OFF: Followup DVD question

[Jerry Guizar]

From: "Dan Witt" <Warren_Oates at MSN.COM>

> Not really, exceptions are players that have hacked firmware or loopholes.
> Easier is to play the DVD on a computer running hacked software to play
all
> regions.  DVD regions are just there so they can control what you watch,
Pal
> and NTSC are actually different formats.

   My first DVD (a Toshiba 1202 I think) was region-free. I just changed the
region using my Hollywood+ software. My current one (Toshiba 1402), I have
a firmware hack for - otherwise I'm limited to 5 changes.

Jerry