - It also removes the anti-copying stuff too - I used it when transferring DVD to PSP takes a while but works a treat.

Try looking for a hadset hack for your main dvd player. Post the make & model up and I'm sure someone here will know where to look.

I use DVD Region Free on my PC to watch any region, and removes region coding etc when copying.

I use this and it works very well for viewing Region1 on my PC

http://www.dvd43.com/

nice for usa imports :thumb: