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    Do Recordable DVD's come region coded?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by El Profe, Aug 1, 2007.

  1. El Profe

    El Profe Notebook Consultant

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    If I am taking a US laptop to europe and buy DVD RW in Europe can I burn and watch the dvd, or do they come region coded?

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    El Profe, Aug 1, 2007
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  2. tebore

    tebore Notebook Evangelist

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    If you burn the DVD yourself they are usually not coded with a region. Some DVD players will not play DVDs unless they have a region. You can usually set your application to burn with a region.
     
    tebore, Aug 1, 2007
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    The physical disc itself will come with no trace of anything close to a region coding. Your content however might. Make sure your content, if its an ISO is not region coded. If your encoding yourself then make sure that your burning software wont region code the disc.
     
    FusiveResonance, Aug 2, 2007
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