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is there a possibility to unlock dvd drive, to play dvds from different regions? i have MBP 17" which came from states. the drive is locked to region 1. as i live in UK, i need to unlock the drive, to play disks issued in UK, or should i say region 2. i have tried two different programs, one of them is called regionx the other one was dvdregioncodeunlock1.0 none of them worked for me. i am running Leopard, fully updated, no buning software installed. is there any other option? how about changing drive for english one? Update solved i have used utilities and all the guides from rcp1.org there is way how to unlock and use superdrive from different region. just have fancied to let you know, guys. someone mind find it usefull. if i can be of any help, let me know.
Depends upon the Drive make model… It is a hardware issue the region change count/setting is kept in the firmware for the drive, even reinstalling your OS will not change it. The restriction is demanded by DVD copyright owners, just like standalone/external DVD players (which in many cases can’t be changed). There arefirmware hacks for some drives out there, APPLE may/can reset it in a situation like yours as I understand it “certified techs” can reset the firmware about three times… your purchase/move of the computer may qualify… don’t know if it would be free or not. USE VLC or a third party DVD player app. If this answer was helpful please remember to mark it accepted. Good Luck, N
The movie industry and Apple are committing a CRIME, not people trying to use what they bought with money which can be spent in every Region of the world (and what the heck is a Region, anyway? We don’t speak you language). I buy a DVD, I own it, I buy a laptop, I want to use it when I travel. I think people should force the law to change in their favor, not in the favor of @%^$$@$#.
All internal drives in Macs cannot be unlocked.
Videohelp forum and WinxDVD website have DVD hack methods for turning DVD players to region free. Search for your models there. Just google it.
