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
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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>> 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
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