BD region coding is done at software level rather than hardware level (as is the case of DVD). The hack outlined above will either allow you to reset the # of available region changes to a ridiculously-high 65,536 or allow you to manually set the region.
Early adopters of stand-alone BD players (except Playstation 3) are screwed up because they can't update their Profile 1.0 players to 1.1 or 2.0; yet owners of PC BD drives can enjoy Profile 1.1 by simply upgrading PowerDVD Ultra with the latest patch. Now it seems owners of BD players are again screwed up because they can't easily change their players' region code without escaping from the threat of BD+, while PC BD-drive owners (like me) only need to change the registry or (for the case of WinVista users) delete a certain file to reset the region counter. Hooray, normal BD players PWNED by BD-equipped PCs!
One more thing: the link above has a comment section where a similar hack for WinDVD users is outlined. So, PowerDVD and WinDVD FTW! To hell with console BD players! (Although PS3 can rejoice about their latest firmware enabling Profile 1.1, they still can't do a thing to change their PS3's region code...)
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Good news for those who own super PCs, Blu-ray drives, and CyberLink's PowerDVD Ultra:
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/05/09/reset-cyberlink-powerdvd-blu-ray-region-code-to-free-locking/
BD region coding is done at software level rather than hardware level (as is the case of DVD). The hack outlined above will either allow you to reset the # of available region changes to a ridiculously-high 65,536 or allow you to manually set the region.
Early adopters of stand-alone BD players (except Playstation 3) are screwed up because they can't update their Profile 1.0 players to 1.1 or 2.0; yet owners of PC BD drives can enjoy Profile 1.1 by simply upgrading PowerDVD Ultra with the latest patch. Now it seems owners of BD players are again screwed up because they can't easily change their players' region code without escaping from the threat of BD+, while PC BD-drive owners (like me) only need to change the registry or (for the case of WinVista users) delete a certain file to reset the region counter. Hooray, normal BD players PWNED by BD-equipped PCs!
One more thing: the link above has a comment section where a similar hack for WinDVD users is outlined. So, PowerDVD and WinDVD FTW! To hell with console BD players! (Although PS3 can rejoice about their latest firmware enabling Profile 1.1, they still can't do a thing to change their PS3's region code...)