VLC and region free playback

[stavrosh]

I have recently changed the superdrive of my G5 with a Pionner 112DL (not flashed) and I discovered with surprise that VLC ( ver 0.86) cannot reproduce disks of different regions (Region 1 , 3 etc) as in the past. By default the drive is set to Region 2 and once you insert a Region 1 disk VLC freezes.
I don't know if I have missed something the last year with VLC development but I am sure that the program was able to play whatever, independently of the flashed superdrive.

Any suggestions will be very welcome.

Thanks

[tomlee59]

Actually, it is not the case that the player software can overcome all forms of region control. The firmware in the drive itself can easily override things. I don't know if this is the problem in your case specifically, but you may wish to see what firmware upgrades are available for your burner.