dvds and laptops

[Jack Kollmann]

There are also a number of software programs that will bypass (if that's 
the right word) DVD region codes and translate (if that's the right word) 
between PAL and NTSC.  I hesitate to recommend a particular program, some 
of which are illegal because they offer a bypass of copyright no-copy 
encryption, but if you Google the topics of DVD region codes and PAL/NTSC 
compatibility, I think you'll find several links to relevant software, some 
of which may be free.

Jack Kollmann


At 02:12 PM 3/29/2007, you wrote:
>Not with the awful Windows Media Player, but if you download the VLC media 
>player (which also plays more video formats than WMP), it will play DVDs 
>from any region.
>http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
>
>all the best,
>RJS
>
>
>Deborah Hoffman wrote:
>
>>I know I should probably know this after all the virtual ink that has 
>>been spilt about dvd players, but here goes:
>>
>>  Would I typically be able to play a Russian DVD on a fairly new laptop 
>> (Windows XP, built in DVD player)? Does it matter if the DVD is PAL or NTSC?
>>
>>  Zaranee spasibo...
>>
>
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