this is a problem with macrovision on your dvd player, you need a hack to disable it.
the following hack will make it region free but i cant find a way to disable macrovision.
First of all you turn on the dvd player.
Next you have to press eject.
After you eject the drive you have to Press setup.
Finally you press 3333 on the remote control.
Secret menu comes up
Go to the one that says "0." for multi-regions
This hack allows you to play a vcd.
Gary
May 2005