region 0 PAL dvd playback problem

I have just played a region 0 PAL dvd from a British TV series my VAIO laptop with no problems. I tried to play the next set in the series (also region 0 PAL) and the InterVideo WinDVD will not play. CAn anyone help me? The next set is a region 2 PAL dvd set..Thanks

 

You can try use VLC player which is mostly region free. The sony dvd drives are known to be picky about the media they read and write.

 

The problem is the region control system, which we cannot help you crack. You can only change the region the drive is for 3-5 times and then you are stuck.

 

Someone pointed out to me that R0 was a 'freebie' that any player should play.

Have you tried setting your DVD drive to region 2?

 

MY understanding is that Region 0 means no region coding so this type of DVD will play under region setting without needing a region change. (Region 0 means that the same product can be sold into several regions which brings economies of scale).

My first steps to debug a DVD which won't play would be to (a) visual inspection for damage and (b) try it in another computer or DVD player. If WinDVD is working for other discs then I wouldn't expect it to be the cause of the problem.

The current region setting of the optical drive and the number of changes remaining can be checked under the optical drive properties in Device Manager.

John

 

Wikipedia suggests that the only thing illegal about the region code is the code itself, but not bypassing it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code#Legal_concerns
So does about.com: http://german.about.com/library/bldvd2.htm
DONT get the region-code( the new Volksempfaenger, the nazi radio) confused with DRM or copyright protection or whatever the media coorperations have brainwashed u with.

Anyway, TS got a PN.