Is MacBook Pro's DVD Region Free?

I was about to order a Region 3 DVD but then I realized that my MacBook may not be able to read that... Can MacBook Pro read Region 3 DVDs?
I bought my MacBook Recently almost right after apple introduced Intel Duo Macbook Pro...

DVD region selection is an issue you should be careful with.
I had selected region2 as I was going to be using only 2 region dvds but later on moving to India where there are so many region dvd's available I am confused how to get my DVD player work.
Out here on the forum users have suggested using VLC player to BYPASS the region on DVD player but on my 3month old Macbook Pro the VLC is not running any of the dvd. It is giving me weird error. (cdda: no audio tracks found
main: no suitable access module for `dvdnav:///dev/rdisk1') Dont know what it means.
Good luck with your dvd viewing.
Cheers!
A1150 Mac OS X (10.4.6) MBP

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