<div>It does read the information from a</div><div>DVD, so unless it's using some kind</div><div>backward compatibility mode, it seems</div><div>to be a DVD unit. I wouldn't bet the</div><div>farm on it though.</div>
<div><br></div><div> -- Bob</div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 3:54 PM, Michael Mol <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mikemol@gmail.com">mikemol@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Seconding VLC.<br>
<br>
DVD-ROM drives have a generic interface, and the commands for querying<br>
the CSS keys are the same across them, but one either needs licensed<br>
player software (which will have its own key), or a player which can<br>
crack or brute the key, such as VLC.<br>
<br>
<br>
To be doubly-clear, though, this is a *DVD* drive, not a *BD* drive?<br>
Blu-Ray playback has a different set of rules.<br>
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On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Matthew Seeley <<a href="mailto:matthew@threadlight.com">matthew@threadlight.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> If it's missing a DVD decoder, then there is an easy fix<br>
><br>
> If you download VideoLAN and install it, does it play the DVD video<br>
> disc? If it does, then it's a software issue, and you just need to get<br>
> a DVD decoder in windows (or just use VideoLan, which won't require<br>
> one)<br>
><br>
> -- Matt<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 3:42 PM, Bob Kline <<a href="mailto:bob.kline@gmail.com">bob.kline@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> A friend had a new DVD unit installed<br>
>> in her Gateway laptop - it's running<br>
>> windoz XP. The unit played DVD movies<br>
>> before the change. Now an error message<br>
>> to the effect "needs DVD reader" - or possibly<br>
>> "needs DVD decoder" comes up.<br>
>> I would have thought the DVD unit would<br>
>> have a generic interface. I don't know what<br>
>> model unit it is.<br>
>> Based on just this much, any suggestions?<br>
>> A driver came to mind, but again, why wouldn't<br>
>> one drive work with all standard drives?<br>
>> -- Bob<br>
>><br>
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