Silent Region Code Changes???

I've got a G4 ibook, bought last November in the US (Region 1). I'm currently in Argentina (Region 4). My buddies here wanted to watch a rented Arg flick. I was worried. There was no indication of region on the back of the DVD. Slotted it in and had no problems whatsoever, using DVD Player 4.0 of OSX10.3.9. Unlike my former Powerbook, this computer didn't ask me to change region code.
So there's two options: the DVD was region 1 and 4 or Universal (but didn't say so anywhere). Or that the computer is allowing me to change regions without hassle, but still using up my 5 chances. I read elsewhere that the computer will eventually "set" in one region. Does anyone know if the ibooks nowadays simply switch codes silently (then surprise at the 4th or 5th change)?
Third option: that my DVD Player 4.0 has decided to be unconcerned with region codes. I doubt that's the case. But some folks have posted the development of code-free capabilities with the downloading of DVD Player Update 4.6.1 for their Tiger OS....
Zap me soon, as I'm think about buying some great Argentina flicks (Un oso rojo, Kamchatka, Los rubios) before I take off this Saturday!

You might try to use a tool like MacTheRipper to check which regions your disk is limited to.
In fact (here in Europe) although saying Region 2 only on the cover many disk are regions 2+4.

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This is right from the Terms of Use: Do not submit software or descriptions of processes that break or otherwise ‘work around’ digital rights management software or hardware. This includes conversations about ‘ripping’ DVDs or working around FairPlay software used on the iTunes Store.
DVD region coding is a form of DRM, and as such, we can't discuss "working around" it here.
Again I say: Google is your friend. A very good friend.

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It's not by Apple's choice. By licensing requirements of the owners of the DVD technology, computer DVD players and computer DVD drives limit you to five region changes before the drive locks to the region of the last DVD you use. Once the drive locks, you cannot play disks from any other region with the Apple DVD Player, and the drive itself may be locked as well.
Try VLC Media Player which reportedly can bypass the region lock. VLC Media Player is very much a work in progress, but it's worth a try. There are also some hacks floating around that can reset the region lock on some drives. You use them at your own risk; in some cases the hacks have permanently disabled the drive and such damage will not be covered under warranty. I'd suggest, though, that you make sure that the last disk you use is from the region you play most often. That way DVD Player will work at least the majority of the time.
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I purchased my Power book sply to watch DVD movies and also cut DVD's for the movie i make on my handy cam.
while the movie i watch are of region code 2, the movie i am gonna cut will be region code free.
Now, as the limit is set to 5 changes, i am interested in knowing how my PB will behave in case i cut the region code free DVD and then play a movie of region code 2 and cut and play and cut and finish region code change.
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One question, Isn't that region Free is Region 0??
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My DVD Player hangs when trying to change the regional code the first time

Hello,
I am new to this forum and I couldn't find one for the DVD Player specific so I chose this one. Please direct me to a different one if my eyes were misleading me.
I have a new Macbook. Just over three month now and I attempted to watch a movie with the DVD Player last night the first time. When inserting the DVD, the DVD player comes up with a Screen asking me to change the Regional Code from 6 to 1. I don't understand this in the first place since I purchased my Mac within the US. But anyway, When I unlock it with my password and then click the "Set Regional Code" Button (Regional Code preset to one at this time), it turns blue and then the rainbow wheel for being busy shows up. Unfortunately it never leaves and going to the activity monitor it says (Not responding). That causes bad Windows Memories .
Tried multiple ways, let it run for 10 hours and it never returns to the world. Very frustrating, since this is the first time I tried to use this feature.
Is there any advice on how to set this to Regional Code 1. I only have to set it once, but I think there must be an option.
And yes, I know of VLC, but I still would prefer to use this regular DVD player. I think this should work somehow.
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Does the account you are using have admin rights? I found this :
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2397
+In Mac OS X 10.3 Panther and later, users with administrative privileges aren't prompted to change the region the very first time a DVD-Video disc of a single region is inserted. Instead, the region of the DVD drive is automatically set to the region of the DVD disc that was inserted. Accounts that don't have administrative privileges must authenticate with an administrator account name and password, because changing the drive's region code requires administrative privileges.+
Sounds like it might be worth a try from an admin account first.

Any way i can change the region code after the fifth time?

I wasn't aware about the region code being lock after the fifth time.
Is there any way I can change the region code instantly?

No, the drive is permanently locked to the last code you used. If it's not on the one you would prefer, the only thing you can do it replace the drive.
Almost all drives you can get are region free. I couldn't tell you why Apple continues to use drives that require selecting a region.

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Thank you so much! I was trying to think of a DVD that is only Region 4 because most of the DVD's I tried were Region's 2 and 4. Thankfully bought an Australian TV Series last week. I appreciate your help.

DVD Regional Codes can only be changed 5 times? Why?

I recently purchased a MacBook Pro in the U.S. and brought it to Japan where I currently reside. I have DVD's from the states that I want to watch along with DVD's that can be rented here in Japan. When I inserted a DVD into the drive from Japan with a regional code of 2, I was informed that the regional codes can only be changed 5 times and on the 5th time, that code becomes permanent. What is up with that? And is there any way to switch back and forth between various regions without a limit? I don't understand.

This is to stop people circumventing the region code system by simply changing the region code of their DVD player. In my opinion, this is an "anti-piracy" measure that does more to annoy people than it does to stop piracy.
With all other computer drives, you can actually change them 25 times; after every fifth time though, you have to take it to a dealer to have it reset. Apple don't allow this and limit you to five times. After the fifth time, they will not reset it, and you are stuck with it. I would only change it if I moved somewhere with a different region code.
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Hello everybody this is my dvd driver into my iMac G5
Model: MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-845
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Have any way to reset this counter to 0 and have 5 more changes or put it the driver in region free mode?
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As someone who has travelled between regions a lot, I feel your pain.
Your only options with the UJ-845 are to get an external DVD drive, based on a drive mechanism that can be made region free, or remove the internal drive and replace it with a Pioneer K05 or K06. Pioneer drives can be made region free, and are compatible with MacOS X.
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How to delete the region code for country in T005U

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The region code for XX country are changed, So I have deleted all entries for that country in transaction code "OVK2" and updated the new region code which should be updated in Table T005S and T005U.
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Hi Praveen,
In order to delete the entries from the language table T005U, you will have to maintain in T005S.
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Hi - would appreciate a confirmation or helpful hints how to circumvent the regional settings.
I understand from the Apple doc, http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60183, that the regional coding is set in the firmware of the drive and not linked to the player (as I had apparently incorrectly surmised). If this is the case, then installing an additional player such as the VLC media player for Mac OS X (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html) to use for say Region 1 discs, and maintaining Apple's DVD Player set for Region 2 discs would not prevent the drive from freezing the 5th time a different region coded disc is slid into the drive.
Right?
If so, the only work around would be to install an external DVD drive to set to an alternative region, right? Or does somebody know a cute way to disable the firmware coding and set the drive to multiple regions. This must be possible because DVD players are available commercially which have been set to region code 0.
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It has been reported that VLC overrides the 5 region code option. You will need to read their documention on their website. Otherwise................
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Hey Mike,
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