> Having said that, I would advise you _against_ buying a MacBook [2]. > > [2] http://debarshiray.multiply.com/journal/item/181/MacBook_DVDs_etc.
> And how is this the Macbook's fault ? DVD region encoding is enforced > by all legally manufactured DVD players. Apple, OS X or Steve jobs has > nothing to do with it. Which means you have either never legally bought a DVD in recent times, or have not used a recently procured DVD player. If you had you would have seen how most non-Apple manufacturers don't implement hardware region encoding, and the LG and SONY players that I have seen with my own eyes and touched with my own hands are legally manufactured. > And FWIW, the stores that you buy your DVDs from, don't necessarily > pay attention to the regions *they get their supplies from*, hence > your problem. That is precisely the problem, isn't it? Regards, Debarshi -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
