Can i make my powerbook's dvd player region free?

citystar2k · citystar2k #1 (**permalink**)

07-20-2004, 09:15 AM

Hi, i was just wondering whether i can make my powerbook's dvd player region free. I cant understand why region locking is still in practice now when 99% of new dvd players are region free.

rman · rman #2 (**permalink**)

07-20-2004, 11:31 AM

I don't think so. There are firmware patches that might help you with your problem, but it will void your warrantee and break the player.

citystar2k · citystar2k #3 (**permalink**)

07-20-2004, 06:24 PM

Thanks for replying but i still think it's so wrong for all new computers/laptops to be supplied with region locked players.

MoltenLava · MoltenLava #4 (**permalink**)

07-21-2004, 01:05 AM

Maybe the region free DVD players are more prevalent in UK. In US region free players are not really legal.

I agree with you though. DVD region stuff don't really work, and it only creates barriers for the users.

Icarus · Icarus #5 (**permalink**)

07-21-2004, 01:28 AM

eh...I've never run into a problem with it. (though I'm not importing many DVD's from Japan, either) so it's all the same to me.

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citystar2k #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 18, 2004 Location: North Derbyshire, United Kingdom Posts: 178 Mac Specs: 12" 1.33 GHz PowerBook w/SuperDrive, 60GB HDD, 1.25G RAM.	07-20-2004, 09:15 AM Hi, i was just wondering whether i can make my powerbook's dvd player region free. I cant understand why region locking is still in practice now when 99% of new dvd players are region free.
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MoltenLava #4 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	07-21-2004, 01:05 AM Maybe the region free DVD players are more prevalent in UK. In US region free players are not really legal. I agree with you though. DVD region stuff don't really work, and it only creates barriers for the users.
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Icarus #5 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	07-21-2004, 01:28 AM eh...I've never run into a problem with it. (though I'm not importing many DVD's from Japan, either) so it's all the same to me.
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