On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:35 pm, you wrote: > Could some one out there please explain to me what happens to a dvd > drive when it locks into a region. > I have a sony Vaio laptop with a dvd that is locked to region one and I > would like to put it into an emac we have - after all it is a sony > player > tom samson > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
It is a firmware lock, designed not to be tampered with. It was put forward by the Hollywood companies to stop DVDs being distributed in various markets at the same time ie normally you can buy a region 1 dvd from the US before the movie has been released at the cinemas here in Australia. As for your dvd drive from the Vaio laptop, it won´t fit. The eMac takes a standard 5 1/4" half height drive, with a standard ide interface and power connector on the back. The Vaio is likely to havea slim line drive designed for a laptop (may be 1/2¨ thick), with a laptop-style connector that carries both the ide and power connector in one. Unless of course it is an external DVD drive, but then you run the risk of breaking it when trying to pop open the case and removing the wiring. Cheaper just to go an buy a standard DVD drive for it. Around $140 will get you a Pioneer A07 burner (not sure if the new dual layer A08s are supported in OS X yet). Seeya Rod! -- -- From Rod´s Linux Box
