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Seon-bee
Joined: 24 Jan 2003
Location: ROK
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 Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2003 5:16 am Post subject: DVDs in Korea |
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Are DVD players in Korea region 1 or region 2?
I have a Korean notebook. Do you know if it's possible to use region 1 DVDs on it? |
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Holyjoe
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: Away for a cuppa
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2003 5:21 am Post subject: |
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| All my Korean DVDs are Region 3.. |
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prairieboy
Joined: 14 Sep 2003
Location: The batcave.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2003 5:43 am Post subject: |
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Korean DVD's are region 3. However, your korean computer should be able to play region 1 DVD's for a while. That is until the media program runs out of region free viewings.
If you know how to alter the registry or are some kind of computer wiz, then it should be no problem to have unlimited use of any DVD regardless of region. Keep in mind, I'm a couple of years out of date in my information on this and it's entirely possible that you can pick up a media player program that is region free.
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Joe Thanks
Joined: 01 Oct 2003
Location: Dudleyville
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2003 8:14 am Post subject: |
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Look for a program called DVDIdle Pro. You order it online. It's about $30, tops. It knocks out macrovision and will play ALL Dvds - even those pesky Warner Bros and Universal ones tha DVD Genie might not handle.
DVD Genie is another program, but frankly I think it hasn't kept up with the anti-region firmware that the DVD manufacturers keep digging out.
Also, the newer DVD-R and RW some companies put in their notebooks are more resistant to DVD-Genie.
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Joe Thanks wrote: |
Look for a program called DVDIdle Pro. You order it online. It's about $30, tops. It knocks out macrovision and will play ALL Dvds - even those pesky Warner Bros and Universal ones tha DVD Genie might not handle.
Joe |
I want to buy a Sony notebook when I go home for chirstmas. I was told they only play region 1 DVD's. so I buy the notebook there, then install DVDIdle Pro, and I can then play DVD's here too? |
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jaebea
Joined: 21 Sep 2003
Location: SYD
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| Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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For those who are technically minded, you can use an RPC-1/2 firmware hack for your DVD drive that unlocks the region restrictions. You will also need to install a software region hack, to get your media player to recognise the DVD.
This is rather seamless once it's up and running, but I haven't had experience with DVDIdle, so this may be a better solution. Thanks to Joe for the heads up.
One thing I forgot to mention in my OP was that the above process is free.
jae. |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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| jaebea wrote: |
| For those who are technically minded, you can use an RPC-1/2 firmware hack for your DVD drive that unlocks the region restrictions. You will also need to install a software region hack, to get your media player to recognise the DVD.. |
ah.....maybe someone could help me when I get back.....I also want to know how wireless internet works here.....especially in the apartment...what do I need to buy for that? |
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katydid
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
Location: Here kitty kitty kitty...
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 3:56 am Post subject: |
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| I found out that SOME DVDs sold here are All Region category. That's very cool. If Gwangju sells All Region DVDs then Seoul would too, and not just n the pirated section of Yongsan. |
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Mr. Pink
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: China
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 4:35 am Post subject: |
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| kangnamdragon wrote: |
| Joe Thanks wrote: |
Look for a program called DVDIdle Pro. You order it online. It's about $30, tops. It knocks out macrovision and will play ALL Dvds - even those pesky Warner Bros and Universal ones tha DVD Genie might not handle.
Joe |
I want to buy a Sony notebook when I go home for chirstmas. I was told they only play region 1 DVD's. so I buy the notebook there, then install DVDIdle Pro, and I can then play DVD's here too? |
The Sony notebook dvd players go by the software first, you can change your region something like 5 times before it makes it perm. on your dvd player. (still not sure how that is done...) What I used to do is just reset that 5 time thing on my dvd software.
However, since I own about 70 region 3 dvds and like 10 region 1 dvds, I just keep it on region 3, and watch the region 1s in my stand alone dvd player (all region enabled). |
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jaebea
Joined: 21 Sep 2003
Location: SYD
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 6:01 am Post subject: |
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Wireless internet is a pretty painless affair nowdays.
Buy a wireless base station; many routers come with this functionality.
You would then either buy a PCI wireless card (for your desktop) or a PCMCIA card (for your notebook).
As long as both have the same standard, usually 802.11b, then you should be good to go.
Tweak with the settings so that only known MAC (hardware) addresses are allowed on the router, otherwise you could get freeloading neighbours hitching a ride on your connection.. :)
jae. |
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Mr. Pink
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: China
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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jae,
whats that got to do with dvds?
Just wonder if you mis posted? |
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jaebea
Joined: 21 Sep 2003
Location: SYD
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, it's sorta OT, but kangnamdragon also asked about wireless networking, so I sorta did a quick rundown.
Sorry.
:)
jae. |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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| katydid wrote: |
| I found out that SOME DVDs sold here are All Region category. That's very cool. |
VERY cool!
Ok, now this is kind of embarassing...but can anyone tell me if Singles is available on All Region DVD? |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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| OiGirl wrote: |
| katydid wrote: |
| I found out that SOME DVDs sold here are All Region category. That's very cool. |
VERY cool!
Ok, now this is kind of embarassing...but can anyone tell me if Singles is available on All Region DVD? |
Last time I checked, Singles was not available yet.
Thanks for the info on wireless.....I hope the wireless notebook I buy in the States will work. How much does the base cost here in Korea? |
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Walter Mitty
Joined: 27 Mar 2003
Location: Tokyo! ^.^
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| Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2003 2:53 am Post subject: |
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| All-region releases depend on the publisher in Korea. Bitwin releases seem to all be region free, as well as those by whoever released the 2-disc set of True Romance - I believe that one was done by Spectrum. I'll check when I get home. |
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