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  1. 29th Jan 2004 00:27 #1
    MrMungus
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    Will this cause any player compatability issues? If I pick "Region Free" in DVD Shrink, does it mean it has no regional coding or all regional coding? I've heard some players can't play discs that don't have a region code specified...
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  2. 29th Jan 2004 00:34 #2
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    I've never heard of any problems resulting from making it region free.
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    "A DVD that you make on a PC with a DVD burner or in a home DVD video recorder will play in all regions"

    -taken from the dvddemystified.com FAQ
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    Region Free is the same as "ALL Region" in which means that any disc that is "ALL Region" will contain the region coding for all 6 DVD Regions and hence allow you to play DVDs from other countries on your own local player.

    So I see no disadvantages with Region Free DVDs.
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    Originally Posted by freestyler
    "A DVD that you make on a PC with a DVD burner or in a home DVD video recorder will play in all regions"

    -taken from the dvddemystified.com FAQ
    Right, but, I've heard that some standalone players won't play DVDs that don't have regional coding...it's a copyright protection kinda thingie.
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    Originally Posted by big_kel
    Region Free is the same as "ALL Region" in which means that any disc that is "ALL Region" will contain the region coding for all 6 DVD Regions and hence allow you to play DVDs from other countries on your own local player.

    So I see no disadvantages with Region Free DVDs.
    Ah, that's what I was wondering -- whether it meant "all regions" or "no regions". Thanks!
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  8. 29th Jan 2004 09:46 #8
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    The only "protection" mechanism I might worry about is RCE protection. If you don't remove that your discs may not play correctly. It's yet another option in DVD Shrink thats enabled by default. I've seen it on quite a few DVDs such as "Dogtown and Z Boys" and "Pumping Iron"
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    Originally Posted by freestyler
    "A DVD that you make on a PC with a DVD burner or in a home DVD video recorder will play in all regions"

    -taken from the dvddemystified.com FAQ
    Not entirely true, because you can add region protection even on home authored discs.

    There are discs that can check to see if the region protection has been removed and refuse to play (this can be done with COMMAND SEQUENCES). Annoying if you don't catch it before you burn.
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