On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:37:26 +0100, Roland Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 12:46:03AM -0800, Gary Kline wrote: > > > > Do any of you guys know why the DVD version of HIGH NOON won't play on > > my > > computers? I've tried everything I can think of. Zero. I watched the > > *original* in the theater (I think); then have watched the tape in '98, > > and the DVD just now. I'm not that nutty to waste a DVD-R on it; I'm > > just wondering my none of my players won't play it. > > Different region? Most players are locked to a certain region, and won't > play disks from other regions. Although it is possible to install > upgraded or modified firmware that removes the region encoding, that > usually needs a windows program. And it can brick your player when done > incorrectly. IIRC respecting the region is only necessary for players with a licensed CSS implementation. If the player cracks CSS anyway, it usually ignores the region as well so messing with the firmware shouldn't be necessary. Fabian
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