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How to play region 1 DVDs on Laptop

  • 04-01-2012 02:01PM
    #1
    Tidyweb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 402 ✭✭


    Does anyone know how to play region 1 DVDs on a Laptop?


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  • #2
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    You can try using VLC Player. I should point out some DVD drives use RPC-2 protection, which can make playback of protected DVDs very difficult, without modifying your DVD drives firmware, which in itself may not even be feasible

    Nick

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  • #3
    Tidyweb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 402 ✭✭Tidyweb


    Thanks.

    Downloaded it and it worked.

    What is that program. I assume it does more than just allow you to watch other region dvds?

    Thanks


  • #4
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Tidyweb wrote: »
    Thanks.

    Downloaded it and it worked.

    What is that program. I assume it does more than just allow you to watch other region dvds?

    Thanks

    Yes it just ignores region coding of DVDs, as I said though some drives have integrated mechanisms which make these work arounds fail to work :) . I think Mac machines are notorious for it (Matsh!ta/Panasonic DVD Drives)

    Nick

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