[G4] DVD region-free update

[Dale Hoffman]

>Pioneer DVR-A05 RPC1 (region free) firmware released
><http://www.cdrinfo.com/>
>
>note: this is not in response to a specific, recent post... but it 
>does seem to be an
>ongoing thread and since I just stumbled on this I thought I should 
>pass it on:
>
>>As it seems, it taken some extra time, but a region free firmware 
>>came out for
>>the DVR-A05 (105) of course unofficially! The patched firmware is the latest
>>version (1.30) and as the "The Pioneer Region Free DVD firmware page" says
>>"...2x and 4x speed selection for 1x media should be introduced later on...".
>
>the d/l is here:
><http://pioneerdvd.rpc1.org/DVR-105%20v1.30%20-%20RPC-1.zip>
>
>good news for me at least, now to see if it flies....
>db, Austria

The firmware installer is a PC .exe so you'll need a PC to load it 
onto the drive.
A PC with firewire.
DaleH