Re: DVDs and Zones
From: tallyman (tallyman.1dv716_at_mail.mcse.ms)
Date: 10/09/04
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Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 06:09:11 -0500
Also if you search around with Google you can find firmware updates for
a lot of DVD players which make them multi-region. You just download
them, burn to CD, then put them in the player & let them do their
business.
Richard Urban wrote:
> *This function is hard encoded into the DVD player as per the
> restrictions
> set up by those who distribute the movies. There are free
> applications (use
> Google) that can overcome this limitation! Search on DVD zone, or
> something
> similar.
>
> --
>
> Regards:
>
> Richard Urban
>
> aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
>
>
> "Knut Vonheim" <vonheim@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:ORmFRRerEHA.1036@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Hi, I just moved to Europe from the US and brought with me a nice
> stack of
> > DVDs. Yesterday I bought my first DVD here and Windows (I think)
> prompted
> > me
> > if I wanted to change the Zone. HOWEVER, it said I can only switch
> zones
> > so
> > many times (4 I think)?
> >
> > Is this for real? Is there truly a limit to playing different zone
> format
> > DVDs on your computer? Do I need to choose, in the end, from which
> zone I
> > want to watch movies?
> >
> > Please let me know who to complain to! And who to pay to avid
> this?
> >
> > TYIA,
> > Knut
> >
> > *
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