Author: Stuart Matheson Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Macbook Air (ok,
it's not factory linux but you can install it)
>>> Then I remembered that half my DVD collection >>> is region 1, and getting regionless playback working on
>>> the Mac was probably more effort than it was worth.
>>
>> VLC seems to work perfectly with any region DVDs, don't know about
>> remote support though. Unfortunately the single mouse button can be a
>> little cumbersome with X apps.
>
> I did look into that, but I figured that the 'just all works out
> of the box' and 'nicely integrated apps' advantage of a Mac would
> be lost at that point.
I think for Apple to ship a software DVD player that was region free
might cause some legal issues (although don't know why VLC would get
away with it then), that or (more likely) the distribution companies
might kick up a stink.
