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VLC (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) can play non-region DVDs without changing drive regions. It is free. Erik Skutt, Tim wrote: > In order to play some Region 2 DVD's that I have, I have used a software > called DVD region free. I didn't want to set my drive back and forth and > use up the 5 times. I believe it cost me around $40 for this. I'm not > sure if something like this could be considered for the tech carts, as > it probably upsets the MPAA. > > I believe that once the 5 changes were used up you would need to send > the drive back to get it reset again, and then according to this > article, you have a total of 25 times. > > http://www.boingboing.net/2005/02/01/apple_restricting_dv.html > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Peter J Murray > Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 12:22 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [MSUNAG] DVD region codes in tech classrooms > > A professor over here came across an interesting situation regarding DVD > region coding in the tech carts. He taught a class in Wells hall (in > the C section), and he wanted to show a DVD to his class. He put the > DVD in and the computer told him that the DVD player in the computer was > set for Region 3. He set it to Region 1, so he could play his DVD. The > computer also told him that he had 3 region changes left. I know that > you can only switch regions 5 times before the drive locks on to the > last region. He said that there is a lot of language classes taught in > Wells, and I can imagine that there might be some other region DVD discs > that may want to be played on these carts. Just a heads up, please > forward to the appropriate people. > -- Erik Selke Information Technologist Department of Sociology 316 Berkey Hall Michigan State University [log in to unmask]