On Thu, 2006-07-06 at 18:00 +0300, Oded Arbel wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-07-06 at 11:16 +0300, Levy, Chen wrote:
> > I know there are software measures to defeat most stupid DRM schemes, but I
> > feel I shouldn't need to fight with my hardware in the first place.
> >
> > My question is what can I tell the sales drone to get the least invasive
> > DRM
> > on my spanking new DVD drive? Is there a list of friendly manufacturers /
> > models?
>
> None that I could find. I haven't used PCs to place real Video DVDs for
> a while now, as for that I have a DVD player - of which you'd be hard
> pressed to find a non-region-free box these days (I just happen to be
> "lucky" enough to own one), but I'll check my meager and not so new
> selection at home and report if any of them seem to be RPC1.
I've tested three drives:
*) an LG CD-Writer + DVD-ROM: couldn't identify that the region 1 dvd
I've put into it is actually a DVD, but it could be a problem with my
computer, which is very old, or with my distro which is an outdated
Mandriva.
*) a NEC CD-Writer + DVD-ROM: mplayer identified the disc as a dvd,
worked on it a long time and finally the computer stopped responding and
I had to reboot it.
*) LG slim CD-Writer + DVD-ROM that is bundled in the IBM Thinkpad T43:
plays both region 1 and 2 DVDs w/o a problem.
I think that LGs, specifically those that are a writer combo, would
work, and its a notion I've seen around on the web as well, but no
guarantees :-)
--
Oded
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