Posted by Steven de Mena on 04/02/06 05:56

"Ken" <muffin@labyrinth.net.au> wrote in message
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> Steven de Mena wrote:
>> "Ken" <muffin@labyrinth.net.au> wrote in message
>> news:442D0A0D.4060904@labyrinth.net.au...
>>
>>>Hi guys. Any thoughts on the following?
>>>
>>>I'm a movie buff (in Australia, which is Region 4) and get sent DVDs,
>>>including commercial ones, from friends around the world.
>>>
>>>But my new Acer laptop computer tells me that I must nominate just one
>>>Region for it to play DVDs from. (As a sop, I guess, it allows me 5
>>>initial plays from anywhere, but after that I must settle for whichever
>>>Region I finally select.)
>>>
>>>Can this unfair restriction be circumvented?
>>
>>
>> Why is it unfair?
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>
> No verbal games, please. Do you want me to buy four computers to each
> play one of four DVD regions - a I said, I have friends around the world
> (four regions) who send me DVDs.

No, but the producers have a right to place those restrictions on their
product, which THEY own.

Steve

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