On Thu, 15 Sep 2005, Rick
Provine wrote:
> as far as i can tell, they have a counter that will only change region a
> certain number of times before it "locks" after 5 changes. not
> optimal.
>
> there are are some products you can purchase that will supposedly cure
> this, but i am looking for the less espensive and simple approach that
> we can adopt across the institution.
>
> this is not a problem for most students, its the faculty who are less
> adept with technology. just looking for something more bulletproof...
>
> thanks!
>
> r
>
> >>> ghandman@library.berkeley.edu 09/15/05 10:12 AM >>>
> Hey Rick
>
> I was under the impression that DVD-RW drives on PCs and Macs would
> handle
> all regions. I be wrong?
>
> Gary
>
> At 09:16 AM 9/15/2005 -0500, Rick Provine wrote:
> >Howdy:
> >
> >How have you all handled region coding on PCs/Macs (as opposed to
> >set-top players)? Have you found freeware solutions or workarounds
> that
> >allow users access to all dvds in yoru collections?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Rick
> >
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