Can PS3 play region-free Blu ray movies?

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Originally Posted by SuperTorRainer

My sister sent me a supposed region free blu ray from Ireland to me in Canada but neither my PS3 nor my Sony Blu Ray player will play the disc. It recognizes and displays the title of the disc and it even plays the '2 Entertainment' intro but will not get to the menu. Disappointed. So much for a region free disc. I assume the player must be region free if anything.

It is probably region free, but encoded in 1080i 50hz which would be incompatiblenwith your ps3 and Sony player. region free 1080p or 1080i60hz will play.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by SuperTorRainer

My sister sent me a supposed region free blu ray from Ireland to me in Canada but neither my PS3 nor my Sony Blu Ray player will play the disc. It recognizes and displays the title of the disc and it even plays the '2 Entertainment' intro but will not get to the menu. Disappointed. So much for a region free disc. I assume the player must be region free if anything.

Which title did you try to play?

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Originally Posted by SuperTorRainer

My sister sent me a supposed region free blu ray from Ireland to me in Canada but neither my PS3 nor my Sony Blu Ray player will play the disc. It recognizes and displays the title of the disc and it even plays the '2 Entertainment' intro but will not get to the menu. Disappointed. So much for a region free disc. I assume the player must be region free if anything.

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Which title did you try to play?

IKR?!?!? Nothing like coming into a thread, ranting and complaining about something in hopes of maybe finding out potential reasons/solutions for your problem, and then vanishing without sharing THE ONLY DETAIL NECESSARY for us to be able to possibly render help or provide an explanation.

[mvmatthis]

Not sure on this or not but fron the updates you do I have read that PS3 is region free. Meaning no matter what region a movie is from it should work. I mean if you look the USA ps3 does play PAL which comes from the UK and other countries so it should play. I will soon be finding out for myself but I don't see why it would not work.

[mr_dYb]

Originally Posted by mvmatthis

Not sure on this or not but fron the updates you do I have read that PS3 is region free. Meaning no matter what region a movie is from it should work. I mean if you look the USA ps3 does play PAL which comes from the UK and other countries so it should play. I will soon be finding out for myself but I don't see why it would not work.

Someone can comfirm this?

[Villiam Hayes]

Originally Posted by mr_dYb

Someone can comfirm this?

The PS3 is not region free,any machine will play region free discs but it is still region locked.
There is a different voltage between the American and U.K. model but this can be worked round by using a different power cord.
PAL and NTSC are DVD encodes.