--- 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 ------------------ >>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