External BD drive can't display many DVDs on Envy X360

[ShuggMcGlummfer]

The problem is this: Like most laptops, the Envy x360 does not have an internal BD/DVD so I've tried 2 externals with the addition of VLC (with added BD codecs) & Leawo BD Player. I can get most BDs to display, including all regions via AnyDVD, but DVDs remain a problem. They show as completely blocky and then freeze as if only some of the audio/video signal is getting through. Anyone any thoughts on this? I've tried uninstalling drivers and so on with no luck.

[banhien]

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@ShuggMcGlummfer wrote:

... , including all regions via AnyDVD, but DVDs remain a problem. They show as completely blocky and then freeze as if only some of the audio/video signal is getting through.

@ShuggMcGlummfer 

This probably due to region blocked.  Nothing we can do about that - There are few hacks around, BUT HP won't allow we post hacks on this forum, please search yourself.

Note: I've got a A$800 Toshiba player ( bought 11 years ago) its LOCKed to one region after a number of tries. After that,  I bought a A$79 player, it plays nearly everything.

Regards.

[ShuggMcGlummfer]

Thanks for the reply. What I don't understand is that the player is set at R2, so insert a R2 disc (disable AnyDVD as it's not needed), attempt to play and the display is completely blocked as per the region blocking you describe.