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Hi,

I read that it's possible to play PAL Region 2 DVD's using VLC media player.

However, when I tried to, the player wouldn't play the DVD.

Am I missing something or did I hear wrong?

Thanks in advance!

C

Your PC is Region 1 ?

Hello, yes, my PC is region 1 (USA/Canada).

The DVD I'm trying to play is "Taxi" (PAL region 2).

What is your OS ?

Windows Vista.

Ok, probably your DVD drive is RPC2 blocked and we can't do anything about it.

Does it display weird colours or is it plain broken?

I think I can play it with Windows Media Player if I just change the region but I get a warning message that I can only do this a few times before the settings "lock".

I heard that one can play PAL region 2 DVD's using VLC Media Player but it simply won't play at all. I guess you could say it's "broken" since VLC won't even play it.

u can try ripping (copy) your dvd to harddisk
and play it from there with vlc

with tools like DVD Decrypter, DVD Shrink or DVDFab u can do this
they may not be legal in your country because they break css protection
pls look at wikipedia/google for more infos and links

to rip the dvd the region code doesn't matter
so no need to change it


btw: making your dvd drive region free with firmware updates is NOT recommended for vista and windows 7
if u do this, windows media player will stop playing dvds properly