DVD Familiar problem

>>> Which format and region code of your DVD?

To be worldwide supplier and dropshipper, we only supply fully region free DVD and support both NTSC&PAL format which means our DVD could be played anywhere of the world if you have a DVD player or PC support multi region code.

>>> What is a code free / multi region DVD player?

A Code free DVD player is a DVD player that is capable of playing DVD discs from around the world. DVD discs are encoded into 6 different regions. Normal (meaning non-Code free)

NTSC and PAL Formats
NTSC stands for the National Television Standards Committee. It is a video signal standard used by the color television industry in the United States and Japan.
The NTSC is a common format used by many video compression boards.
NTSC video contains frames and fields. Most NTSC video frames consist of two interlaced fields. Each field is displayed as alternating horizontal lines across the screen. Most computer video formats are non-interlaced.
The frame aspect ratio used by the NTSC standard format is 4:3. This format uses a 640 by 480 resolution.

PAL stands for the Phase Alternating Line. This is a video standard used by the color television industry and is the common standard used in Europe. This video signal format sets the video to playback at 25 frames per second which contain 625 lines of pixels in each frame.

>>> Why are there different regions?

Motion picture studios in the USA wanted to control the release of movies around the world using DVD region codes.. Movies are released on DVD at different times around the world, typically America and Canada first, Australia and Japan 6 months later, and Europe 12 months after US release. In some instances, DVD movies are available for purchase in America and Canada before they are released in European cinemas. Due to the high quality of DVD and the movie release system used by Hollywood, 6 regions were establish to prevent people from watching Region 1 movies before they were released on Regions 2-6.

DVD Region Locking is a system used to control which DVD movies play on which DVD Players. The regions are broken down as follow:
Region 1 - The U.S., U.S. territories and Canada
Region 2 - Europe, Japan, the Middle East, Egypt, South Africa, Greenland
Region 3 - Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong
Region 4 - Mexico, South America, Central America, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Caribbean
Region 5 - Russia (okay, former Russia), Eastern Europe, India, most of Africa, North Korea, Mongolia
Region 6 - China
What does this mean to the end consumer?
This means that movies from Region 1 (USA & Canada) WILL NOT play on a DVD player regions 2-6. Effectively Region 1 discs play only on Region 1 DVD players, Region 2 discs play only on Region 2 DVD players and so on.

>>> I currently have a DVD player. How do I know if mine is Code free?

If you purchased your DVD player at any large electronics chain store like The Good Guys or Circuit City, then you have not purchased a code free or multi region DVD player. If you're still unsure, simply attempt to view an overseas DVD to see whether it will play or refer to belowing website http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks

>>> How do you tell what region code a DVD disc is?

The Region Code is usually specified on the back of the individual DVD packages, either with a Regional Coding logo of a globe with the region number superimposed over it, or specifically spelled out. For example, while currently-released New Line and Warner DVD titles use the globe logo & number scheme, MGM/UA titles state: "This disc has been encoded for Region 1: The United States, U.S. Territories and Canada." In the cast of Lumivision's discs, they are labelled "Available worldwide," which means that the discs contain no regional coding and will play on any player in any country.

>>> Can I modify my own DVD player to be Code free?

It is possible, but unless you're an engineer, it's not recommended. Far too many people attempt to do this and end up damaging their DVD players. Also, by attempting to modify it yourself, you void any manufacturer's warranty.

>>> Is it legal to use or own a Code free DVD?

Yes, it is legal. You are legally allowed to own a Code free DVD , but you can not use it for illegal purposes. Please check your State and Federal copyright laws for details.

>>> How to get a DVD to work in my player or computer?

Because of different hardware of DVD player and computer is - there's no definite answer to this question. Most computers and DVD players have hardware changes each time they're manufactured - hardware manufactured in one month might be different than the same model manufactured a few months later. Searching the web for info on your player or computer and checking your manual is always a great place to start. We recommend purchasing a good software DVD player to watch movies on a PC or MAC - Windows Media Player and Quicktime tend to have problems playing DVDs. Sony and Pioneer DVD player tend to have problems playing multi code movies.

>>> The difference between DVD5 and DVD9?

Presently, the DVD9 has the advantage of DVD5 as followings,

1. With mass storage and high image and graphic quality. The capacity of DVD9 is double DVD5’s. To the equal length film, DVD9 can adopt the big data stream to compress, which guarantees the image and graphic’s quality. However, to contain the whole film, DVD5 can only diminution the data stream, this depress the quality of image and graphic. Generally speaking, if a DVD5 disc contains the film of 100 minutes, the quality of image and graphic can be insured. Although the theoretical stardard of DVD is 133 minutes, it also depends on the quality of the raw materials. As far as it goes, the DVD is not popularised in China, the materials are mostly the things of VCD years. So the quality of 133 minutes do not reach the standard of DVD. And the capaity of DVD9 accords with the facts of China. To gain bigger capacity, it can increase the data stream to make up for the shortcoming of the raw materials, provide you a real feeling of DVD.

