I inquired with some of our faculty about what to look for in a code-free
player. They recommended getting a long warranty, as these are prone to
breaking down, and to make sure your tv, etc. were also PAL compatible.
Here is some additional information: http://www.dvdtalk.com/rce.html
If you want to go the cheap, probably illegal route--many players can be
hacked to get around the default region coding. You can find this
information on the web. (I'm pretty sure that's what some of our faculty
did to their home machines).
Sarah Andrews
University of Iowa Libraries
Monographic Acquisitions
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 11:19:23 -0800 (PST)
Reply-To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu
From: "Gail Fedak" <gfedak@mtsu.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <videolib@library.berkeley.edu>
Subject: Re: Ramon Sender films
Status:
In reference to this thread, and related to other titles as well, we have
searched for multinorm players and have been told by vendors that they
cannot be purchased in the U.S. Is this correct? If so, why? If not, can
anyone make recommendations? Thanks in advance for any enlightenment.
Gail B. Fedak
Manager, Instructional Media Resources
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
phone 615-898-2740
fax 615-898-2530
email gfedak@mtsu.edu