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vsp · 12-28-2005, 01:45 PM

Mediamatics seems to have done the trick, though it took a little twiddling to get it to accept DVDs without a "Key exchange failed" error.

Is there a way to dupe the software and/or drive firmware (a Compaq 8x laptop DVD-ROM, I can dig up the model number as needed) into making it region-free? I do have a fair collection of Region 3 horror flicks that my wife would like to watch on the road.

EDIT: Giving <a href="http://www.dvdidle.com/dvd-region-free.htm">this</a> a 30-day trial before buying, and it seems to work great.

12-28-2005, 01:45 PM	#5
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	Mediamatics seems to have done the trick, though it took a little twiddling to get it to accept DVDs without a "Key exchange failed" error. Is there a way to dupe the software and/or drive firmware (a Compaq 8x laptop DVD-ROM, I can dig up the model number as needed) into making it region-free? I do have a fair collection of Region 3 horror flicks that my wife would like to watch on the road. EDIT: Giving <a href="http://www.dvdidle.com/dvd-region-free.htm">this</a> a 30-day trial before buying, and it seems to work great. Last edited by vsp; 12-28-2005 at 04:48 PM.