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§ ita § - May 07, 2008 9:19:23 am PDT #6093 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Does that help?

That only gets me the first worksheet, unfortunately. I tried putting the worksheet name in, but maybe I need Budget!A1:ZZ99999 or something.


sumi - May 07, 2008 9:31:14 am PDT #6094 of 25501
Art Crawl!!!

Has anyone bought a dvd that plays region 1 and region 4?

(I'm looking at import dvds of Alatriste because I suspect it will never be released here.)


Jon B. - May 07, 2008 9:37:32 am PDT #6095 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Has anyone bought a dvd that plays region 1 and region 4?

The Philips 642 player can be easily hacked via a remote code to be region free. It costs around $60. For some reason Amazon is charging $189(!!!), but google Philips 642 DVD and you'll find a lot of reputable dealers selling it for $60ish.

It's a good player too. I've had it for years and it's reliably played anything I've thrown at it.


Jessica - May 07, 2008 9:41:49 am PDT #6096 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

For some reason Amazon is charging $189(!!!)

That's nuts!

I think I bought mine at Target for $64.


sumi - May 07, 2008 9:41:57 am PDT #6097 of 25501
Art Crawl!!!

Well, I'm looking at a dvd - not planning on getting a new player.


amych - May 07, 2008 9:43:22 am PDT #6098 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Sumi, I don't have any dual-coded dvd's, but I've run across a few here at work -- it's a sensible solution for the Latin American market, so I'm surprised that they didn't turn up a long time ago. Of course, all our players are region-free, so I have no idea how they play if you have a region 1 player, except that theoretically they should.


Jon B. - May 07, 2008 9:43:56 am PDT #6099 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Well, I'm looking at a dvd - not planning on getting a new player.

I must be missing something. You're looking for a DVD *disk* that's multiregion? I don't get it.

t edit and amych's answer still leaves me confused.


amych - May 07, 2008 9:45:04 am PDT #6100 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Not for one, at one -- the South American import version of Alatriste is coded for both regions 1 and 4: [link]


Jon B. - May 07, 2008 9:48:23 am PDT #6101 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Ahh! i get it. Thanks. Well, if it says it's coded for Region 1, it had better play on Region 1 players. I mean, isn't that the point?


sumi - May 07, 2008 9:49:26 am PDT #6102 of 25501
Art Crawl!!!

So, it's a standard thing then?