[vlc] Re: Region Free

[Jean-Paul Saman]

Benjamin Pracht wrote:

>On Mon, May 23, 2005, Robert Yu wrote :
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>>By default does libdvdcss handle RP-C2 drives? If not, what to I use
>>to crowbar the damn thing? I've bought some region 3 movies and I'd
>>like to use them.
>>
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>There is no absolute answer to this... When libdvdcss first came out,
>it supported all RPC2 region free (as livdvdcss reads data differently
>from traditional DVD reading sofwares). However, some constructors have
>begun adding some low level region check livdvdcss cannot override. If
>you own such a driver, your only solution is to flash your drive using a
>RPC-1 frimware.
>
>Please also brear in mind that livdvdcss sometimes have hard times
>reading dvds from a player that hasn't initially to a region, whatever
>it is...
>
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>
Maybe try a different driver. It seems to be solely driver related.

Grtz,
Jean-Paul Saman.

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