Can VLC Plays All Region DVDs In Macbook?

I am in India and here most dvds are region free or region 0. I remember changing the macbook dvd player to 5 or something but now I want to purchase Lost Season 1 From Ebay US.
Instead of using apple's dvd player can i use VLC on macbook? If I set the dvd player to region 1, will it play those region free dvds.
Thanks

Tanya have a look at this article.
Region Free DVD viewing
It seems like a hit or miss situation. It really depends on the drive and firmware. Regardless it's worth a shot since VLC is worthwhile to have anyway.

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