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Region free DVD drives in laptops?

  • 14-09-2005 9:26am
    #1
    SharpBlade
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11 ✭


    I am about to buy a laptop (my first ever laptop) and the ACER 5021 seems to be a well balanced computer. Now, I have a question regarding the DVD driver fitted in laptops. Are they region free?
    I am asking that because I am about to leave Ireland for good in a couple of months to move to the other end of the planet. ACERs are covered by a 1 year "Collect and Return" warranty as well as an "International Travelers Warranty": I can benefit from the former while in Ireland and from the latter while abroad.

    I thought that all laptop DVD drives would be region free as a laptop is supposed to be used anywhere on the planet but I am starting to doubt that as I found some hacks on the web for laptop DVD drives.


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  • #2
    andy1249
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,402 ✭✭✭andy1249


    The Majority of laptop dvd drives have the same rules as any other dvd drive , you get to change the region coding 5 times , whatever you change it to on the fifth time , thats what you are stuck with ,
    Yes it is assumed laptops travel , but for work purposes only , watching movies is not considered work though , unfortunately. You can still burn dvd's ( if its a writer ) and you can still access dvd rom , but movie playback will be limited to discs coded for the region you set it too on the fifth time.

    You havnt bought the laptop yet , so you should have no problem , when you reach your final destination just set it to the correct region and you should be fine.


  • #3
    SharpBlade
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11 ✭SharpBlade


    It seems this software is the fix to play any dvd in your laptop:
    http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvd.html


  • #4
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Yeah I had the same enquiry. I bought this software...

    http://www.dvdidle.com/dvd-region-free-lite.htm

    which cost me less than €20. It has free lifetime upgrades, this charge is a once-off. It is excellent, works with pretty much any DVD software, running in the background, I've never had a problem with is and I've been using it for 2 years now. I even bought a new laptop, and downloaded it onto that as well using the original reg key.

    Well worth it IMO


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