Blu Ray US Region Free Thread?

[drees5761]

Any chance of a thread stating what discs released in the USA are region free and one for region locked. There is a thread on the International forum but not here, and as im in the UK it would be very useful!

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by drees5761

Any chance of a thread stating what discs released in the USA are region free and one for region locked. There is a thread on the International forum but not here, and as im in the UK it would be very useful!

Here you go: http://www.blurayregioncodes.com/index.php?region=a

You can also change it to Region B or C.

[drees5761]

Thanks, but i was thinking about something on here like these:
https://forum.blu-ray.com/united-kingdom/155718-uk-region-free-releases-bd-com-reviews.html

https://forum.blu-ray.com/united-kin...m-reviews.html

[Clark Kent]

Originally Posted by drees5761

Any chance of a thread stating what discs released in the USA are region free and one for region locked. There is a thread on the International forum but not here, and as im in the UK it would be very useful!

For the U.S., it is much easier determining the region status by which studio released it. Warner, Paramount and Universal always release everything region-free, so as long they distribute the movie the BD will be playable anywhere. The major studios all have consistent standards in determining what is region-free and what is not for the most part. The trouble comes from the minor distributors, who rarely own global distribution rights to a film. Criterion is often prevented from releasing their Blu-rays as anything but region-locked Blu-rays.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

For the U.S., it is much easier determining the region status by which studio released it. Warner, Paramount and Universal always release everything region-free, so as long they distribute the movie the BD will be playable anywhere. The major studios all have consistent standards in determining what is region-free and what is not for the most part. The trouble comes from the minor distributors, who rarely own global distribution rights to a film. Criterion is often prevented from releasing their Blu-rays as anything but region-locked Blu-rays.

Right, and it's always a crap shoot when it comes to Fox and Sony. Some of their titles are region free and some are not. Disney also always locks their titles to Region A in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

[crs]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Disney also always locks their titles to Region A in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

Really? I've got plenty of region free US releases from Disney.

[Clark Kent]

Originally Posted by crs

Really? I've got plenty of region free US releases from Disney.

Most new releases from Disney are region-locked, though it has become more sporadic in the past year. Disney and Fox were the two main studios behind region coding on Blu-ray.