Region 2 Blu-rays on PS3 - Blu-ray Forum

SuperBuckeye30 · 07-18-2008, 05:18 AM

Hey everyone,

I have been wanting to purchase Run Fatboy Run on Blu-Ray for the longest time, but I have to Ebay it to get it over here. But before I do, is there any problem with Region 2 Blu-Rays? Will they play in a PS3?

wormraper · 07-18-2008, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by SuperBuckeye30

Hey everyone,

I have been wanting to purchase Run Fatboy Run on Blu-Ray for the longest time, but I have to Ebay it to get it over here. But before I do, is there any problem with Region 2 Blu-Rays? Will they play in a PS3?

If it's a Region 1 PS3 it will only play Region 1 DVD's.

UKTruBlu · 07-18-2008, 05:34 AM

Run Fatboy Run is region locked to region B.

SuperBuckeye30 · 07-18-2008, 05:46 AM

Thanks guys, appreciate it! This is disappointing news though! But if a Blu-Ray is Region Free, it will play fine correct?

bhampton · 07-18-2008, 09:23 AM

If a blu ray is region free it will play.

If a DVD is region free but PAL .... it still won't play in a NTSC (US) PS3. (As an example I had a UK region free DVD of Pink Floyd's PULSE and my US PS3 rejected it because it was PAL so I picked up a second hand NTSC copy here.)

You could likely play that region 2 DVD in one of your computers with VLC (freeware.)

I have lots of DVDs from France (mostly kids cartoons) and if I want to watch one on the PS3 I'll just convert the movie itself to MP4 and the use a flash drive to watch it on the PS3.

-Brian

quirkmanly · 07-18-2008, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhampton

If a blu ray is region free it will play.

If a DVD is region free but PAL .... it still won't play in a NTSC (US) PS3. (As an example I had a UK region free DVD of Pink Floyd's PULSE and my US PS3 rejected it because it was PAL so I picked up a second hand NTSC copy here.)

You could likely play that region 2 DVD in one of your computers with VLC (freeware.)

I have lots of DVDs from France (mostly kids cartoons) and if I want to watch one on the PS3 I'll just convert the movie itself to MP4 and the use a flash drive to watch it on the PS3.

-Brian

Also bear in mind that UK/European Blu-ray special features in standard definition will not play on an US PS3. Obviously if they are of no interest to you that wouldn't be a problem.

Cheers!

QM

07-18-2008, 05:18 AM	#1
SuperBuckeye30 New Member Member since:Apr 2008	Region 2 Blu-rays on PS3 Hey everyone, I have been wanting to purchase Run Fatboy Run on Blu-Ray for the longest time, but I have to Ebay it to get it over here. But before I do, is there any problem with Region 2 Blu-Rays? Will they play in a PS3?

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07-18-2008, 05:34 AM	#3
UKTruBlu Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Surrey, England Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:170 Blu-ray reviews:1	Run Fatboy Run is region locked to region B.

07-18-2008, 05:46 AM	#4
SuperBuckeye30 New Member Member since:Apr 2008	Thanks guys, appreciate it! This is disappointing news though! But if a Blu-Ray is Region Free, it will play fine correct?

07-18-2008, 09:23 AM	#5
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:987 Blu-ray collection:2543 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	If a blu ray is region free it will play. If a DVD is region free but PAL .... it still won't play in a NTSC (US) PS3. (As an example I had a UK region free DVD of Pink Floyd's PULSE and my US PS3 rejected it because it was PAL so I picked up a second hand NTSC copy here.) You could likely play that region 2 DVD in one of your computers with VLC (freeware.) I have lots of DVDs from France (mostly kids cartoons) and if I want to watch one on the PS3 I'll just convert the movie itself to MP4 and the use a flash drive to watch it on the PS3. -Brian

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