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emazur
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_ 		25. August 2007 @ 23:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
As people like me are gradually moving onto Vista I'm guessing this question is going to keep popping up (actually I've been on Vista since March but never tried to play a foreign disc til now).

Previously I used to play foreign-region DVDs in Xp and win2k by using a freeware called "Remote Selector" (available in videohelp.com region free tools section) which works with PowerDVD or WinDVD. It worked whether your drive is region free or region locked (I have 1 of each drive now).

I have version 5 of these softwares, which are old and I don't know if Vista compatible (don't know 'bout Remote Selector either) so I was just hoping I could play in Media Player Classic which I already have installed. It will play region 1 DVDs in my region 1 drive, but my region free drive will only play region-free discs. VLC will play audio but no video.

So what's a free way for me to play foreign discs? Will DVD43 work? I've heard mixed reports about it's Vista compatibility. If not, what else can I do?

Also, if I flashed my region free drive back to the original Region-2 will I be able to play region-2 discs on that drive and Region-1 discs on the other without the need for any 3rd party software? If so that would work for now, but when I get a laptop that won't be a good solution
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marioinc
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_ 		26. August 2007 @ 05:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes, DVD43 should work. Otherwise there is AnyDVD from slysoft that works
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emazur
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_ 		27. August 2007 @ 13:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Got a newer version of vlc and now my region free drive will play whatever I throw at it. But the video it more pixelated than it should be, and a google search has shown me other people have this problem too. Anyone know a solution?
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marioinc
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_ 		29. August 2007 @ 00:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
USE DVD43!!!!! Because vlc can't decode the video properly since it's protected
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