Region '0' DVD will not play in standalone player... - Club CDFreaks

Smooshinghead · 21-07-2006

I purchased a dvd from ebay and it plays in my computer but not in my normal dvd player. It says on the box, region 0 pal, all regions. Is there any way of changing this?

**TimC** · 21-07-2006

It would appear that you've possibly bought an illegal copy.

What region are you in?

*tehGrue* · 22-07-2006

The DVD player probably doesn't like PAL discs, as they're meant for Europe, not the USA. Computers, however, could care less about video standards, so it works there just fine. DVD Santa seems to be the most recommended program for full PAL -> NTSC conversions, you could rip the DVD to your computer with DVD Decrypter, then re-encode it to NTSC with DVD Santa. Watch out during that ripping phase though, lots of bootleg DVDs I've run into (it sounds like this might be one?) have experienced slowdowns or completely unrippable sections.

21-07-2006	#1 (permalink)
Smooshinghead New on Forum Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3	Region '0' DVD will not play in standalone player... <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> I purchased a dvd from ebay and it plays in my computer but not in my normal dvd player. It says on the box, region 0 pal, all regions. Is there any way of changing this?

21-07-2006	#2 (permalink)
TimC Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Posts: 7,498	Re: Region dvd It would appear that you've possibly bought an illegal copy. What region are you in?

22-07-2006	#3 (permalink)
tehGrue CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Central NY Posts: 1,464	Re: Region dvd The DVD player probably doesn't like PAL discs, as they're meant for Europe, not the USA. Computers, however, could care less about video standards, so it works there just fine. DVD Santa seems to be the most recommended program for full PAL -> NTSC conversions, you could rip the DVD to your computer with DVD Decrypter, then re-encode it to NTSC with DVD Santa. Watch out during that ripping phase though, lots of bootleg DVDs I've run into (it sounds like this might be one?) have experienced slowdowns or completely unrippable sections. __________________ Shuttle SB75S / 3GHz Northwood / 1GB Corsair RAM / BenQ DW1640 / 2 x Samsung 160GB SATA / NetDisk (Samsung) 120GB USB2.0 Drive History: Plextor PX-712A, Yamaha CRW-F1E, Plextor PX-W1610A, Philips OEM 8x4x32

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