VLC vs. Apple DVD Player

jcar901 · Post by **jcar901** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:06 am

I have seen some discussion regarding playback with VLC vs. Apple DVD player. Can someone describe the advatages and disadvantages to each.
Thanks

melville · Post by **melville** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:13 am

You can only change the DVD Player's dvd region code 5 times. After that it's locked. With VLC there's no region lock.

For me that's the main difference.

Post by **Conor** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:48 am

You can only change the DVD Player's dvd region code 5 times. After that it's locked. With VLC there's no region lock.

It's true that VLC does not check the region compared to DVD Player, but the 5 allowed changes that you're talking about are not implemented by DVD Player but by the firmware of the DVD drive; so even if one chooses to use VLC the DVD Region lock is still present.

Now that the new VLC listens for the Apple remote control I use them interchangeably. Although I do prefer the floating controls in DVD Player; but because I am used to them, not because they might be superior.