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Posted by Rolo Tomassi on 06/06/06 19:08
gracejanebaker@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
>> Still be illegal though. What is the title you're after? Play started
>> listing everything from certain studios as RCE to cover their arses
>> a few years back. RCE hasn't been widely used for a long time. As it
>> stands, the Pioneer DV444 was usually modified by flashing the
>> firmware with one that allows you to select the default region in
>> addition to its auto-detection routines. If you set the default
>> region to R1 it 'hard-codes' the player to think it's R1, and it
>> will report itself as such to any RCE title. Try this to set the
>> default region:
>>
>> Turn On unit and remove any disc in the tray
>> Press the Setup button on the remote control.
>> Move over to General using the arrow keys
>> Select Basic
>> Press Display - this will display your region and firmware version.
>> Press Condition/Memory (nothing is displayed or changed on the
>> screen) Press the Region # required (i.e. 2 for Region 2 etc)
>> Press Menu to store
>
> Oh, I just followed those steps. When I pressed display (with no disc
> in) the information came up:
>
> Region 2/ Ver 1.028 (8)/AV1:6.0/0.3
>
> I'm basically electronically retarded, so I have no idea what this
> means.
This means that the owner of the player is "Electronically Retarded" ;)
No, it means it's set to Region 2 now (not multiregion anymore) - the rest
of it is to do with the software version inside the machine.
If you want to play Region 1 RCE discs, you'd need to set the player to
Region 1 mode (as opposed to multiregion).
Rolo
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