Can I do this?

[James27uk]

I watch alot of dvd through my computer making use of the surround sound, I have recently been buying some in region 1 format as they are quite hard to come by over here. I have found that I can only change the region of my dvd rw 4 times total before it gets locked and there for have left it in region 1 mode as I have other players available. Could I put in another dvd rw to play the standard dvds or would this cause a conflict in the system? Also would I need any additional wiring/loom extensions. I have one cd rw and the dvd rw fitted at the moment.

 

[AlbertLionheart]

Interesting thought - as I have always understood it is the drive that has the regional control this should work.
You can have 4 IDE drives connected to a standard motherboard. This can be 1 x HDD and 3 x DVD/CD drives if you want - you may have to fiddle about with the ribbon cables a bit to get it all to reach but it has to be worth a try. A DVD player drive should be available for less than a tenner, even in Eastbourne.
Look at http://www.ebuyer.com/cat/CD---DVD-Drives/subcat/DVD-ROM-Drives for ideas.

 

[James27uk]

You would suggest trying it with just a dvd reader for now then? I will give it a go and I will let you know what I find out.

 

[AlbertLionheart]

Yes, and if you can borrow one and connect it to the existing cable that would be the easiest and cheapest way to find out if the theory holds true.

 

[SNGX1275]

This page may be of interest to you.

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

Why not just use AnyDVD?

 

[Cinders]

There are many programs that will allow you to change the region settings on your DVD drive reguardless of the prohibitions set into the drive itself. I don't have your problem, but I do have software that will remove any region code from ripped DVD files.