PoTC 3 region coding - Blu-ray Forum

Bullseye · 12-18-2007, 02:37 PM

Well "At Worlds End" arrived today from Amazon.com. First thing i notice on the cover it only states region A. So i check the other two films which I also imported in from amazon.com and they both had ABC. It turns out the last of the three films is region locked. This is a f**king pain.

Scorxpion · 12-18-2007, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Bullseye

Well "At Worlds End" arrived today from Amazon.com. First thing i notice on the cover it only states region A. So i check the other two films which I also imported in from amazon.com and they both had ABC. It turns out the last of the three films is region locked. This is a f**king pain.

I have read it here in the forum,that POTC3 is region free,have you tried it

damandan05 · 12-18-2007, 02:44 PM

I'm really sorry to hear that, why didn't you read the description which said it was region 1. I'm sure you can just return it though.

Gigantic-Girth · 12-18-2007, 02:45 PM

What happens when you try to play it?

Bullseye · 12-18-2007, 02:48 PM

I did not try it. I was going to return it. If you look http://bluray.liesinc.net/ it states its region locked.

Bullseye · 12-18-2007, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by damandan05

I'm really sorry to hear that, why didn't you read the description which said it was region 1. I'm sure you can just return it though.

I ordered this months ago when there was no description on region. I wrongly assumed that it would be the same as the preivious two movies. That movie has not been in the cinemas in months so there was no need for region locking. Infact its out here in Ireland but since I had the other two from amazon.com i did not bother to cancel.

CptGreedle · 12-18-2007, 02:50 PM

strange why they would do that, unless it is still out in theaters in another country somewhere.
blu-raystats.com does not list if it is region free or not so you are probably right. That sucks.

Bullseye · 12-18-2007, 02:59 PM

If someone can confirm that its region free then of course i will keep it. But i don't want to take the chance incase.

Brandon B · 12-18-2007, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by CptGreedle

strange why they would do that, unless it is still out in theaters in another country somewhere.
blu-raystats.com does not list if it is region free or not so you are probably right. That sucks.

It is a new release. The others were catalog releases. Not really strange, just a bummer.

SKRUhddvd · 12-18-2007, 03:06 PM

remember the packaging on these already show 1080i which is wrong. the region coding may also be printed incorrectly.

Bullseye · 12-18-2007, 03:09 PM

Is there anyone else in Europe who has imported this title from the US and its worked on a Region B player?

CptGreedle · 12-18-2007, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by SKRUhddvd

remember the packaging on these already show 1080i which is wrong. the region coding may also be printed incorrectly.

Although that too is possible, i see nothing online saying it is region free either.
And as Brandon B's cat pointed out, the other releases were not "new" releases, but "catalog" titles, while AWE is a new release and is more likely to still be playing in another country somewhere.
Region encoding is their way of preventing loosing sales of their film while it is still in theaters cause people can just buy in on disc.

bhampton · 12-18-2007, 03:33 PM

Wish I could check my copy for you but all I have is a US PS3.

Hate to hear about problems like this.

Good Luck,

Brian

BluMonkey · 12-18-2007, 03:42 PM

I kinda thought @ some stage region coding would come back, In the UK I get robbed on BD prices so in the end I bought a player from the US ... the UK amazon has sellers from the US on there so I can get region A with cheaper postage than buying from .com Amazon... however the BOGOF are worth Having ... I bought 2 Bundled BD sets on BOGOF so 8 movies inc delivery for £35 ... fantastic .... UK amazon did a buy 2 get one free .. no way man

WickyWoo · 12-18-2007, 04:16 PM

They are locking US releases to stop foreign buyers from taking advantage of the low dollar

DrinkMore · 12-18-2007, 04:35 PM

Still waiting for the PS3 to become "region free"

I guess the little nerd responsible for that ingenious hack has either yet to be born or was aborted. Either way - here's to hoping!

Merlins · 12-18-2007, 05:22 PM

It is correct that the last movie is region coded. It follows my rought guidlines posted a while ago. New day and dates from Sony and Disney are regionised. All other releases from them are region free.

It looks like they think the bonus disc for PotC is a catalouge disc or that the region locking only applies to movies because the bonus disc is in fact region free...

DrinkMore · 12-18-2007, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Merlins

It is correct that the last movie is region coded. It follows my rought guidlines posted a while ago. New day and dates from Sony and Disney are region free. All other releases from them are region free.

