Topic: DVD Error: Playback Prohibited by Area Limitations

[tapinfool]

i got a couple new dvd-r's in and this one is giving me trouble: frank zappa's yellow shark

when i put it in my dvd player i get the follow message:

playback prohibited by area limitations

i've tried to copy/extract & re-burn w/ dvd decrypter, dvd shrink and nero...all w/ no luck
the disc plays on my fine computer. but, my speakers suck and i wanna watch it on my hometheater

any ideas on what i can do?

[nihilistic0]

what region is it? pal/ntsc?

[F.O.Bean]

i couldnt help kev at all, im clueless to this bud, NEVER seen this error in the years ive been using DVD_R's, sorry bud

[tapinfool]

what region is it? pal/ntsc?

i'm in the u.s.a. came from a trade from a guy in canada...the other discs in the trade worked fine

i have no idea how to find out if it's pal/ntsc...any help?

[F.O.Bean]

what region is it? pal/ntsc?

i'm in the u.s.a. came from a trade from a guy in canada...the other discs in the trade worked fine

i have no idea how to find out if it's pal/ntsc...any help?

i dunno, does it even open in decryptor/shrink

[tapinfool]

what region is it? pal/ntsc?

i'm in the u.s.a. came from a trade from a guy in canada...the other discs in the trade worked fine

i have no idea how to find out if it's pal/ntsc...any help?

i dunno, does it even open in decryptor/shrink

yes...and it will play on the computer

gives the error in dvd player...

[F.O.Bean]

what region is it? pal/ntsc?

i'm in the u.s.a. came from a trade from a guy in canada...the other discs in the trade worked fine

i have no idea how to find out if it's pal/ntsc...any help?

i dunno, does it even open in decryptor/shrink

yes...and it will play on the computer

gives the error in dvd player...

so you can burn copies? they just dont work in your player

i am gonna buy a nice dvd player that plays DVD-Audio, it the dvd player can play dvd-a, then it can handle anything

my dvd player plays some things and not others, and i use verbatim DVD-R exclusively, its weird, im guessing its a dvd player thing cause if its plays on the computer, then its gotta be a player thing

most puter dvd players can handle anything as well

it shell out the 160 like im gonna eventually do and never have to worry about it again

expensive, but if it plays everything i can throw at it, then its worth it IMO

[nihilistic0]

If you have powerdvd, open up the dvd in there, right click in the video window, select configuration, and then click the information tab


should tell you the region and everything in there


edit: and what brand and model is yoru dvd player?

[F.O.Bean]

what brand dvd's ?? or did you mention athat already

good luck kev, im off to bed

[tapinfool]

If you have powerdvd, open up the dvd in there, right click in the video window, select configuration, and then click the information tab


should tell you the region and everything in there


edit: and what brand and model is yoru dvd player?

sony dvp-ns325

fuji dvd-r's

player region code-1

Title Region Code: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, All

TV system: 625/50 (PAL)

Video compression mode: MPEG-2

[nihilistic0]

Your DVD player not be able to handle PAL dvd's



try converting to NTSC and see if it works

[tapinfool]

Your DVD player not be able to handle PAL dvd's



try converting to NTSC and see if it works

how do i do that?

[nihilistic0]

http://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?guideid=902#902

[tapinfool]

http://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?guideid=902#902

sweet!!!

thanx and +T

[tapinfool]

WOW!!!

there is a TON of stuff you have to do to change PAL >NTSC

and i don't have the $$$ to get the software

i'll just have to watch it on the puter


thanx again for the info tho...and more +T's in 12