I know you cannot play all DVDs on all DVD players

unless you have an "all region" DVD player,

so the question is are laptop/notebooks "all region"

Compaq, Dell, Toshiba etc

Most likely the DVD player in your laptop has the region in firmware. There are hacks that you can apply which will make the firmware region free.

Or, you can use software, like VLC to play any region DVD without modifying the firmware.

Most likely the DVD player in your laptop has the region in firmware. There are hacks that you can apply which will make the firmware region free.

Or, you can use software, like VLC to play any region DVD without modifying the firmware.

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watch out for the The Nopir.B worm

Edited May 8, 200521 yr by bangbuathong

There are two things which detect region on computers, the physical DVD drive itself, and the DVD playing software (windvd, powerdvd, etc). For the phyical drive, many have firmwares that you can patch (www.rpc1.org). For the software, you need a workaround, like "dvd region free".

I've played DVD's from 3 regions on my Compaq Notebook without any problems

I've played DVD's from 3 regions on my Compaq Notebook without any problems

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After about 6 plays the drive will lock itself to that region

and all others will by unplayable.

Older drives can be unlocked but not the later ones. This site gives details.

That is why you need the VLC mentioned above

I've played DVD's from 3 regions on my Compaq Notebook without any problems

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After about 6 plays the drive will lock itself to that region

and all others will by unplayable.

Older drives can be unlocked but not the later ones. This site gives details.

That is why you need the VLC mentioned above

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DVD ghost or anydvd lets yoiur drive play all regions even if it is locked into a region and removes all protections from the disc, usefull when ripping or when to copy the disc

it works fine on the latest drives (some matshita and philips drives exempt.)

I've played DVD's from 3 regions on my Compaq Notebook without any problems

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After about 6 plays the drive will lock itself to that region

and all others will by unplayable.

Older drives can be unlocked but not the later ones. This site gives details.

That is why you need the VLC mentioned above

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That may be true in some cases, but that hasn't been the case for me. I've played them (multi-region DVD's) for 2 years, many times, and still no problems

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On my Medion Laptop you could change the region about five times then I guess it locked. Similarly my Iomega Ext DVD writer.

Edited May 9, 200521 yr by spacebass

I've played them (multi-region DVD's) for 2 years, many times, and still no problems

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That's why they are called muiltiregion DVD's

I know you cannot play all DVDs on all DVD players

unless you have an "all region" DVD player,

so the question is are laptop/notebooks "all region"

Compaq, Dell, Toshiba  etc

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I took my English 'Dell' noebook in to be Thaied,so I could run GPRS on it. When it came back I found that it had been fitted with a DVD player. Only problem is it won't touch DVD's,only VCD's.....strange