Will Warner still be region free? - Blu-ray Forum

kenichicorp · 01-10-2008, 09:07 AM

Living in Australia, I have been purchasing many WB BD's since they are region free.

Now that they are blu ray exclusive, will they remain so??

Zyclone · 01-10-2008, 09:09 AM

i imagine warner will stay Region free and New Line will stay region locked.

CastingStones · 01-10-2008, 09:09 AM

Ones hopes, my friend............one can only hope!!!

Merlins · 01-10-2008, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by kenichicorp

Living in Australia, I have been purchasing many WB BD's since they are region free.

Now that they are blu ray exclusive, will they remain so??

Why not? Other Blu-ray exclusive studios release all titles region free so why wouldn't Warner continue to use their policy? They have always had the option to region lock their Blu-ray titles but have choose to not do it.

jw · 01-10-2008, 09:11 AM

I think this is the post DVD era, drop the region coding, Let us be worldwide friends

kenichicorp · 01-10-2008, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Merlins

Why not? Other Blu-ray exclusive studios release all titles region free so why wouldn't Warner continue to use their policy? They have always had the option to region lock their Blu-ray titles but have choose to not do it.

I was under the impressive that because WB released on HDDVD, and there is no region encoding, they followed suit with blu ray.

But now they are exclusive hopefully they continue to do so!!

bageleaterkkjji · 01-10-2008, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by jwbbud

I think this is the post DVD era, drop the region coding, Let us be worldwide friends

or they should just release the same movies on the same day worldwide

Grisle · 01-10-2008, 09:54 AM

I don't see why they would start region coding now.

Zyclone · 01-10-2008, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by bageleaterkkjji

or they should just release the same movies on the same day worldwide

not going to happen

the US gets some dvds when they are still showing the film at the movies in other parts of the world.

HDJK · 01-10-2008, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by bageleaterkkjji

or they should just release the same movies on the same day worldwide

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Originally Posted by Zyclone

not going to happen

the US gets some dvds when they are still showing the film at the movies in other parts of the world.

I think he meant theatrical releases; that would make region coding obsolete.

Zyclone · 01-10-2008, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by HDJK

I think he meant theatrical releases; that would make region coding obsolete.

makes sense my bad.

MarekM · 01-10-2008, 11:51 AM

I hope that NEW LINE will be region FREE for all catalog titles !! (LOTR

)
but I think there will be region lock for new titles hmm, protecting their partners overseas...

Marek

jccca · 01-10-2008, 12:11 PM

I think new line is going to be region free for catalog releases. That's what happened with rush hour 3

MarekM · 01-10-2008, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jccca

I think new line is going to be region free for catalog releases. That's what happened with rush hour 3

Rush hour 3 as new title is region locked

http://bluray.liesinc.net/

Marek

Maxx2029 · 01-10-2008, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MarekM

Rush hour 3 as new title is region locked

I guess better example would be the Pan's Labyrinth, which is region free

and was released six months after the DVD.

WriteSimply · 01-10-2008, 02:00 PM

Warner goes region free on BD because for the most part they distribute their own films. New Line have partnerships hence its need for region coding. However, the same goes with WB when it partners with other partners or another studio. Then the studios would work together for a release strategy.

Short answer to the op: highly unlikely they'll change their policy.

fuad

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01-10-2008, 09:09 AM	#2
Zyclone Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Somewhere over the rainbow Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:304	i imagine warner will stay Region free and New Line will stay region locked.

01-10-2008, 09:09 AM	#3
CastingStones Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Manchester, UK	Ones hopes, my friend............one can only hope!!!

01-10-2008, 09:11 AM	#5
jw Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:519	I think this is the post DVD era, drop the region coding, Let us be worldwide friends

01-10-2008, 09:54 AM	#8
Grisle Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Northern California 4K collection:18 Blu-ray collection:18 Trading Score:12	I don't see why they would start region coding now.

01-10-2008, 11:51 AM	#12
MarekM Expert Member Member since:Oct 2006	I hope that NEW LINE will be region FREE for all catalog titles !! (LOTR ) but I think there will be region lock for new titles hmm, protecting their partners overseas... Marek

01-10-2008, 12:11 PM	#13
jccca Member Member since:Sep 2007	I think new line is going to be region free for catalog releases. That's what happened with rush hour 3

01-10-2008, 02:00 PM	#16
WriteSimply Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Warner goes region free on BD because for the most part they distribute their own films. New Line have partnerships hence its need for region coding. However, the same goes with WB when it partners with other partners or another studio. Then the studios would work together for a release strategy. Short answer to the op: highly unlikely they'll change their policy. fuad

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