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I used to play European region DVDs using VLC, but maybe that function was taked out of later versions.
I vaguely remember something like that going back years.
 
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The built in DVD player that's available in Mojave and Catalina will only play commercial DVDs recorded and marked as Region 1. Unless his commercial DVDs were purchased outside of the US or Canada, they would be set to Region 1.....


Does the installation of macOS in various countries provide a separate DVD Reader for those regions???

And how does one tell or know what Regions they are able to be played in???

It seems that the producing companies still get all the profits while the consumer gets screwed once again...


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I thought the region was somehow embedded in firmware in the drive mechanism. As I recall, you were allowed to make limited changes of regions, I think it was four times, at which time the firmware no longer accepted updates. Somehow it was embedded in the DRM of the video? Here is an article from Wikipedia: DVD region code - Wikipedia. BTW, the article says five changes is the limit.
 

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BTW, the article says five changes is the limit.

Yes...and that is the problem.
Pretty ridiculous in our "Global Village" to even have DVD regions.
I remember I changed the region a few times to play European DVDs I had brought back, and then on the third switch I wondered what to do after change number 5 and that's where I found that VLC would play any region DVD.
 

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