Tom's Hardware > Forum > Systems > Dell > Remove DVD region code
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
Jon   12-22-2004 at 07:15:30 PM

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?)

 

Is there a way to remove the region code for the following drives Philips
DVD+RW 8601 and JLMS DVD -ROM XJ-HD166 which came with an 8400?

Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
Anonymous   12-22-2004 at 07:15:31 PM
- 0 +

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?)

 

You can go look around the "Dangerous Brothers" for hacked firmware or check
out the firmware forum on "CD Freaks". Flash your firmware at your own
risk.
RJ
"Jon" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:32tabiF3p1l68U1@individual.net...
> Is there a way to remove the region code for the following drives Philips
> DVD+RW 8601 and JLMS DVD -ROM XJ-HD166 which came with an 8400?
>
>

Reply to Anonymous
Anonymous   12-23-2004 at 04:57:56 AM
- 0 +

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?)

 

Own risk means :
- it may not work
- even if it works, it will void drive warranty. May be not worth the
feature if it happens to fail before end of warranty period...



"R.J. Rabenberg" <rjrabenberg@sio.midco.net> wrote in message
news:IrmdnRg6dPutD1TcRVn-uA@midco.net...
> You can go look around the "Dangerous Brothers" for hacked firmware or
> check
> out the firmware forum on "CD Freaks". Flash your firmware at your own
> risk.
> RJ
> "Jon" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:32tabiF3p1l68U1@individual.net...
>> Is there a way to remove the region code for the following drives Philips
>> DVD+RW 8601 and JLMS DVD -ROM XJ-HD166 which came with an 8400?
>>
>>
>
>

Reply to Anonymous
Jon   12-23-2004 at 05:02:30 AM
- 0 +

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?)

 

> Own risk means :
> - it may not work
> - even if it works, it will void drive warranty. May be not worth the
> feature if it happens to fail before end of >warranty period...

Is there any other I can play my DVDs? I have a number of different formats
and continually changing will lock my drive to one region.

Reply to Jon
Anonymous   12-23-2004 at 05:02:31 AM
- 0 +

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?)

 

"Jon" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote:
>Is there any other I can play my DVDs? I have a number of different formats
>and continually changing will lock my drive to one region.

Get a different drive for each region code...

Reply to Anonymous
Anonymous   12-23-2004 at 10:07:15 AM
- 0 +

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?)

 

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 23:02:30 -0000, "Jon" <someone@microsoft.com>
wrote:

>Is there any other I can play my DVDs? I have a number of different formats
>and continually changing will lock my drive to one region.

Easy. Get yourself a (free, see doom9.org) copy of DVDdecrypter and
rip the DVD to your hard drive. It can remove the region code and
Macrovision.

I've converted a few drives to region-free with firmware from rpc1.org
without any problem at all.

Reply to Anonymous
sparky   12-24-2004 at 08:42:05 AM
- 0 +

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?)

 

Ayoros wrote:

> Own risk means :
> - it may not work
> - even if it works, it will void drive warranty. May be not worth the
> feature if it happens to fail before end of warranty period...

Good advice - I flashed my Toshiba DVD/ROM drive a couple of years ago.
It made it region free, but certain DVDs wouldn't play anymore - watch
out for unintended consequences.

Any way to back up the current firmware?

Reply to sparky
Anonymous   12-24-2004 at 05:10:18 AM
- 0 +

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?)

 

It isn't that easy. If the disc is a different code, the drive won't read
it. So DVDdecrypter won't work.

I also had no problems with 2 dvd dell burners flashing them into region
free.

harrie


"FoggyBottom" <fogbottom@nowhere.org> schreef in bericht
news:bhgks05vfeero4vuvsg39083tmmpqjtelo@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 23:02:30 -0000, "Jon" <someone@microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Is there any other I can play my DVDs? I have a number of different
formats
> >and continually changing will lock my drive to one region.
>
> Easy. Get yourself a (free, see doom9.org) copy of DVDdecrypter and
> rip the DVD to your hard drive. It can remove the region code and
> Macrovision.
>
> I've converted a few drives to region-free with firmware from rpc1.org
> without any problem at all.

Reply to Anonymous
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Systems > Dell > Remove DVD region code
Go to:

There are 938 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.241 seconds
Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
Related Topics
See all relatives topics
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them