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Lydia Leftcoast

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7. If you have an American DVD player for Region 1,

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Thu Jan 28, 2016, 11:08 PM

Jan 2016

then you can use your Mac only for Region 2.

You can switch back and forth only 5 times, but if you keep it as Region 2, there shouldn't be any problem.

Also, if you plan to buy a lot of foreign DVDs, you can order an all-region DVD or Blu Ray player online. They cost about $20 more than a comparable Region 1 machine.

I order a lot of DVDs from European Amazon branches, so I've gotten a lot of use out of mine.

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I just received a DVD that is region 2 [View all] alfredo Jan 2016 OP

Rip it with Makemkv (free) and then you can make a MP4 with HandBrake (Free) LiberalArkie Jan 2016 #1

Thanks. I am attempting a download from MacUpdate, and version tracker. alfredo Jan 2016 #2

They both worked for me.. I always download from the manufacturer, scared of viruses LiberalArkie Jan 2016 #3

I have the movie ready to play. alfredo Jan 2016 #4

That method will allow you to save blu ray, etc to your computer. LiberalArkie Jan 2016 #5

Thanks for the help. It was a lovely movie. alfredo Jan 2016 #6

If you have an American DVD player for Region 1, Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2016 #7

Thanks or the info. I will look for an all region DVD player alfredo Jan 2016 #8

I recently looked at some on Amazon, multi region players cheap, BlueRay one a bit more... winstars Feb 2016 #9

That's what IAm thinking about. alfredo Feb 2016 #10

And an all-region player really is ALL-region Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2016 #11

I am waiting to see how my taxes look before buying. alfredo Feb 2016 #12

But be careful in that not all Blu-Ray players are really all-region Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2016 #13

1-6 for DVD's is all I need. alfredo Mar 2016 #14