In a message dated 12/9/02 2:37:29 PM, sarah-andrews@uiowa.edu writes:
> If you want to go the cheap, probably illegal route--many players can be=20
> hacked to get around the default region coding.=A0 You can find this=20
> information on the web.=A0 (I'm pretty sure that's what some of our facult=
y=20
> did to their home machines).
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Even though, as a distributor, I'm usually a protectionist, I doubt that it=20
is actually illegal to re-format your DVD player, though it most likely=20
violates your warranty (as if any lasted more than 90 days anyway). It might=
=20
be illegal for a seller to do this, but I group it with the copying of CDs=20
and TV shows -- what you do with legal media in your own home for your own=20
use is almost always allowed in this country.
I suspect what is advertised on DVDTalk, like most multi-system VHS players=20
and DVD players, would be considered gray market in the US, and if I were a=20
media center, I would just go with the most reliable brand, like your JVC,=20
from the most reliable wholesaler/retailer.
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video
PO Box 128
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Phone: (800) 603-1104 or (201) 767-3117
Email: milefilms@aol.com
www.milestonefilms.com
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In a message dated 12/9/02 2:37:29 PM, sarah-andrews@uiowa.edu writes:
If you want to go the cheap, probably illegal route--many pla=
yers can be
hacked to get around the default region coding.=A0 You can find this
information on the web.=A0 (I'm pretty sure that's what some of our faculty=20=
did to their home machines).
Even though, as a distributor, I'm us=
ually a protectionist, I doubt that it is actually illegal to re-format your=
DVD player, though it most likely violates your warranty (as if any lasted=20=
more than 90 days anyway). It might be illegal for a seller to do this, but=20=
I group it with the copying of CDs and TV shows -- what you do with legal me=
dia in your own home for your own use is almost always allowed in this count=
ry.
I suspect what is advertised on DVDTalk, like most multi-system VHS players=20=
and DVD players, would be considered gray market in the US, and if I were a=20=
media center, I would just go with the most reliable brand, like your JVC, f=
rom the most reliable wholesaler/retailer.
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video
PO Box 128
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Phone: (800) 603-1104 or (201) 767-3117
Email: milefilms@aol.com
www.milestonefilms.com
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