Two DVD players set to different regions: possible?

I would like to watch a mix of DVDs from Region 1 and Region 2 on my PowerBook G4. Obviously, there is a limit to five region changes.
Would it be possible to use two DVD drives, i.e., my internal SuperDrive, and an external DVD drive, one permanently set to Region 1 and the other permanently set to Region 2, and insert the DVD I want to watch in the appropriate drive depending on the DVD region?
In other words, where does the region control reside? Is it in the drive only, or also in the OS and/or in the DVD Player application?
Thanks
Roberto
PB G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

We never bounce the concurrent manager process when we update the concurrent program define. There has never been a need to do so. But, regardless, it bounces twice a week anyway and it has had no effect.
I do not think this is possible without using a 3rd party/custom solution (ex. Optio).
The requirement is pretty simple really: We have a report that MUST ABSOLUTLEY ALWAYS_ print only to a single, particular printer. And, if it is in a request set that contains other reports and it is defined to print to a different printer they all should go to the "correct" printers.
If anyone has a method to do this please post!
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