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Posted by Steve(JazzHunter) on 10/02/58 11:38
On 27 Jan 2006 06:04:17 -0800, "selaboc" <c64fan@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>DVDfanatico wrote:
>> Hi.
>>
>> I have a Sony VGN-A190 laptop that has a DVD burner. My aunt gave me a
>> DVD from GB that is region 2. Is there any software, especially free,
>> that can be used to burn a copy of it region free so I can send it back
>> to her and she can play it on here American DVD player?
>>
>> Also, it doen't say whether there is copyright protection on the DVD
>> like some DVDs have.
>>
>> Is there a good or free DVD copying software that can choose region 1
>> instead of 2 and not burn the copyright protection if there is any?
>>
>> Thanks for any help, advice
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>putting aside the illegality of what you are asking for a moment, most
>of the DVD copying programs out there probably can strip off the region
>coding. Your bigger problem will be that the Region 2 DVD from Great
>Britian is encoded for PAL playback and your Aunt's American DVD Player
>might not be able to play PAL encoded material (whereas, most DVD
>players in GB can handle both PAL and NTSC material, that is not the
>case for many American DVD players which can only handle NTSC
>material). So to be sure your aunt can play it, you would need to not
>only strip off the region coding, but you need to reencode it for NTSC
>playback.
I've yet to find a cheap American-bought DVD player that doesn't also
play PAL, - BEFORE hacking. And most have a hack available to allow
Region 2 playback anyway. http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks.php
... Steve ..
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