Sony PCV RX403N

[ricardolobomorell]

Hiya,

How do I make my DVD Player on my PC Multi-Region?

I use Power DVD.

Rick.

[kee-lo_]

You could try:

- DVDGenie
- DVD Region Free

See which one works for you.

[ricardolobomorell]

are they proggys and where do I get them from?

[robpaxton]

You will have to use DVD region free from www.dvdidle.com

Because your drive has RPC2 firmware DVD genie will not work.

Regards, Rob

[ricardolobomorell]

You will have to use DVD region free from www.dvdidle.com

Because your drive has RPC2 firmware DVD genie will not work.

Regards,  Rob

Thanx Rob - I have tried the software - you get an evaluation period of 30 days before you have to purchase a release code which costs aoround £30.

Not bad really - as a decent region 1 DVD player costs anything from £70 upwards.

Thanx.

Rick.

[robpaxton]

Have you tried the Pro version - the one that caches the data from your drive?

If you have, does it reduce drive access as much as the site claims?

Regards, Rob

[ricardolobomorell]

Have you tried the Pro version - the one that caches the data from your drive?

If you have, does it reduce drive access as much as the site claims?

Regards,  Rob

Rob,

I am new to DVD's on PC's - I don't understand what you mean by caching etc!!

Sorry!

Rick.

[robpaxton]

Caching just means that it reads a big chunk of data from the DVD to memory and then uses the data in memory to play the DVD.

It should save battery power (on a notebook) and reduce the time your dvd drive has to run to play a DVD thereby reducing wear and tear on the drive.

Probably not a huge problem for your desktop machine however

Regards, Rob

[ricardolobomorell]

Caching just means that it reads a big chunk of data from the DVD to memory and then uses the data in memory to play the DVD.

It should save battery power  (on a notebook) and reduce the time your dvd drive has to run to play a DVD thereby reducing wear and tear on the drive.

Probably not a huge problem for your desktop machine however   

Regards,  Rob

Rob,

There is a slight delay intransfer - not as smooth as my regular dvd player in the lounge - but this saves me from having to chip my Sony DVD player which I have been quoted around £80 to do so.

Rick.

[robpaxton]

Thank you for your reply - The sooner DVD region coding goes the way of the Dodo the better.

Regards, Rob