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Hi : ) - I am afraid to use iDVD!

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igmolinav

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Hi,

Good day : ) !!!

I am a bit afraid to use iDVD. The problem is, that iDVD, the
softare that allows to play DVD's on the mac, limits the times
the DVD from a a different region can be played. Is it still true?
My 13" MBP came with that iDVD version, but I haven't used it.
Has there been a change? What alternatives do you use?

Thank you in advance, kind regards,

igmolinav : ) !!!
 
I don't think there's a time limit, but rather you can only set the region on your DVD player a number of times.
 
My teenagers still play DVD's they made with iDVD from years ago and still make the occasional dvd with it. They never have an issue and I am unaware of any such thing as a time limit with iDVD and regions.
 
Hi,

Thank you for your messages : ) !!!

maflynn said:
I don't think there's a time limit, but rather you can only set the region on your DVD player a number of times.
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That is what I wanted to mean, the
region change. It is a shame that
hasn't changed. If during the life-
time of your computer you have to
go to a place that uses a different
region, you are fried, the software
will eventually become useless !!!

Kind regards,

igmolinav : ) !!!
 
igmolinav said:
Hi,

Thank you for your messages : ) !!!



That is what I wanted to mean, the
region change. It is a shame that
hasn't changed. If during the life-
time of your computer you have to
go to a place that uses a different
region, you are fried, the software
will eventually become useless !!!

Kind regards,

igmolinav : ) !!!
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Why are you keep messing with the region settings? That's not what it is for.:cool:

Pick one region setting and keep it at that.
 
The threshold is typically 5 times.. and that's all software.

IE, Google is your friend.
 
This is a most confusing thread. iDVD Is a a DVD creation software, and creates discs that are not region protected. DVD region locking is a hardware related issue, and the DVD software player that is included with OSX allows only a limited number of changes to the region (up to five) before the hardware is permanently locked to a particular region. A number of other software media players (VLC is one, I believe) bypass the hardware region locking, and allow discs from all regions to be played, without changing the region in hardware.

I hope that this helps to clarify the situation.
 
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