Please help: i suddenly can't play dvds
i'm using os 10.9.2 with an internal superdrive and external asus blu-ray drive (sbw-06d2x-u). i'm stuck with region code 3 on dvd player and use vlc to play the rest. all of a sudden, i'm having problems watching dvds.
1. inserting into internal disc drive
all discs churn a while, then are spat out
2. inserting into external blu-ray drive
- blu-rays: no problem
- region 3 dvds:
vlc: it can play the disc, but video/audio quality is horrendous. playing the copied version is fine though.
dvd player: no problem
copying: no problem
- region 1 dvds:
vlc: after opening the disc, "rdisk1" appears on the playlist, before changing to the title of the dvd with a yellow triangle at the side and the duration of the film. there's no error message - it just doesn't play.
copying: i get this error message "The Finder can't complete the operation because some data in 'VTS_01_0.VOB' can't be read or written (Error code -36)".
i suspect these problems started happening after a recent security upgrade. i've tried repairing the hard disk and pressing apple-R at startup, to no avail. please help.
so i sent the mbp for a diagnosis: it has a faulty superdrive, track pad and noisy fan(s). the external blu-ray/dvd player is fine. we tried dvds from code 1, 2, 3, 4 - only the code 3 disc (which region i'm stuck with using apple's dvd player) was able to be played on vlc. the guy said that the problem was to do with region lock.
before i send it elsewhere for a second opinion, can someone please confirm whether if the default dvd player is locked in a particular region code, dvds of other region codes can still be played on vlc or mplayer?
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