My housemate's laptop DVD player won't let her change the region that it's set to anymore; after 5 changes, that's it. She has traveled a lot and made those changes, but now she's stuck with a DVD player that won't play any more disks. It doesn't look like there's anything that can be done about this. Why are they made with such a stupid restriction?
2007-09-11 19:31:00 · 2 answers · asked by dlevx 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
It is the same with DVD drives for desktop. You should not be changing it always.
2007-09-15 14:18:06 · answer #1 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is done to control movies. Basically, the MPAA and various recording companies do not want DvDs sold in other countries imported and sold here for cheap.
For example, If I go to a third world country, I can buy DVDs really cheaply - bring them back to the United States and sell them for double. The MPAA frowns upon this - thats mostly why region codes are used.
2007-09-12 03:20:53 · answer #2 · answered by Mark L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