2. Technology advanced and protecting copyright. No matter in program produce or disc manufacture, the content of technology is fairly high. The technic of production has matured. At present, in the pirate market, mostly are the DVD5. And the production od DVD9 is far more complicatedd thant the DVD5, the error can not appear in every step during the whole course . Now, there remains a problem in the testing of DVD9, the DVD-R can master the DVD5, but DVD9 can not. So the testing will be more complicated and the time-spending will be longer. And the technology of mastering and compression of the DVD9 is not mature, only a few manufacturer can do, comparatively, the producer of the DVD5 are of a good number.

3. Abundant content of program. Genreallly speaking, the DVD5 is somewhat monotonous, and do not reach many functions of the DVD standard. Comparing with the VCD, the DVD5 only get improvementin quality, no more fuctions. And the DVD9 adds some authentic functions of DVD, including multi-lingual, multi-caption, multi-angle, etc, these make the customers feel the real excellence of DVD.

4. High quality. The quality of DVD9 is higher than the DVD5. DVD5 uses the gold as the reflection layer. In appearance, the DVD9 is golden, while the DVD5 is silver.

>>> What's mean by "SINGLE BOXSET", "INDIVIDUAL BOXSET" "USA EDITION" "DVD9 production"?

Single Boxset: All the discs of complete series are in one boxset. Both packages and discs have Chinese/English writting. Get reference from our actual pictures

Individual Boxset: Each season have it's own cases. Several cases make of complete series. Get reference from our actual pictures

USA Edition: Looks like single boxset, but both packages and discs are almost none chinese writting or Full english. Get reference from our actual pictures

DVD9 Production: DVD9 been selected solely because majority of our movies are DVD5. This catalogue save your time iIf you are only looking for DVD9

Widescreen Versus Standard Editions

Many of our DVDs are available in both standard and widescreen versions. Widescreen, or letterbox, editions reproduce the film as it is shown in a theater, as a rectangle with an average aspect ratio of 16:9, as opposed to the more square TV aspect ratio of 4:3. Black bars are placed at the top and bottom of the screen to preserve this rectangular image on a TV screen.

Standard versions of films, on the other hand, have been reformatted to fit the proportions of your television screen. This reformatting often means cutting off the left and right edges of the original picture. Because films are produced in a variety of height-to-width ratios, the amount of picture loss would be different for each title. The format of each video should be listed on the product information page for that item.  

There is not currently a way to search specifically for DVDs in widescreen format, but the format of each DVD title offered on our Web site should be listed on that item's product detail page. Many DVDs feature both widescreen and standard format on the same disc

Subtitles problem

 Some foreign movies we have come entirely in a foreign language: from the cover art, the mumbo-jumbo they speak, to DVD menus. If you can't find the English subtitles:

*If you are using a DVD player: use the "subtitles" button during playback to switch between different subtitles and to switch subtitles off.

* If you are using a computer: I figure you already figured it out!

Why the picture of the DVD is fading in /out

Chances are you're running your DVD player or VCR through a VCR before it get's to your TV - right? If this is the case, that flickering or fading is a result of MACROVISION - a copy protection encoded into the video that is enabled if it detects that the player is being run through any additional hardware or VCRs. Connecting your player directly to your TV is the only way to view Macrovision encoded titles without the 'flicker'. If you are having this problem after connecting your player directly to your TV - we recommend switching cables or hooking the same player to another TV. From the Macrovision bio: 'Macrovision's copy protection technologies are designed to allow content owners to protect their videocassettes, digital Pay-Per-View (PPV) programs and Digital Video Discs (DVD) from unauthorized recording on VCRs. Major Hollywood studios, independent home video companies, and special interest, corporate, and educational program providers use the company's videocassette copy protection technology to protect against unauthorized home copying of rental and sell-through videos.'

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Why I could’t getting any sound out of DVD play

Sometimes DVD players have multiple sound outputs in the back - 5.1, stereo, SPDIF. Make sure that you have plugged into the correct outputs on your player. Usually it will have a note next to each plug: 'audio left', 'audio output', etc. If you don't have a 5.1 system - check to make sure your DVD player is set to 2.0 or stereo and not 5.1 (this is usually in the menu system, check your manual for more info). Use the color coded wires - they always help out making sure you plug the right things in the right places.

