Question about R4 DVDs

Slayer · **Posted:** Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:30 pm **Post subject:** Question about R4 DVDs

In my new hunt for Video Nasties on DVD, I found "Flesh for Frankenstein" on DVD, but it was a R4 DVD.

Is it useful to buy such a DVD? What else can I do but play it on my PC? I'd like to be able to play it on my "shitty" (@spud :wink:

) standalone DVD player as well. I have searched before for software for my DVD player, but it looks risky to make it region free without official software.

Any help would be much appreciated. :beerchug:

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:57 pm **Post subject:**

Since about 1996 dvds players have had unlock codes, so unless your player is really, really, really shitty even a crap box like the standalone you have should be unlockable.

And if not you may want to consider not settling for mediocrity in your life :googley:

Look for your <s>shit box</s> dvd player here:
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks

ViSCeRaL · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:59 pm **Post subject:**

Also worth noting that a lot of R4's are also R2 coded.

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:04 pm **Post subject:**

ViSCeRaL wrote:

Also worth noting that a lot of R4's are also R2 coded.

aye, dual coded or not at all i've found

Slayer · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:02 pm **Post subject:**

spudthedestroyer wrote:

Look for your <s>shit box</s> dvd player here:
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks

Like I said, there's no unlock for mine:

Quote:

Ordered by Name
1 DVD Hack hits, Showing 1 to 1 DVD Hacks -

DVD Player Hacks Add Updated DVD Compatibility Buy
Sony DVP-NS38 0 user hacks

No region hack for this player. Click on Add if you like to submit one.

Nevermind, maybe I can buy it and ask for some try out or something, especially since you guys tell me it will be R2 encoded as well. If so, do I need some extra stuff to make it work, or will it work just like a "normal" R2?

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:00 pm **Post subject:**

i assume the r2 is cut?
ebay

BadBugs · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:08 pm **Post subject:**

Hehe, all my posts in this thread have disappeared

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:34 pm **Post subject:**

http://www.dead-donkey.com/modules/news ... php?id=284

Slayer · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:39 pm **Post subject:**

BadBugs wrote:

Hehe, all my posts in this thread have disappeared

Some of mine too, so I'll just repeat the question:

If I rip the R4 DVD with DVD decrypter and then I burn it to a DVDr, is the protection gone?

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:53 pm **Post subject:**

yes, css and macrovision is removed by dvd decrypter.

The output is "untouched" (ie. not re-encoded) but is repacked and region free (Region 0)

Slayer · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:49 pm **Post subject:**

OK, I'll give the store a visit again then

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