On 04/28/2017 07:28 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2017-04-28 13:54, Paul Groves wrote:
Hi All,
So after much investigating and back and forth with Panasonic I have discovered that this drive's firmware is locked to only play back protected DVDs in Windows.
Panasonic have informed me that they have a contact with Microsoft to only allow playback on their OS. The funny thing is Windows cannot play DVDs without 3rd party software (VLC) so it all smells like BS to me.
As I recall, I told you to ask the VLC people instead. The answer from Panasonic is as expected.
I have read this thread and I am thoroughly confused. My understanding is that the DVD player is installed in the computer which is running Linux but the problem described sounds like a standalone player. I have never found any DVD that won't play in my systems and I have had a rather diverse mixture of manufacturers, all based on the "cheap" criteria. It is my understanding that dvdcss unencrypts DVDs and allows them to play and that process is region independent. If Panasonic makes a DVD player that is region-specific and I had bought said drive, I would bitch about it mightily then trash can it and go buy something like this LG DVD burner I have now that cost me all of about US$18 new. As a side note, since DVD media does deteriorate over time (what media doesn't?) I have several terabytes of backed up DVD movies. I find that with my new 4K TV I can simply copy a movie to a USB stick, put it in the TV and no DVD issues, no possible damage to DVD media, just pure digital enjoyment. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org