Posted by The Kwizatz Haderach on 09/03/05 09:48

Gary wrote:
> "killjoy" <killjoyNO@SPAMwarmmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4318cbb0$0$97110$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net...
>
> Bollocks. sorry you say it is a region 2+4 a lot of DVDs are. region 4
> normally means PAL 50HZ on an Australian DVD. region 2 = PAL 50HZ I would
> suggest instead of blaming the software for not playing back a DVD it should
> be able to play back you look at the possibility that the drive in your
> computer is having a problem with this disk. Try using a drive cleaner and
> make sure the disk is really clean. the software is not interested in the
> region as long as the region is one that it is allowed to play. ( some r4
> DVD are NTSC or South American PAL ) could that have a bearing on it?)

In my experience older versions of PowerDVD have compatibility issues
with certain titles. The R4 release of Jackie Brown wouldn't play at all
on an older version of PDDV. Plays fine on 5/6.

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