It looks like they think the bonus disc for PotC is a catalouge disc or that the region locking only applies to movies because the bonus disc is in fact region free...

You mean region locked?

Bullseye · 12-18-2007, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by WickyWoo

They are locking US releases to stop foreign buyers from taking advantage of the low dollar

Why does the weak dollar effect them?

WickyWoo · 12-18-2007, 06:58 PM

Because they can get it from amazon.com for about half the price as amazon UK or the other European Amazons

12-18-2007, 02:37 PM	#1
Bullseye Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Ireland Home Theater Gallery:24 4K collection:70 Blu-ray collection:760 Blu-ray reviews: 44	PoTC 3 region coding Well "At Worlds End" arrived today from Amazon.com. First thing i notice on the cover it only states region A. So i check the other two films which I also imported in from amazon.com and they both had ABC. It turns out the last of the three films is region locked. This is a f**king pain.

12-18-2007, 05:22 PM	#17
Merlins Senior Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Göteborg, Sweden	It is correct that the last movie is region coded. It follows my rought guidlines posted a while ago. New day and dates from Sony and Disney are regionised. All other releases from them are region free. It looks like they think the bonus disc for PotC is a catalouge disc or that the region locking only applies to movies because the bonus disc is in fact region free... Last edited by Shin-Ra; 12-18-2007 at 05:32 PM. Reason: fixed typo

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12-18-2007, 02:44 PM	#3
damandan05 Active Member Member since:Apr 2007	I'm really sorry to hear that, why didn't you read the description which said it was region 1. I'm sure you can just return it though.

12-18-2007, 02:45 PM	#4
Gigantic-Girth Member Member since:Dec 2007 Blu-ray reviews:3	What happens when you try to play it?

12-18-2007, 02:48 PM	#5
Bullseye Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Ireland Home Theater Gallery:24 4K collection:70 Blu-ray collection:760 Blu-ray reviews: 44	I did not try it. I was going to return it. If you look http://bluray.liesinc.net/ it states its region locked.

12-18-2007, 02:50 PM	#7
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	strange why they would do that, unless it is still out in theaters in another country somewhere. blu-raystats.com does not list if it is region free or not so you are probably right. That sucks.

12-18-2007, 02:59 PM	#8
Bullseye Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Ireland Home Theater Gallery:24 4K collection:70 Blu-ray collection:760 Blu-ray reviews: 44	If someone can confirm that its region free then of course i will keep it. But i don't want to take the chance incase.

12-18-2007, 03:06 PM	#10
SKRUhddvd Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:colorado	remember the packaging on these already show 1080i which is wrong. the region coding may also be printed incorrectly.

12-18-2007, 03:09 PM	#11
Bullseye Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Ireland Home Theater Gallery:24 4K collection:70 Blu-ray collection:760 Blu-ray reviews: 44	Is there anyone else in Europe who has imported this title from the US and its worked on a Region B player?

12-18-2007, 03:33 PM	#13
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:981 Blu-ray collection:2537 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	Wish I could check my copy for you but all I have is a US PS3. Hate to hear about problems like this. Good Luck, Brian

12-18-2007, 03:42 PM	#14
BluMonkey Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:UK Blu-ray collection:131	I kinda thought @ some stage region coding would come back, In the UK I get robbed on BD prices so in the end I bought a player from the US ... the UK amazon has sellers from the US on there so I can get region A with cheaper postage than buying from .com Amazon... however the BOGOF are worth Having ... I bought 2 Bundled BD sets on BOGOF so 8 movies inc delivery for £35 ... fantastic .... UK amazon did a buy 2 get one free .. no way man

12-18-2007, 04:16 PM	#15
WickyWoo Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2007 Trading Score:2	They are locking US releases to stop foreign buyers from taking advantage of the low dollar

12-18-2007, 04:35 PM	#16
DrinkMore Banned Member since:Apr 2007 Location:That's What She Said! Blu-ray collection:140 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:3	Still waiting for the PS3 to become "region free" I guess the little nerd responsible for that ingenious hack has either yet to be born or was aborted. Either way - here's to hoping!

12-18-2007, 06:58 PM	#20
WickyWoo Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2007 Trading Score:2	Because they can get it from amazon.com for about half the price as amazon UK or the other European Amazons

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