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Good news, the matshita drives can now be unlocked:
http://forum.rpc1.org/viewtopic.php?t=43082
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There has been speculation that one can use Boot Camp to load up Windows XP and then use region-free software like AnyDVD or Region Free DVD on top of that to get through the protection. While this works with other drives, I can confirm that I have tried it on my brand-new Macbook Pro (i.e. Matshit...

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Hello, I have a big question. Is the Macbook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16 Ghz capable of playing 1080i or 1080p .ts files in H264 with VLC? I am planning to buy one, would be great to connect it to an HDTV. I tried it on a friends Macbook pro but could not get it to work with VLC 8.6. Does anybody hav...

I have the same problem (MBPro core 2). Unfortunately there's nothing the VLC team can do about it. Apple has been a real bitch and put in a double check of the region, both hardware and software apparently, and Vlc just won't work. You need to flash the drive's firmware to make it region-free. Howe...