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Old 6 Feb 2002, 07:51 PM   #1
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Question Making my player region free

I have a Sony Vaio notebook docking station with a DVD player in it - type Mat****aujda 710. I am unclear whether this means I have a software DVD or hardware DVD. This model does not appear in any of the downloads that I can see.
Can anyone tell me whether I can unlock it please and if so, how?
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Old 11 Feb 2002, 09:22 AM   #2
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The difference between software and hardware DVD,
is the way the DVD is decoded.

Either its a program with a mpeg-2 decoder, for example PowerDVD or WinDVD ::software
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a PCI card that decodes the DVD :: hardware

in your case you wouldn't have hardware decoding.
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Old 11 Feb 2002, 05:54 PM   #3
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Thank you EvoSx. Does this make it easier to hack and if so, any ideas on how to do it?
Many thanks
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Old 11 Feb 2002, 08:58 PM   #4
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Check out this link.

http://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/articles/region.html

I'm sure it'll get you on your way!

//Evo
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Old 11 Feb 2002, 11:21 PM   #5
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