- Get an external DVD drive -- the internal drive does not seem to allow region-free viewing!
- Install VLC media player.
- Create an auto-run AppleScript for VLC. Open Script Editor (Applications » AppleScript » Script Editor), and paste in this code:
Save this filea as, for example, LaunchVLCDVD to the Applications folder (or any other folder).(* LaunchVLCDVD by Mohan Noone, 2009 drmohan@aol.in*) set diskname to "/dev/rdisk" & ((length of (list disks)) - 1) activate application "VLC" tell application "Finder" set frontmost of process "VLC" to true end tell tell application "VLC" OpenURL "dvdnav://" & diskname fullscreen play next end tell - Change the system's auto-run options. Open System Preferences » CDs & DVDs. From the drop-down menu for When you insert a video DVD select Run script..., and select the saved script you just created.
[robg adds: I haven't tested this one.]

