--- Forwarded Message from John William Bowden <[log in to unmask]> ---

>From: John William Bowden <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Code Free DVD Players
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 07:12:56 -0600 (CST)
>In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> from "Automatic digest processor" at Feb 08, 2002 12:00:56 AM

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>>From: Daniel Tom <[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject: Code Free DVD Players
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>
>I know the problem of DVD region codes has been discussed previously on
>LLTI, specifically with regard to buying code free players and being
>locked into a region on Mac DVD players after several switches.  My
>question is slightly different.
>
>We are looking into purchasing a DVD player as we are increasingly
>receiving requests from instructors.  The various language departments
>also offer several film courses and the instructors would like to switch
>to using DVDs rather than videos.  However, I suspect that the DVDs for
>the foreign films they use are available in the US and are region 1
>encoded.
>

We just picked up a Malata (I don't recall the model offhand) region free
unit which plays all CD-R(W)s, VCDs, MP3, all region and region switchable
plus progressive scan.  This little unit ran only $285 shipping included.

I don't recall the URL to the company we bought it from, but I can probably
dig it up when I'm back in the office on Monday.  I think a quick Google
search would bring it up though.


John Bowden
Information Processing Consultant
UWM, Language Resource Center
[log in to unmask], 229-6018