From: gyoungblood (email suppressed)
Date: Tue Jan 10 2006 - 15:45:22 PST
Re: Playing PAL discs on computerPip,
PAL players are not commonly advertised here, and I would say that, apart from computer drives, not many people have them. However, they are very easy to acquire online. Here is the best source for multistandard and region-free players of every kind, and also very good standard coverters:
http://www.world-import.com/dvd.htm
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From: Pip Chodorov
To: email suppressed
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: Playing PAL discs on computer
Dear Gene and others,
how common are players in the US that read PAL DVDs, region coding aside?
-Pip
Jorge Amaro responded to my query and reminded me of the obvious -- the well known app called AnyDVD causes the computer to read any DVD as region-free, and it can be used as a decrypter too. No exotic hacks are necessary. Just install the program. I knew this but had forgotten.
I was asking only about computer DVD drives. There are numerous standalone players, like the Cyberhome CH-300, sold in the U.S. for $30 USD, that are region-free without hacks. I
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