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[MigMac]

Tested today.

I can play region 2 DVDs with the internal drive of the Pismo.

With an external FW drive, I can play my region 1 DVDs. I tried umpteen times with MacOS Sierra, Mojave, Sonoma ==> no way, whatever the software or drives used.

Back in the days, the levels of protections weren't as tight. I remember I could do that with my iMac in the early 2000s. Doing it again with my Pismo and an old vintage FW DVD player. It can even load DVDs that can't be played/read on a modern computer. I have a few DVDs like that (like 'A Scanner Darkly') which are hard to rip even with DVDFab ! I can play those via OS9 now !!

Fully operational vintage station. Pismo bliss again. 

[smilesdavis]

Pismo was released February 16, 2000 and discontinued a year later

just about the death of the vhs

that being said i got about 2000 classic english!!! vhs tapes for free 2 months ago and my kids just love watching south park on vhs and a beamer. nothing will come closer to an analog cinema experience at home

[Jacques]

My QS has a region free DVD drive. RPC1 patched firmware. The good old days

[MigMac]

There's a patch for the Pismo (from C113 RPC2 to X113 RPC1) but I didn't want to take the risk and potentially ruin the drive (it happens). So the solution with a vintage external player was fine for me.