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I have tried searching before, but I hope things have changed in the last few months. Is there an external DVD (USB or Firewire powered?) which is either
Region-free, or can be hacked?
Thanks,
Mark
"Mark" <m @comparity.not.example.net> wrote in message ... >I have tried searching before, but I hope things have changed in the last >few months. > Is there an external DVD (USB or Firewire powered?) which is either
> Region-free, or can be hacked?
Any DVD drive can be region hacked. Just install DVD Region Free from: http://www.dvdidle.com/dvd-region-free.htm
There are other products which do something similar, but the above one
allows you to copy audio CDs that have copy protection as well. As a
further bonus if you copy DVDs (it even allows copying of CSS protected
using you normal copier), it will remove the user prohibitions.
It costs $40, but you can try it before you actually pay for it. If you are
not interested in some of the bells and whistles, there is a 'lite' version
for $25.
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M.I.5 wrote: > "Mark" <m @comparity.not.example.net> wrote in message > news:45c5d4ec$0$5743$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au... >> I have tried searching before, but I hope things have changed in the last >> few months. >> Is there an external DVD (USB or Firewire powered?) which is either
>> Region-free, or can be hacked?
> Any DVD drive can be region hacked. Just install DVD Region Free from:
> http://www.dvdidle.com/dvd-region-free.htm
> There are other products which do something similar, but the above one
> allows you to copy audio CDs that have copy protection as well. As a
> further bonus if you copy DVDs (it even allows copying of CSS protected
> using you normal copier), it will remove the user prohibitions.
> It costs $40, but you can try it before you actually pay for it. If you are
> not interested in some of the bells and whistles, there is a 'lite' version
> for $25.
The statement "any dvd drive can be region hacked. Just install DVD Region Free" is not true and I found out the hard way. This software, as of today, does not work on DVD Ram drives. --
John Doue
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"John Doue" <notw @yahoo.com> wrote in message ...
> M.I.5 wrote: >> "Mark" <m @comparity.not.example.net> wrote in message >> news:45c5d4ec$0$5743$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au... >>> I have tried searching before, but I hope things have changed in the >>> last few months. >>> Is there an external DVD (USB or Firewire powered?) which is either
>>> Region-free, or can be hacked?
>> Any DVD drive can be region hacked. Just install DVD Region Free from:
>> http://www.dvdidle.com/dvd-region-free.htm
>> There are other products which do something similar, but the above one
>> allows you to copy audio CDs that have copy protection as well. As a
>> further bonus if you copy DVDs (it even allows copying of CSS protected
>> using you normal copier), it will remove the user prohibitions.
>> It costs $40, but you can try it before you actually pay for it. If you
>> are not interested in some of the bells and whistles, there is a 'lite'
>> version for $25.
> The statement "any dvd drive can be region hacked. Just install DVD Region
> Free" is not true and I found out the hard way. This software, as of
> today, does not work on DVD Ram drives.
I don't understand the 'as of today' bit. It works with all of my DVD drives (3) that support DVD-RAM. Why should it suddenly stop working today? -----------------------------------------------Reply-----------------------------------------------
M.I.5 wrote: > "John Doue" <notw @yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:uOBxh.32$S_.25@read3.inet.fi... >> M.I.5 wrote: >>> "Mark" <m @comparity.not.example.net> wrote in message >>> news:45c5d4ec$0$5743$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au... >>>> I have tried searching before, but I hope things have changed in the >>>> last few months. >>>> Is there an external DVD (USB or Firewire powered?) which is either
>>>> Region-free, or can be hacked?
>>> Any DVD drive can be region hacked. Just install DVD Region Free from:
>>> http://www.dvdidle.com/dvd-region-free.htm
>>> There are other products which do something similar, but the above one
>>> allows you to copy audio CDs that have copy protection as well. As a
>>> further bonus if you copy DVDs (it even allows copying of CSS protected
>>> using you normal copier), it will remove the user prohibitions.
>>> It costs $40, but you can try it before you actually pay for it. If you
>>> are not interested in some of the bells and whistles, there is a 'lite'
>>> version for $25.
>> The statement "any dvd drive can be region hacked. Just install DVD Region
>> Free" is not true and I found out the hard way. This software, as of
>> today, does not work on DVD Ram drives.
> I don't understand the 'as of today' bit. It works with all of my DVD
> drives (3) that support DVD-RAM. Why should it suddenly stop working today?
I meant exactly the opposite. AFAIK, DVD region FRee does not presently work with DVD-Ram drive, but I of course keep hoping it will some day. See this url: http://www.dvdidle.com/dvd-region-free.htm
--
John Doue
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"John Doue" <notw @yahoo.com> wrote in message ...
