Multi Region DVD

[Superjoe]

Is there a FREE way of making my laptop play region 1 DVD's?

[Sir_SpankalotUK]

dvd genie maybe?

[slappy]

i did search a good 12months back and you could actually beat the region lock out for free on most to make the drives multi region http://www.pcreview.co.uk/articles/Hardw...gion_free/

never followed it up beyond that as i picked up a second dvd drive for free, so just have one running region 1 another running region 2

[PhilmoreButts]

DVD Shrink rips the protection off - then rip DVD to harddrive and watch from that

[slappy]

i believe you still need the drive to match the region before hand otherwise dvd shrink will reject the disc

[Superjoe]

What you believe and what you can prove are often two different things.......

[slappy]

just tried

region 1 Space Above and Beyond in my region 2 dvd drive and dvd shrink rejected it unless i change the drives region

   
   

[PhilmoreButts]

lol - I used to watch Space Above and Beyond - shame it was cancelled.......

[slappy]

for some reason when i brought it, customs decided to place it in a bonded warehouse, a month later they randomly released it

it was all still in its plastic wrapping etc but the parcel had clearly been opened, stamped with impounded and came with a letter stating it had been opened and held by HMRC, I figure it must have been siezed as part of a drugs impounding and later processed out as not involved

[Sir_SpankalotUK]

I have a dvd drive with no region coding, had to flash it with a tweaked firmware

[Superjoe]

Why is it so difficult on the PC, and so easy on normal players ????????