Hi Mark, Try play them with VLC which shouldn't ask you to change region code.
Cheers, Kazu On 21/07/2011, at 12:55 PM, Mark Secker wrote: > This reminds me of something I was going to ask a few weeks back - Does > anybody know the best setup for an external multizone DVD player for a > macbook pro and mac book air setup? > > I've recently acquired a reasonably large DVD collection from someone who's > upgraded to BlueRay but a number of them are zone 1 or 2. My macbook is > saying there are only 3 zone changes left and not really wanting to flash the > bios on this (or even sure if it is possible). > > If the external ones are multi zone or have unlimited zone changes that would > be great but if the prices are low enough I wouldn't mind getting one each > for zone 1 and 2. > > thanks > > > From: Ashley Mulder <ashley.mul...@student.curtin.edu.au> > Reply-To: wamug <wamug@wamug.org.au> > Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:25:33 +0800 > To: wamug <wamug@wamug.org.au> > Subject: Re: New MacMini & optical drive > >> Or just buy an external drive from JB hifi >> >> http://www.macworld.com.au/gadget-guide/lite-on-enau-33355/ >> >> lite-on eNau series of drives are usb powered and cheap ($80) >> >> >> On 21/07/2011, at 9:49 AM, Ray Forma wrote: >> >>> >>> The following web pages give some idea of the cost of adding an external >>> optical drive to the new MacMini. >>> >>> For an external, bus powered, optical drive enclosure >>> <http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/VLSS9TOPTU2/> >>> >>> For the actual drive <http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Apple/UJ867A/> >>> >>> Note prices are in US$. You need to add postage of about US$ 10. No >>> Australian duty payable if total order is under AU$ 1000 >>> >>> I suspect that these items will become difficult to source over the next >>> few months. >>> >>> Check with Daniel Kerr if he can supply these items locally. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Ray Forma >>> Mob +61 (0) 428 596938 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >>> >>> >> >> Ashley Mulder >> BSc (Forensic and Analytical Chemistry) | (Forensic Science Hons.) >> PhD Student (Chemistry) >> Department of Chemistry >> Curtin University >> ashley.mul...@student.curtin.edu.au >> a.mul...@curtin.edu.au >> >> >> >> >> -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > > > > ________________ > mark.sec...@uwa.edu.au > Mark Secker (Ba. Bus. IS/IP, ECU) > Teaching Facilities Administrator > Business School IT Services > > The University of Western Australia - CRICOS provider number 00126G > M261 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009 > Phone 6488 1855, Fax 6488 1055, > > > > > > > > > -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>