@johnno1986 about CEDIA (from Insiders thread)

[CAB]

I'm not supposed to answer questions there as it is questions to forum approved industry insiders.

Click to find out about CEDIA expo.

I hope you are looking at the front page and see this pop up.

[johnno1986]

G'day CAB,

Thanks for your response.

Cheers.

United we stand.

[CAB]

G'day mate,

Just left Melbourne about a week ago. I saw very little blu-ray and holy-jeez, PS3s "on sale" for almost $1K Australian. Is it true that players there have to be region-free? A local told me that it was the law for DVD.

Cheers,

[johnno1986]

G'day CAB,

I'm not too sure about the law saying they have to be region free. I would have to check that. As for the cost of the PS3, I know and boy does it suck. Everything is expensive here. The amount of Blu-ray media is also lacking but word is we are going to start getting quite abit more soon, which will be nice. Hope I helped.

Cheers.

United we stand.

[CAB]

Find out if you are region free. If so, I'll send you a PM next time I'm heading you way and you can let me know what titles you want me to stow in my carry-on. We'll get you hooked up and for cheap! Won't cost me much at all to ship the stuff once I'm there.

[johnno1986]

G'day again CAB,

I am still trying to find the answer. Thanks for your generosity. Greatly appreciated. I will get back to you again real soon.

Cheers.

United we stand.

[johnno1986]

G'day CAB,

It would appear as though our ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) feels that DVD players that enforce region coding may violate the Trade Practices Act. So I would say that players over here must be able to play DVDs (and I guess BD/HD DVD) from all regions. Hope that helps.

Cheers.

United we stand.

[WickyWoo]

Australia is a vicious cycle

The selection stinks so people import

Because people import, the selection stinks

[CAB]

I find what I miss most when I travel abroad is the immediate availability of anything I want. I was in Sweden for 8 weeks one time and ordered an Apple Extreme Express WAP the first week I was there and when I left, I stopped by the shop to cancel the order that was still on backorder! Oh and I miss massive grocery stores and wet-aged beef.

[Lepton]

Please please please... for the love of God. Don't let Sony and/or the BDA disappoint at CEDIA. I know it may be too late... but give me a break. They are just giving it away to Micro$oft.

[Ascended_Saiyan]

Originally Posted by Lepton

Please please please... for the love of God. Don't let Sony and/or the BDA disappoint at CEDIA. I know it may be too late... but give me a break. They are just giving it away to Micro$oft.

Do you really believe the BDA is giving anything away? I guess that comes from being on the outside looking in.