> M.I.5 wrote: >> "John Doue" <notw @yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:uOBxh.32$S_.25@read3.inet.fi... >>> M.I.5 wrote: >>>> "Mark" <m @comparity.not.example.net> wrote in message >>>> news:45c5d4ec$0$5743$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au... >>>>> I have tried searching before, but I hope things have changed in the >>>>> last few months. >>>>> Is there an external DVD (USB or Firewire powered?) which is either
>>>>> Region-free, or can be hacked?
>>>> Any DVD drive can be region hacked. Just install DVD Region Free from:
>>>> http://www.dvdidle.com/dvd-region-free.htm
>>>> There are other products which do something similar, but the above one
>>>> allows you to copy audio CDs that have copy protection as well. As a
>>>> further bonus if you copy DVDs (it even allows copying of CSS protected
>>>> using you normal copier), it will remove the user prohibitions.
>>>> It costs $40, but you can try it before you actually pay for it. If
>>>> you are not interested in some of the bells and whistles, there is a
>>>> 'lite' version for $25.
>>> The statement "any dvd drive can be region hacked. Just install DVD
>>> Region Free" is not true and I found out the hard way. This software, as
>>> of today, does not work on DVD Ram drives.
>> I don't understand the 'as of today' bit. It works with all of my DVD
>> drives (3) that support DVD-RAM. Why should it suddenly stop working
>> today?
> I meant exactly the opposite. AFAIK, DVD region FRee does not presently
> work with DVD-Ram drive, but I of course keep hoping it will some day.
I presume that you are talking about a DVD/CD drive that supports DVD-RAM. It would serve no purpose on a DVD-RAM only drive. Which model are you having trouble with? It works perfectly with 2 LG drives (different models) and with a Samsung. Because of the way DVD region Free works, it should work with any drive. It is regularly updated, and little problems usually get quickly swept up. -----------------------------------------------Reply-----------------------------------------------
In article <45c5d4ec$0$5743$afc38@news.optusnet.com.au>,
Mark <m @comparity.not.example.net> wrote: >I have tried searching before, but I hope things have changed in the >last few months. >Is there an external DVD (USB or Firewire powered?) which is either
>Region-free, or can be hacked?
The slimline NEC series are designed for internal use in a laptop, but they are easily run inside those slim external USB-to-IDE boxes specifically designed for drives of that form factor. The recent ND-6750A (and the well-regarded and widely available
predecessor, the ND-6650A) have abundant RPC1 and riplock-disabled
modified firmware that can be flashed even through one of these external
USB cases.
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M.I.5 wrote: > "John Doue" <notw @yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:QYDxh.60$S_.11@read3.inet.fi... >> M.I.5 wrote: >>> "John Doue" <notw @yahoo.com> wrote in message >>> news:uOBxh.32$S_.25@read3.inet.fi... >>>> M.I.5 wrote: >>>>> "Mark" <m @comparity.not.example.net> wrote in message >>>>> news:45c5d4ec$0$5743$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au... >>>>>> I have tried searching before, but I hope things have changed in the >>>>>> last few months. >>>>>> Is there an external DVD (USB or Firewire powered?) which is either
>>>>>> Region-free, or can be hacked?
>>>>> Any DVD drive can be region hacked. Just install DVD Region Free from:
>>>>> http://www.dvdidle.com/dvd-region-free.htm
>>>>> There are other products which do something similar, but the above one
>>>>> allows you to copy audio CDs that have copy protection as well. As a
>>>>> further bonus if you copy DVDs (it even allows copying of CSS protected
>>>>> using you normal copier), it will remove the user prohibitions.
>>>>> It costs $40, but you can try it before you actually pay for it. If
>>>>> you are not interested in some of the bells and whistles, there is a
>>>>> 'lite' version for $25.
>>>> The statement "any dvd drive can be region hacked. Just install DVD
>>>> Region Free" is not true and I found out the hard way. This software, as
>>>> of today, does not work on DVD Ram drives.
>>> I don't understand the 'as of today' bit. It works with all of my DVD
>>> drives (3) that support DVD-RAM. Why should it suddenly stop working
>>> today?
>> I meant exactly the opposite. AFAIK, DVD region FRee does not presently
>> work with DVD-Ram drive, but I of course keep hoping it will some day.
> I presume that you are talking about a DVD/CD drive that supports DVD-RAM.
> It would serve no purpose on a DVD-RAM only drive. Which model are you
> having trouble with? It works perfectly with 2 LG drives (different models)
> and with a Samsung. Because of the way DVD region Free works, it should
> work with any drive. It is regularly updated, and little problems usually
> get quickly swept up.
Did you by any chance check the url I indicated in my previous post? As indicated on the corresponding page, Region Free does not work with I quote " DVD-RAM, Matshita XX-8xxx, SW-9xxx series DVD drives, and Torisan DRD-Uxxx series DVD drives". I happen to have a Matshita which is not supported. --
John Doue
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