[ILUG-Social] Hackin' DVD Regions

[Niall O Broin]

On Thu, Nov 09, 2000 at 06:38:43AM +0000, John Kelly wrote:

> Most methods I've seen involve a remote of some kind (Usually one of those
> all-in-one remotes will do).  The other suggestion is to get the machine
> chipped.  I've been told somewhere on Dame Street in Dublin will do it for
> you, but I've yet to find it.
> 
> Your best bet is to check the internet first.  Do a search on Google for
> "<yourmake> <yourmodel> region hack".  Substitute "Hack" for "unlock" if
> you don't get any decent results.

If you're in the market for a standalone DVD player, you should look at the
one from Scan - lower end of the market, but reputedly better than the
Wharfedale and cheaper AND it plays CDs full of MP3s. The web site also says
that "The SC-2000 also works with RCE protected Region 1". I don't know what
that means, but I'd hazard a guess that there are now Region 1 discs which
are able to detect if they're on a region-unlocked player and refuse to
play, in a similar manner to the way in which some new Playstation games
won't play on mod chipped (effectively "region unlocked") Playstations.



Regards,


Niall