Wharfdale dvd recorder

You can't change the DVD coding. That part is how the DVD is recorded. However, your Mac will play DVDs from another region. It just typically defaults to one region. I have deleted the DVD player software (and preferences files) before and reloaded it to play DVDs from another region. If you plan to regularly play DVDs from multiple regions, you might want to look for special DVD software that will read DVDs from multiple regions.

If the dvds which are "all regions" are recorded from a computer, your dvd player may not play them. I assume the dvds which have a region code have been professionally prepared. Sometimes, the cheap dvd players will play anything while the more sophisticated ones will give you trouble unless everything is just perfect.

The Country Code is just related to the Subtitles etc and nothing to do with the Region.
Most DVD Players/Recorders are set to Play the Region of DVD from the Country they were purchased from. Only some are Region Free (will play DVDs from any Country) when purchased.

Some DVD Players/Recorders can be changed to Region Free by simply entering a code on the Remotes handset or by following instructions to enter a Service Menu and change it their.

Unfortunately yours can only be changed by updating the Firwmare which is a risky and difficult process even if you know what you're doing. I wouldn't advise anyone to try it without previous experience as you could render your DVD Player/Recorder useless.

the ps3 does have region coding regards to playing DVDs and there are no hacks for the same..

I live in Australia and have two Samsung DVD/VCR player recorders, DVD-VR375 and DVD-VR355. I could only play Region 4 DVDs until I pressed DVD, with no DVD in the units, pressed Menu then 76884, then 9, inserted a Region 1 DVd and it played in both units.
Christina Weate

go to http://ifndef.altervista.org/index_eng.html
a lot of helpful stuff about this unit
including instructions on making your recorder region free
if you do not understand the stuff on that site i strongly reccomend leaving it alone (easy to break, hard to fix)

i have a firmware update for sale £10 Via paypal [email protected] for 3100 & 5100 makes player region free, but resets all settings to factory defaults, so you would need to save all programs & films you have recorded.

I have a panasonic DMR-EZ45V which only plays region 2, but some dvds i want are on only on region 1, can it be changed to play both regions?
willc

cannot play American DVDS

Do the DVDs work in a computer?