Shoutbox

I emailed this guy because i would like some of his dvds... but his faq says:

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Q:     What region are your dvd's
   
    A:     All dvd's are region 2 compatible, As our supplier brings the dvd's in from outside of the UK the region may be shown as R1, R3 on the cover when you receive your dvd. But please be assured are supplier changes the region code of the dvd so it will always work in the UK.

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i messaged him saying:

your supplier changes the region code of the dvd? wouldn't that make them a copy thats had the regional settings removed?

i got:

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No, a copy is if some one is manufacturing disks which are supplier does not they buy the dvd's in bulk from other cheaper regions and then change the dvd's regional coding to R2 so they play in the UK.

If you think about it in another way, One season of this in HMV is between £30-45 where as on eBay its just ranging from £10-22 so therefore the stock needs to be sourced from cheaper countries.

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so i replied:

kk thanks, just thought that the process of changing the region coding involved writing info to the finalised dvd?

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Hi,

I wouldnt be able to answer that question really as im not that technical, All i can see is ive seen the products and had guarantees from the company they are genuine... And they have an import licence so thats about all i know about it...

Many Thanks

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to me it seems like an excuse and dodging admitting that the could be copies...

or is it possible to decode the regions of a dvd without making a brand new disc

Thanks

p.s. urgent because auction ends soon and i want to bid if they are legit

It seems like a lie to me

anything too good to be true...

download em .

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Originally posted by SonicSam
download em .

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will take sooooooooooooooooooooo long plus i love having things on dvd

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Originally posted by Voldemort
It seems like a lie to me

anything too good to be true...

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sneaky bastard! lol... dunno, only one way to find out

so it is IMPOSSIBLE to change the region of a dvd without making a brand new copy?

Well... I can't find a way to... unless they are copied... still, you can buy any version of the DVD and get the hack for region-independent play for your DVD device...

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Originally posted by Voldemort
Well... I can't find a way to... unless they are copied... still, you can buy any version of the DVD and get the hack for region-independent play for your DVD device...

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or get a decent dvd player that plays any region

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Originally posted by Chrono

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Originally posted by Voldemort
Well... I can't find a way to... unless they are copied... still, you can buy any version of the DVD and get the hack for region-independent play for your DVD device...

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or get a decent dvd player that plays any region

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its really simple, just access some secret menus...
my dvd plays all regions

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Originally posted by Voldemort
its really simple, just access some secret menus...
my dvd plays all regions

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not all dvd players have such "secret menus"

Anyways,

M73A, do you have a link to those DVD's?

The guy obviously is a little dull. You cannot change the region on a already burnt DVD. He has infact bought the DVDs (who can say he even did that?), ripped them to his computer, changed the region code or removed it entirely then burned it back.

If he went from DL to a single layer disc that means he would have to compress the DVD, lets hope he used a good encoder!

Remember, DVDs are read only once you have burnt to it (excluding RW etc). So there is no way he could change anything on the DVD he *bought*.

My tip, forget about buying DVDs on Ebay. Unless the one you are after is very rare. Get a proper DVD Player which will play all regions and buy from a proper online store like Amazon for example.

I would be interested in seeing the the Ebay page aswell. I'll send him a few questions. Also, give me the model number of your DVD player.

tbh you're only losing what £10-15?

not losing out on much are you