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I have just been informed of something called 'Region coding enhancment' (RCE) This is a system that companies have been encoding on to Region 1 dscs to prevent them being played on 'Region Free' DVD players. I am aware, however, that with the 'Region X' you have to choose your region, so I don't know whether this would be picked up as 'Region Free or simply 'Region 1', because if so then there's no problem, but does anyone know? I also know that multi region DVD players are fine,it's just region free players that are affected so would Region X fall in to the multi region catagory, who knows?
I have just been informed of something called 'Region coding enhancment' (RCE) This is a system that companies have been encoding on to Region 1 dscs to prevent them being played on 'Region Free' DVD players. I am aware, however, that with the 'Region X' you have to choose your region, so I don't know whether this would be picked up as 'Region Free or simply 'Region 1', because if so then there's no problem, but does anyone know? I also know that multi region DVD players are fine,it's just region free players that are affected so would Region X fall in to the multi region catagory, who knows?
A friend told me that RCE is dependent on the player.
The software on the DVD asks the player what region it is. If a player responds 'region free' (i.e. no region is set) the disc will not play. However, if the player is set to the correct specific region, the disc will play.
It all depends on exactly how Region X works, but as all the talk on the web site etc. implies that it actually sets the required region, then it should be okay.
But don't quote me on any of that!
The software on the DVD asks the player what region it is. If a player responds 'region free' (i.e. no region is set) the disc will not play. However, if the player is set to the correct specific region, the disc will play.
It all depends on exactly how Region X works, but as all the talk on the web site etc. implies that it actually sets the required region, then it should be okay.
But don't quote me on any of that!
RCE has proved a bit of a damp squib. It has only worked on a very small percentage of players and as soon as it was announced all new modifications were able to get a round it i.e. if the Region X people finished development after RCEs announcement (whihc would seem likely) then they should be able to get around it.
Most DVDs don't use RCE anyway as the vast majority of DVD distributors aren't bothered by importing anyway.
Most DVDs don't use RCE anyway as the vast majority of DVD distributors aren't bothered by importing anyway.