myPC:
The nec 2500a that I recently bought looks like it can be flashed to remove the Region Code and a rip speed lock. Now I have not had a problem with the drive. Maybe if I wasn't new to DVD ripping I would be able to tell the speed problem but it seems to do it pretty fast. I probably dont need to to flash it but I like doing that kind of stuff. I have used DVDInfoPro to find the firmware I currently have. 1.06 and the extra 03121900. The new firmware looks like it gives you 1.062003121900, the only difference being the 20. I dont know if i am looking in the wrong place and not seeing the whole number together or what. So I need to do some more research before I go messing with it.