--- Forwarded Message from Lee Forester <[log in to unmask]> ---

>Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2002 06:51:52 -0500
>From: Lee Forester <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
>Organization: Hope College
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum     <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: LLTI Digest - 2 Dec 2002 to 4 Dec 2002 (#2002-21)
>References: <md5:411944EE916533B2DB3A1DB8E01A7459>

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Mike writes:
> 
> Can anyone recommend a company to purchase a somewhat inexpensive=20
> multistandard VCR that will play on a NTSC TV and a code free DVD=20
> player. Our library is setting up a viewing area for our collection =
> and=20
> needs a price estimate and some recommendations.  Do they make =
> combo=20
> multistandard dvd/vcr players that output to any TV?
> 
I recently purchased a Daiwoo 5800 DVD player from Sam's Club. It's
listed as playing only region 1, but will actually play other regions if
the 'secret code' is entered. A colleague of mine has used it
successfully for German DVDs (region 2 I believe and definitely PAL) and
has played them successfully on an American TV.

It cost $80.00 so I suspect that qualifies as inexpensive.

It's worked fine for me so far but I haven't had it that long.

I'm not sure about the legal issues of multiregion players, I'll let
others speak to that.

Lee 

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Dr. Lee Forester
Assoc. Professor of German
Dept. of Modern and Classical Languages
Hope College
Holland MI 49423
tel: (616) 393-9533
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