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Thu, 27 Sep 2007 quidam 'Anthony E. Caudel' inquit ita: |
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> Thinking about ordering a DVD from Amazon.uk (not available here in the |
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> US). It is a region 2 DVD and is in PAL format unlike the NTSC here in |
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> the states. |
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> Will the DVD play in Mplayer? |
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It not so much mplayers problem as it is wether your DVD drive can be |
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set to region 2 or 0 (regionfree). |
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There is a tool called "regionset" which will let you reprogram the |
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drive, but most drives only let you do that a limited number or times |
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(ususally 3-5). |
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An alternative would be to get hold of a regionless firmware somewhere |
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on the internet and flash the drive with that, but this is most likely |
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illegal in your country under the DMCA. |
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HTH, |
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Peter |
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Gentoo is like IKEA -- only stable. |
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