I just purchased "La Bayadere" on DVD of Nureyev's production off of Ebay and I am not sure if my American purchased Compaq Presario's DVD player will play it......can anyone help?
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Question about Bayadere DVD
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Solor
, Nov 02 2002 12:49 AM
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Emeralds Circle
Posted 02 November 2002 - 06:47 AM
i'm no expert here at all.
i have been told that to play PAL dvds from the region covered by england, france, etc. one's dvd player needs to be 'adjusted' to do so AND one needs a tv that has a PAL-compatible.
but as i say, i'm no expert.
my player has been adjusted and my tv can play PAL tapes.
maybe others can chime in w/ more expert opinions and advice.
i have been told that to play PAL dvds from the region covered by england, france, etc. one's dvd player needs to be 'adjusted' to do so AND one needs a tv that has a PAL-compatible.
but as i say, i'm no expert.
my player has been adjusted and my tv can play PAL tapes.
maybe others can chime in w/ more expert opinions and advice.
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Bronze Circle
Posted 28 November 2002 - 12:42 AM
strange....It didnt work for me my computer just wont read it.
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Posted 08 January 2003 - 03:11 PM
Two suggestions:
Compaqs, and the Presario in particular, often have a difficult time executing downloaded shareware. The reason is that Compaq, as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), customises the version of Windows that runs on the Compaq. You'll notice that that is why they have a restore/rescue diskette if you are ever unfortunate enough to corrupt your operating system and why, if you call Microsoft for support, they will refer you to Compaq as soon as you read them your software license number (it has "OEM" in the middle of it to alert them ...).
One solution is to contact tech support at divx.com and see if they have a version customised for the Compaq and specifically for the version of Windows you are running ...
The other suggestion is that you will need to determine what region your computer's DVD player is programmed for. Most DVD players in US computers are for Region 1 (North America), so a DVD encrypted for Region 2 (Europe) won't play ... that information will either be in the technical part of your Compaq's users' manual, or you will be able to get it with a call to Compaq Tech support ...
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Compaqs, and the Presario in particular, often have a difficult time executing downloaded shareware. The reason is that Compaq, as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), customises the version of Windows that runs on the Compaq. You'll notice that that is why they have a restore/rescue diskette if you are ever unfortunate enough to corrupt your operating system and why, if you call Microsoft for support, they will refer you to Compaq as soon as you read them your software license number (it has "OEM" in the middle of it to alert them ...).
One solution is to contact tech support at divx.com and see if they have a version customised for the Compaq and specifically for the version of Windows you are running ...
The other suggestion is that you will need to determine what region your computer's DVD player is programmed for. Most DVD players in US computers are for Region 1 (North America), so a DVD encrypted for Region 2 (Europe) won't play ... that information will either be in the technical part of your Compaq's users' manual, or you will be able to get it with a call to Compaq Tech support ...
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Posted 09 January 2003 - 07:24 PM
Ultimately, that's what counts ... getting something that works. Congratulations and good luck!!
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