On 9/12/05, Sovereignty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 4:21 PM -0400 09-12-2005, Keith allen wrote:
> > I believe the critical setting for making DVD's destined for
> > locations outside of North America is the "Country Code". Either
> > match the destination or include all County Codes.
>
> I've ordered a DVD burner. The specs say I am allowed to change the country
> code only five times, including the initial setup. This would indicate, to
> me, that homemade DVDs are country/region specific. However, the way around
Homemade DVDs are not country specific unless you specify the region
code yourself when you make the DVD. Commercial DVDs often are
country-specific but occasionally you'll find one that isn't (I have
yet to hear a rational argument in support of region codes... of
course the media business is pretty ethically bankrupt so I'm not
exactly surprised they behave in such a bandit-like fashion (how many
*large* media companies have been convicted of illegal activities in
various countries over the past few years)).
As for the player only swapping five times... what a farce. It's
ludicrous that media companies can hold their customers hostage like
that. What happens to people who travel with laptops? Do they have to
buy a new DVD drive every three flights across an ocean (next time I'm
in Europe I'll probably buy a cheap DVD player rather than use up two
more of my switches)?
Eric.
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