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Posted by AlanG on 11/26/06 19:17
On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 17:07:40 -0000, "kim" <ntscuser@aol.com> wrote:
>"AlanG" <invalid@invalid.com> wrote in message
>news:vbdjm251ie2vnbdaqq285j3f7m9k0457rm@4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 19:50:41 -0000, "kim" <ntscuser@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> >"Andrew" <nachrichten@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
>> >news:bP%9h.6923$bz5.2687@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>> >> Hello,
>> >> Can someone please tell me the best newsgroup for information on
>hacking
>> >dvd
>> >> players to remove the region-specific restriction ?
>> >
>> >It staggers me that after eight years of region coding people still don't
>> >ask if a DVD player is region-free *before* they buy the ****ing thing.
>> >
>> AIUI all dvd players/recorders *must* have region coding as a
>> condition of use of the firmware. The trick is to buy a device where
>> the manufacturer makes it easy for the buyer to take control of the
>> settings.
>
>No, the trick is to buy from a retailer who clearly states that the players
>they sell are made region-free from the outset.
>
Not always possible. There are no retailers in this town who will do
that. And not all retailers understand the term. I'd rather region
coding was banned as a restraint on trade. But failing that I prefer
to have full control myself and not have to rely on service shop only
tools.
--
"Evil always goes where the power is"
(Buffy)
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