Help Me Techies!!!!

2006-08-03 00:44:00

#1

Sgt.Davi: Touches Himself At Night.; +300|6945|England

Ok, heres the thing. Todays we brought some DVDs in Australia and my sister took my laptop and changed the region code so she could play her crap show. When I went to turn it back it said I can only change it 3 times.... So 1 to change it back to UK will leave 1. My question is, is there only a total of 3 changes? 3 and thats it? If so is there a way to get them back?

Any help is much appreciated

2006-08-03 00:50:26

#2

[FB]Eraser: Back in battle after 3-year break; +39|7023|Switzerland

It's the same with DVD players for your TV. There are region codes, because the launch dates of a movie are not the same all over the world. An example: I have seen Blackhawk Down on a US DVD month before it was in the cinemas here in Switzerland. To protect their revenue, Universal and Co. build this region code thingy that is protected by law also.

2006-08-03 01:01:43

#3

c0rce: Member; +11|6870

This is a hardware lock, once you use up all the changes it is set forever. But you can get around it by changing the firmware of the hardware. You need the laptop model number and somewhere that allows you to dl the appropriate firmware for the DVD player of that model.

Most of these places warn that it could stop your DVD drive from working, I have never had a problem with flashing firmware, but there is a risk.

2006-08-03 01:09:03

#4

DonFck: Hibernator; +3,227|6933|Finland

This could work, I'm not sure though

I need around tree fiddy.

2006-08-03 01:16:06

#5

Grumpy_Git: Member; +3|6779|England

Why dont you just set it to region free ?????
Then you wont have a problem with any dvd's from any country.

2006-08-03 01:34:27

#6

Viper007Bond: Moderator Emeritus; +236|7107|Portland, OR, USA

I'd suggest not letting your noob sister ever use your laptop again.

https://bf3s.com/sigs/044900892044e7fc95e599e832a086ae9bcd7efb.png

2006-08-03 01:55:25

#7

Rick_O_Shea678: Angry Engy; +95|7055

[checks Sgt.Davi stats]

Dude, I think your sister is also using your BF2 account sometimes!

2006-08-03 02:42:34

#8

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,060|7073|PNW

One way you can get around these problems is to strip the material from the DVD's and save them as viewable digital files. I know media companies would protest, but they should be satisfied if you don't distribute them around the net. Region codes are such a silly way to protect media.

2006-08-03 03:56:23

#9

EvilMonkeySlayer: Member; +82|6954

Rip your films to copy them onto a DVDR using DVD Shrink or buy DVD Region Free.

2006-08-03 03:58:22

#10

AD_Kensan: Member; +7|7087

You can flash most DVD-Roms with a region-free firmware so you don't have that hassle anymore. It depends on the Model of your DVD...

2006-08-03 03:59:56

#11

EvilMonkeySlayer: Member; +82|6954

AD_Kensan wrote:
You can flash most DVD-Roms with a region-free firmware so you don't have that hassle anymore. It depends on the Model of your DVD...

Oh yeah, I forgot about that..

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

Last edited by EvilMonkeySlayer (2006-08-03 04:00:53)

2006-08-03 06:46:13

#12

Sgt.Davi: Touches Himself At Night.; +300|6945|England

Rick_O_Shea678 wrote:
[checks Sgt.Davi stats]

Dude, I think your sister is also using your BF2 account sometimes!

Fag...

2006-08-03 06:49:01

#13

RDMC: Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!; +736|6867|Area 51

Rick_O_Shea678 wrote:
[checks Sgt.Davi stats]

Dude, I think your sister is also using your BF2 account sometimes!

I think she hacked ur account as well

2006-08-03 09:26:06

#14

a fly: Member; +105|6946|The netherlands

RDMC(2) wrote:
Rick_O_Shea678 wrote:
[checks Sgt.Davi stats]

Dude, I think your sister is also using your BF2 account sometimes!
I think she hacked ur account as well

and let someone with spasism play on it. most used gun, hardly any kills, alot of deaths compared to kills....

i think in this case stats are the judge

2006-08-03 10:04:19

#15

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6903|132 and Bush

EvilMonkeySlayer wrote:
Rip your films to copy them onto a DVDR using DVD Shrink or buy DVD Region Free.

I use shrink but for some reason it does not always make it region free. But, just an fyi my 360 can play PAL and i live in the states.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2006-08-04 01:10:15

#16

Sgt.Davi: Touches Himself At Night.; +300|6945|England

Can you fags just shut up and contribute.
How sad are you guys, I mean really.... It's a game...Calm down nerds

2006-08-04 01:21:25

#17

Rick_O_Shea678: Angry Engy; +95|7055

Id quot circumiret, circumveniat.

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=33764#21

Last edited by Rick_O_Shea678 (2006-08-04 01:23:44)

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