Need to change DVD region to 1

Hi Santos,

Thanks for coming to the forums. Unfortunately, the DVD will not be able to be played. The DVD and consoles all have region codes depending on what region you are in. For example region 1 is North America. While region 2 is Western Europe, the Middle
East, South Africa, and Japan. This is why it will not play. You need to get a DVD from your region.

Thanks,

Brad

I read that aleady, so does this mean i need to change my region? I didnt understand it.

Hi,

For the most part Xbox hardware is universal now, even to the point of universal internal power supplies that work in any part of the world. And Xbox game discs are no longer region locked. However, that being said, there is a regional difference for BD and DVD playback built into the drive's firmware itself based on where the machine was meant to be sold.

So, to give an example, if your purchased console has been designated by Microsoft at the factory to be sold in say North America, and in turn, you purchased this machine in North America, the drive will be hard coded for Region A for Blu-rays and Region 1 for DVD's.

As I understand it, the region restrictions for Blu-ray and DVD playback can not be changed.

There's no way to change the DVD region code of the console. It's also possible that the console could be from a country with a different DVD region code.

Just out of interest, what region are the DVDs you're trying to play? This info can be found on the back of the DVD case.

This is region coding issue. If you have a region 1 xbox (US and Canada), then it will play region 1 dvd (us released).

Greetings, HIDDEN. You can only play DVDs from your console’s region or DVDs that do not have regional coding. You cannot change your console's region. Very sorry for the inconvenience!