DVD region confusion
01-17-05, 05:31 PM
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DVD region confusion
I recently just brought the Infernal Affairs Trilogy boxset and the Edko edition of old boy; both which are all region 3 disc. However, my DVD player can play the the Infernal Affairs Trilogy boxset but not old boy? it keeps saying "wrong Region"
How can I fix this?
My dvd play is a Sony DVP-NC675P.
thanks
How can I fix this?
My dvd play is a Sony DVP-NC675P.
thanks
01-17-05, 05:38 PM
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I think the Internal Affairs boxset is actually region-free.
Unless there's a region-free hack for your DVD player (which I doubt, since Sony isn't exactly well-known for letting people tamper with their copy controls) your only option to play the original Oldboy DVD is to get a second, region-free DVD player. Or, if you have a DVD burner on your computer, you can rip the DVD and re-record it without region coding.
Unless there's a region-free hack for your DVD player (which I doubt, since Sony isn't exactly well-known for letting people tamper with their copy controls) your only option to play the original Oldboy DVD is to get a second, region-free DVD player. Or, if you have a DVD burner on your computer, you can rip the DVD and re-record it without region coding.
01-17-05, 08:51 PM
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Suprsho, you will find that quite a few Korean and Hong Kong DVDs that state R3 on the case are actually all-region. The trick is to know which are which. This is especially important for those without an all-region capable player.
DVDAsian is usually very accurate when it comes to region coding information. DVDcompare.net is also very good.
DVDAsian is usually very accurate when it comes to region coding information. DVDcompare.net is also very good.
01-17-05, 10:14 PM
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FYI, Memories of Murder is listed as Region 3 but it plays on my region 1 panasonic xp50. http://www.dvdutopia.com/forums/inde...showtopic=1117
01-18-05, 02:09 PM
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Owning a Region Free Player (and one that converts Pal to NTSC) is a must these days. I don't know how I could survive without one....
...as for the Infernal Affairs, I've seen both an R3 and R0 for the box set. It depends what the box looks like. I think the all black box is R0 if my memory isn't failing me
...as for the Infernal Affairs, I've seen both an R3 and R0 for the box set. It depends what the box looks like. I think the all black box is R0 if my memory isn't failing me
01-22-05, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by splattii
Owning a Region Free Player (and one that converts Pal to NTSC) is a must these days. I don't know how I could survive without one....
You said it!!! I absolutely love my DVD player --it's multi-region (region free) and it converts PAL to NTSC and vice versa; check out the "cheapest DVD player that will play DVDs from England" thread for more info on region-free, PAL-NTSC converting players including model numbers.
I have a question for you, tho-- you said that when you put in the DVD the player said "wrong region"-- Did you get the map too? (It's like a flat world map with the regions highlighted) If you already own a region-free machince it's *possible* the disc has a new "next-generation" region coding. As far as I know Warner Bros. in the US is the only major studio using the new system, but word on the street is that it's *specifically* an ANTI-region free crack that can even damage multi-region players.
--Brit TV Fan
