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XxShadowxX · 12-03-2004, 02:24 AM

I recently purchased a Region 0 DVD, and my Philips DV910VHS combo DVD/VCR doesn't think it's a playable disc.

It's an NTSC DVD (so no PAL vs. NTSC issues), but everytime I attempt to play it, I get the "Please Insert a Playable Disc" screen.

I've narrowed it down to the region coding - that said, is there any way to disable the region (or change it to all) on my DV910VHS?

Modding/chipping the unit isn't an option - any service/diagnostic code that may be able to do this?

Thanks in Advance...

Sword of Whedon · 12-03-2004, 02:35 AM

Could just be a bad disc, or one that deck doesn't like. If it's region 0, it's not region coding.

What is it specifically?

I 8 Piglet · 12-03-2004, 03:57 AM

I had the same problem with a region 0 copy of the Final Count Down. I think the problem is just that some players wont play region 0 discs. Im pretty sure its a copy right issue, even though there are plenty of legitimate r0 discs.

XxShadowxX · 12-03-2004, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Sword of Whedon

Could just be a bad disc, or one that deck doesn't like. If it's region 0, it's not region coding.

What is it specifically?

It's a Japanese Anime (specifically, Gundam Wing), and the more I think about it, the more I'm convinced it's an issue with my deck. The DVD plays fine on my PC, as well as on an Emerson TV/DVD combo - why would my DV910VHS deck NOT like region 0 discs?

I even went so far as to check the instruction manual, and it supposedly has the ability to play Region 0/ All Region DVDs, yet for some reason can't play this one...

Any thoughts (other than the fact that it's about time to retire my DV910VHS :p )?

12-03-2004, 02:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
XxShadowxX Supporting Actor Join Date: Dec 2004	DV910VHS - Any (easy) way to change region? I recently purchased a Region 0 DVD, and my Philips DV910VHS combo DVD/VCR doesn't think it's a playable disc. It's an NTSC DVD (so no PAL vs. NTSC issues), but everytime I attempt to play it, I get the "Please Insert a Playable Disc" screen. I've narrowed it down to the region coding - that said, is there any way to disable the region (or change it to all) on my DV910VHS? Modding/chipping the unit isn't an option - any service/diagnostic code that may be able to do this? Thanks in Advance...

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I 8 Piglet Actor Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: missing NYC hardcore :(	I had the same problem with a region 0 copy of the Final Count Down. I think the problem is just that some players wont play region 0 discs. Im pretty sure its a copy right issue, even though there are plenty of legitimate r0 discs. __________________ "I have respect for Beer!" - John Nash "He was a wise man, who invented beer." - Plato My HT v2.1: with x1 screen shots New screen shots 2/4/04 \| My DVD Collection as of 12/15/04

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12-03-2004, 02:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
Sword of Whedon Actor Join Date: Jan 2004	Could just be a bad disc, or one that deck doesn't like. If it's region 0, it's not region coding. What is it specifically?