Are extreme temperatures bad for DVDs?

  Yes! The number one killer of DVDs and video tapes is nature. You name it and we've seen it done: left in cars, by the window, rain, direct sunlight, the BBQ. By leaving a tape or DVD in the open elements for even just a short time, you can easily melt or warp it. Just imagine that these are your little children - please don't leave our children in the hot, hot car with the windows rolled up ... they'll melt. Try to keep any form of media in a steady, medium tempeture and enviroment.

Is my PS2 or Xbox region free?

  Your PS2 or Xbox is not region free (and we've never heard of one that is), it most likely will not play VCDs and we're pretty sure it won't play any PAL DVDs (sometimes they even have trouble playing DVDs they're supposed to play). We always recommend that you should get a standalone hardware DVD player to watch your movies. We agree, it's pretty nice to watch movies and play games on the same system - but, ultimately that console is made to do one thing ... play games. Consoles are being manufactured with constant hardware changes, bios changes and programming changes - each batch of new consoles may play a DVD differently. If you're into tweaking your console - you can update the OS and modify settings on it that may make it more compatible with DVDs (we haven't done this though, good)

What's RCE or regional code enhancement?

Regional Coding enhancement (RCE) is an additional layer of protection which some studios have placed on certain DVDs to prevent them from playing on region-free or multi-region players. RCE is something completely different than region coding - It's an additional piece of programming on the DVD that checks to see if your DVD player is set to 'no region' ... if it is, it stops playing the DVD. A lot of region free players will set automatically to the region of the disc that's being played - RCE discs will work fine on these players. If you do experience a problem, try 'hard setting' your player to the region of the disc you are player. Typically these options can be found in the setup menu of your DVD player. There have not been many RCE DVD releases. For more details, check http://www.dvdtalk.com/rce.html

How to get a DVD to work in my player or comput

Because of how different each hardware DVD player and computer is - there's no easy answer to this question. Most computers and DVD players have hardware changes each time they're manufactured - hardware manufactured in one month might be different than the same model manufactured a few months later. Feel free to rent a title to test if region coded / PAL discs will work in your machine - if you rented a title that doesn't work, we'll give you a credit for another rental. Searching the web for info on your player or computer and checking your manual is always a great place to start. We recommend purchasing a good software DVD player to watch movies on a PC or MAC - Windows Media Player and Quicktime tend to have problems playing DVDs.

Will PAL DVD play on USA DVD Player?

Chances are - no. Most region 1 DVD players are locked to ONLY play region 1 discs (check your manual to be sure). Computers equipped with a DVD drive should have no problem playing PAL or NTSC and many of these drives are region free. Sorry, we don't know how to make your DVD player or computer region free - It's probably harder than flipping a switch and we're guessing it voids your warranty.

What is PAL and NTSC?

If region coding wasn't confusing enough - many countries have a different video standard (the way the actual video signal gets to your TV). The two main power frequencies widely used arround the World, 50Hz and 60Hz divide the World's TV systems into two distinct systems: the 25 frames per second system (50Hz) and the 30 frames per second system (60Hz). PAL will NOT play in an NTSC VCR / DVD player (and vice versa) without a video signal converter or internal converting hardware inside the VCR / DVD player (not a common feature on consumer players). We carry multi-standard DVD players and VCRs for rent that convert all of the different signals digitally. There is no difference in quality from the orginal video signal during these conversions.

Computer DVD drives are PAL/NTSC-indifferent, i.e., a computer DVD drive can play both PAL and NTSC DVDs.

What's a Region Coded DVD / What is Region Coding?

DVD region codes is a provision in the DVD Specifications that requires DVD players to be hard-coded to accept DVDs that are only meant to be played within one of six designated world regions. A Region 1 disc cannot be played in a Region 3 DVD player for example. This technique was developed to enable Hollywood companies to release movies at different times in different regions.

DVD Regions are defined as:

Region 1 US, Canada, US Territories

Region 2 Japan, Europe, South Africa, and Middle east (including Egypt)

Region 3 Southeast Asia and East Asia (including Hong Kong)

Region 4 Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, Mexico, South America and the Caribbean

Region 5 Eastern Europe (former Soviet Union), India subcontinent, Africa, North Korea and Mongolia

Region 6 People's Republic of China

Region 7 Reserved

Region 8 Special international venues (aeroplanes, cruise ships, etc.)

Region 0 Region free, can be played on any DVD player.

 

 

Date：2009-3-5　【Return】