
Select the right region (I’m guessing North America, region #1) and click on “Set Drive Region”, and … In fact, the very first time you insert a DVD you should see this:

On the other hand, Apple makes it really easy within Mac OS X to set things correctly. In terms of your concern about the region coding on your MacBook Pro DVD player, you’re right to be aware of it: while you can change it from one region to another, you can only do so a half-dozen times, and then you’re stuck with whatever region you last selected.

Sweet! Nice to hear from someone who’s part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group that sponsors the Oscars! If you have some spare screeners, send ’em along to our offices, eh? 🙂
