That’s when users gawk when they see this: The trouble really only becomes apparent when a movie DVD is inserted into the USB optical drive and an attempt is made to view the movie using the Apple DVD Player application.
Provided the third party USB optical drive is compatible with OS X, for most part there usually isn’t much fuss or muss in the realm of burning CDRs or DVRs or reading data CDRs or DVRs – most times it truly is a plug and play affair. Notwithstanding which situation you are in, Apple (obviously) encourages the purchase of Apple’s own external USB SuperDrive either as an add-on option or replacement, respectively.Īs good as Apple USB SuperDrives are, most opt to purchase non-Apple external USB optical drives, since more often than not the price point makes more sense. There are also those who have older Mac portables which shipped with optical drives which have either broken down or the owner has elected to extend the life of their beloved Mac portables by displacing the optical drive with an additional hard drive (HDD) or Solid State Drive (SSD) by adding a third party hard drive caddy. With most DVD drives, you can change region settings only a limited number of times before the region setting becomes locked permanently.Ĭontact the manufacturer of your DVD drive to learn how to reset the region code to your locale and any restrictions that may apply.By default, the latest Mac portables now ship sans an optical drive. However, not all drives provide this option. If your DVD drive has an incorrect region code for your area, you may be able to change the region setting of your DVD drive to match your DVD. You can usually find the region code number printed over a small globe icon on the back of the case.
To avoid this error message, make sure that your DVD player and the DVD you are watching are both coded for the same region. If you try to play Region 2 titles on a Region 1 DVD drive, you will receive an error message. You can play Region 1 DVDs only on a DVD drive that is set for Region 1. For example, if you live in the United States or Canada, you are in Region 1. In general, DVDs will play only on DVD drives that use the same region country codes. If you receive a region error while playing a DVD, this means that the region code of the DVD does not match the region code of the DVD drive. Region codes prevent playback of DVDs in other geographical regions. Why do I get region errors when playing DVDs with RealPlayer (RealTimes)?ĭVD drives and movies in DVD format include region codes based on the country where the drive or movie was sold.
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