i tried searching but the results are unrelated. well is there such a prog that can show if the game is in ntsc or pal? thanks.

I think dvd mulleter will, check for other responses before you download it.

it will.

XBC, Mulleter, Schtrom,... they'll all give you the region code.

One thing though. It's believed (but not proven) that the dmi or pfi from a disc may help MS flag people who may be using backups.

By that I mean the different regions have different security info. So say you download a region free game which was ripped in a PAL region, and you're in the US and play it on your console. If you're connected to LIVE, MS may see that you're using a disc from another region.

Now yes, obviously it could be a legetimate disc ordered from overseas, and they can't ban you on that information only. But is does set off a flag.

And if you keep setting off flags, MS will eventually ban your console. All this bad info doesn't have to be related to one backup. You can a bad timing angle on one disc, another may have a conflicting dmi vs pfi, etc, etc. Those flags add up.

That's why you should always make your own backups.

interesting enough.. even i did not know that.