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Difference between "Region Code" and "country Code".

2-perf

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Hi,

I'm sorry I looked everywhere but can't find the difference between "Remove Blu-ray Region Code" and "Remove Blu-ray country Code". Those 2 distinct options are in the section "Video Blu-ray" of AnyDVD HD's Settings.

thanks,

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2-perf said:
Hi,

I'm sorry I looked everywhere but can't find the difference between "Remove Blu-ray Region Code" and "Remove Blu-ray country Code". Those 2 distinct options are in the section "Video Blu-ray" of AnyDVD HD's Settings.
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Usage: Right mouse button....
To be honest, I have forgotten, what kind of check of the disc code is removed, probably for menu language.
 
2-perf said:
I'm sorry I looked everywhere but can't find the difference between "Remove Blu-ray Region Code" and "Remove Blu-ray country Code". Those 2 distinct options are in the section "Video Blu-ray" of AnyDVD HD's Settings.
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The "Remove Blu-ray Region Code" option removes the region check which is used by studios to lock a disc to a specific region player.
However a few USA anime studios also implemented a different "Country Code" check to stop some anime discs being played outside of North American players, even if the region check was removed.
The "Remove Blu-ray country code" option removes this check so those anime discs can be played in any player.


James said:
Usage: Right mouse button....
To be honest, I have forgotten, what kind of check of the disc code is removed, probably for menu language.
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It was checking PSR 19 (Country code). With the new AnyDVD country code option enabled, you had AnyDVD change it to 21843 (USA) which then "passed" any known checks.
 
ddjmagic said:
It was checking PSR 19 (Country code). With the new AnyDVD country code option enabled, you had AnyDVD change it to 21843 (USA) which then "passed" any known checks.
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Thanks for refreshing my memory!
 
Here is a thread about the country code:

https://forum.redfox.bz/threads/country-code-locked-disc.63079/

BTW, could it be made possible to set a country code other than the one of USA? Or, if the programmers don't want to add this option to AnyDVD directly, could anyone write a little tool that writes the country code into the Registry (The above-mentioned thread contents a list of country codes that can be used for this purpose).
It could be called the "AnyDVD Country-Code Tool".
Another idea: This tool could include an option to reset the Region counters of Blu-ray player software.

Thank you and many greetings, :)

Mediafox
 
Mediafox said:
BTW, could it be made possible to set a country code other than the one of USA? Or, if the programmers don't want to add this option to AnyDVD directly, could anyone write a little tool that writes the country code into the Registry (The above-mentioned thread contents a list of country codes that can be used for this purpose).
It could be called the "AnyDVD Country-Code Tool".
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Sure, but why?

Mediafox said:
Another idea: This tool could include an option to reset the Region counters of Blu-ray player software.
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I have done such a tool as a little script for all PowerDVD versions (10-17). It is here in the forum somwhere...
 
1. Having a tool /an option in AnyDVD to change the Blu-ray Country Code would be easier than changing the Registry value manually.

2. The tool / an option in AnyDVD could also content Region resets for other Blu-ray software (e.g. WinDVD, TMT).
 
Mediafox said:
1. Having a tool /an option in AnyDVD to change the Blu-ray Country Code would be easier than changing the Registry value manually.
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Let me rephrase: Why do you want to change the country code?

Mediafox said:
2. The tool / an option in AnyDVD could also content Region resets for other Blu-ray software (e.g. WinDVD, TMT).
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TMT is easy to change (it is in the play.ini text file), but dead & dangerous. WinDVD - no idea. As AnyDVD removes region checks, I don't see much of a point.
 
@James
"...but dead & dangerous."
What? I still use TMT version prior cinavia. What's dangerous? You got me triggered now...:confused:
 
autodidact said:
@James
"...but dead & dangerous."
What? I still use TMT version prior cinavia. What's dangerous? You got me triggered now...:confused:
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It destroys Windows 10. If you don't use Windows 10, you don't need to worry. (Although the ArcSoft "anti-tampering, anti-reverse engineering, anti-whatnot" kernel drivers are scary, regardless of OS)
 
Maybe it destroys Windows 10, but why worry, M$ did that long ago themself
 
James said:
It destroys Windows 10. If you don't use Windows 10, you don't need to worry. (Although the ArcSoft "anti-tampering, anti-reverse engineering, anti-whatnot" kernel drivers are scary, regardless of OS)
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OK, I see, I use Win7 so I'm good then.
Would you recommend PowerDVD instead of TMT?
I bought it once but didn't like it that much, thought it would "take over" a lot.
I only want a clean BD-player, not all the other media releated stuff like images, audio and what not.
Probably could change some settings in registry to prevent that.
 
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@James: Why do you want to change the Country Code?

I think if Blu-ray discs from countries other than USA (e.g. Japan) have the Country-Code protection, it would be good to have a tool / an option in AnyDVD to select the Country Code. This would be easier/more comfortable than having to change the Registry value manually all the time.
 
Mediafox said:
@James: Why do you want to change the Country Code?

I think if Blu-ray discs from countries other than USA (e.g. Japan) have the Country-Code protection,
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That's the thing, they don't.
Mediafox said:
it would be good to have a tool / an option in AnyDVD to select the Country Code. This would be easier/more comfortable than having to change the Registry value manually all the time.
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I am not sure, which registry value you are talking about. AFAIR the country code used when the "country checkbox" is set is currently hardcoded in AnyDVD.
 
In the thread

https://forum.redfox.bz/threads/country-code-locked-disc.63079/

a Registry value named "bdCountryCode" is mentioned in Post #26. The value is set to the code of USA, but can be changed manually.

Post #39 contents a list of Country Codes of other countries.

I suggest an option in AnyDVD or a tool that allows to change the code to a code of another country if necessary (e.g. Japan), in other words, an option /a tool that modifies that Registry value.
 
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