Play different region DVDs on my macbook pro

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  1. soulfate

    soulfate Member

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    I'm a recent convert to apple. I travel quite a lot and would like to be able to play DVDs from different regions on my macbook pro. I'm not really interested in copying the movies, just playing them.

    When I had a laptop PC I used a utility called DVD43 which would effectively bypass the region checking. Is there anything like this for macs?

    Cheers.
     
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    Anyone got any answers for me?

    Or am I supposed to assume that PCs are better than macs?!
     
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    There's a neato media player out there called VLC... found this by doing a google search... ahhh, the wonders of google. I think i've conquered every computer issue i've ever had by entering in crazy combos of key words.

    Product found here:
    http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html

    discussion found here:
    http://creativebits.org/toolbox/how_to_play_different_region_dvds_on_your_mac

    Now, are pc's better, .... well, there's more stuff out there for pc's, they can do just about the same job as a mac. BUT, I would say that with everyday use of both platforms over the past 12 years..... I like using my 3 macs better. I bring my macbook to work everyday and work with it right beside my Windows machine. I couldn't live without it.

    --- one last thought, you could use MacTheRipper to rip it to your hard drive and remove the region code that way. md.
     
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    Hey Soulfate,

    I've also recently started using a Macbook Pro and I found this useful link that explains how to turn your dvd to region free.

    I didn't try it myself yet, but listen to what it says and you can try it at your own risk.

    Hope it helps,
     
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    Thanks for the help guys. I'll try out the suggestions and see how I go.
     
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