DVD region code

clessoulis · Post by **clessoulis** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:30 pm

Are the vob files of a DVD region encoded or is it the disk themselves that are encoded. Another words if I rip the vobs from a disk and then reburn them would the disk now be region free?

AntoineWG · Post by **AntoineWG** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:48 pm

Ripping a disc generally removes any region coding. You can set it back to any region you want when you burn it. That won't, however, change whether it's a PAL or an NTSC DVD.

clessoulis · Post by **clessoulis** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:51 pm

Yeah i'd never use PAl anyways I just wanna chance my NTSC american movies to region 2 or 0 so they will play on my Japanese 360.

<_< · Post by **<_<** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 3:08 am

FYI, just about every DVD player can be hacked to ignore region coding. Standalone players often are hackable by a "secret" button sequence which can easily be found on Google (x region hack). DVD-ROM drives would use a firmware hack (x RC1 firmware) and a program like DVD Region Killer. Game consoles may be more difficult though.

kode54 · Post by **kode54** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 3:13 pm

clessoulis wrote:Yeah i'd never use PAl anyways I just wanna chance my NTSC american movies to region 2 or 0 so they will play on my Japanese 360.

I'm dying to know why you imported an American console from Japan.

AntoineWG · Post by **AntoineWG** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 8:35 pm

<_<, way to commit thread necromancy.

clessoulis · Post by **clessoulis** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 2:50 am

kode54 wrote:
clessoulis wrote:Yeah i'd never use PAl anyways I just wanna chance my NTSC american movies to region 2 or 0 so they will play on my Japanese 360.
I'm dying to know why you imported an American console from Japan.

Blue Dragon JPN
Bullet Witch ASN
Condemned USA
Dead Or ALive 4 JPN
[eM] eNCHANT aRMS JPN
[eM] eNCHANT aRMS ASN
Gears of War USA
Kameo USA
Lara Croft TombRaider Legend JPN
Lost Odessesy Demo JPN
Ninteny Nine Nights JPN
Perfect Dark Zero JPN
Phantasy Star Universe JPN
Phantasy Star Universe USA
Project Sylpheed JPN
Quake 4 USA
Ridge Racer 6 JPN
Senko No Rondo JPN
Sonic The Hedgehog JPN
Tenchu Serin JPN

So can you figure out why I have a Japanese unit yet?

Aerdan · Post by **Aerdan** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:03 am

Yes, you are a dumbass Otaku.

clessoulis · Post by **clessoulis** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:07 am

Yes I don't like only playing FPS gosh darn I must be a otaku *rolls eyes* Half of you people here are hypocrital idiots. You'll suck nintendo dick all day and praise them even though they're a Japanese company. Then trash the shit out of someone who imports. Also by trashing any import you're trashing all fan translations and almost any Japanese made game.

MisterJones · Post by **MisterJones** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:10 am

clessoulis wrote:Yes I don't like only playing FPS gosh darn I must be a otaku *rolls eyes* Half of you people here are hypocrital idiots. You'll suck nintendo dick all day and praise them even though they're a Japanese company. Then trash the shit out of someone who imports.

Fow what i know, for most of those JPN games you listed, there is an American version, I don't see the point on importing unless you got it cheaper and want to practice your japanese in an awkward way.

clessoulis wrote:Also by trashing any import you're trashing all fan translations and almost any Japanese made game.

Explain how that gap in logic goes.

clessoulis · Post by **clessoulis** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:17 am

MisterJones wrote:
clessoulis wrote:Yes I don't like only playing FPS gosh darn I must be a otaku *rolls eyes* Half of you people here are hypocrital idiots. You'll suck nintendo dick all day and praise them even though they're a Japanese company. Then trash the shit out of someone who imports.
Fow what i know, for most of those JPN games you listed, there is an American version, I don't see the point on importing unless you got it cheaper and want to practice your japanese in an awkward way.

Almost all of the games I wanna play will come out in Japan first. Asian version of 360 games are about $20 cheaper than US versions.

kode54 · Post by **kode54** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:07 pm

clessoulis wrote:Almost all of the games I wanna play will come out in Japan first. Asian version of 360 games are about $20 cheaper than US versions.

So you get them a few months sooner. And are we to assume this $20 savings is after the cost of importing them?

Never mind, scratch that. Smart idea, take advantage of the price cuts occurring in the Japanese market, which Microsoft is still doing a poor job of penetrating.

Oh, and I thought fan translation was about localizing things which were never translated commercially, not getting the jump on known release dates. "Hurr, look at me, I'm playing Pokemon Silver 65% translated to English because I'm too bored to wait a few months for the official English release, but not bored enough to learn Japanese."

Oh, and:

Dead Or ALive 4 JPN

Yeah, way to import the amazing mammary physics engine before the rest of us, dude.

Kameo USA

Wait, what? USA version?

Lara Croft TombRaider Legend JPN

Please tell me they added a secret tentacle rape mode or some other sick fetish bullshit to justify importing a Japanese release that post dates the USA release by half a year.

Perfect Dark Zero JPN

More crap from the lifeless husk that was once Rareware.

Phantasy Star Universe JPN
Phantasy Star Universe USA

lol wut

Quake 4 USA

PC FPS on a console system? USA release again.

Ridge Racer 6 JPN

Riiiiiidge Racer! It's Ridge Racer!

Sonic The Hedgehog JPN

So you're a furry. Or a pedophile. Or both. Oh load times, you make the expensive import all that more worthwhile.

Tallgeese · Post by **Tallgeese** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 8:30 pm

Aerdan wrote:Yes, you are a dumbass Otaku.

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