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Old 26-11-2000, 14:37
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probably a daft question but here goes.

Is it possible to connect the DVD player on my PC so I can watch it on my TV.

If so how and where do I get the bits from ?

Thanks
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Old 26-11-2000, 15:30
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You will need a graphics card with TV-out or better still a DVD decoder card which will give you DD5.1 and DTS sound. Available from any computer shop.
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Old 26-11-2000, 16:25
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Yeah your best bet is to get an MPEG card which will have a video out, and an optical out, but in all honesty you are much better buying even the cheapest stand alone DVD player
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Old 27-11-2000, 16:41
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Believe me you'll be even better off with a DVD player.
Until PC software becomes more commonplace on DVD I can't see why anyone would want a DVD rom drive in the first place.

Does anybody do the following.....

Boot up a PC, run the DVD software and then sit on a swivel chair staring at a 15" or 17" monitor for two hours watching a widescreen DVD movie.

I doubt it.
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Old 29-11-2000, 16:41
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We are working on a new concept called http://www.DVDsender.com This will certainly do what you want wirelessly but maybe the easyest way for now is to use a TV out card available from PC World or someone like http://www.cpc.co.uk and if you then need a wireless connection to your TV then take a look at the VS100 from AEI Security at http://www.videosender.co.uk
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Old 03-12-2000, 10:41
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Thanks for the advice. Think I'll by a player.
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Old 03-12-2000, 12:54
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As I understood, it is better to use a DVD player in your PC because it overcomes the 'region' problem via software that otherwise prevents certain DVDs from being played that have been purchased outside the 'UK' region.

Any experts on this?
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Old 03-12-2000, 14:10
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A player like the Samsung 709 or 511 can be made region free via a handset hack.
To do it on a PC you need to flash the firmware on the DVD Drive and use a region selector for the software.
Go for a player.
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Old 04-12-2000, 13:21
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Originally posted by RichP
A player like the Samsung 709 or 511 can be made region free via a handset hack.
To do it on a PC you need to flash the firmware on the DVD Drive and use a region selector for the software.
Go for a player.
I have the Creative PC-DVD DXR2 drive and it was region free firmware when i got it, and I was given by creative the Remote Selector software to change the region fo disks that needed that, it is my understanding that NO pc-dvd rom drive can have region codeing because they can be used anywhere in the world. or has that changed since DVD came out?
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Old 04-12-2000, 20:38
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Originally posted by donaldmarshall
I have the Creative PC-DVD DXR2 drive and it was region free firmware when i got it, and I was given by creative the Remote Selector software to change the region fo disks that needed that, it is my understanding that NO pc-dvd rom drive can have region codeing because they can be used anywhere in the world. or has that changed since DVD came out? [/b]

I believe the opposite is true, all DVD ROM Drives sold within the last year or so are region locked (RPC2). Mine was, I found the way around it at http://www.7thzone.com.
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Old 04-12-2000, 21:00
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Oh well mine was one of the first in the UK so thtas maybe why
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Old 16-12-2000, 19:39
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all pc dvd drives give u 5 chances to change the region before it is permanently locked
however u can easily wipe the firmware every 5 times or with many drives just once and then u have an rpc1 drive

take a look here - http://www.firmware.com.bi/
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