do region free BLUS work on PS3? - Blu-ray Forum

mikey3319 · 02-19-2009, 04:13 PM

just curious cause i want to get the tim burton batmans. Do they play on the US CANADA ps3?

kpkelley · 02-19-2009, 04:14 PM

Yes. If the movie is region free it will play on a Region A player.

bajor27 · 02-19-2009, 04:14 PM

Yes, region free blus should work on all Blu players

A lot of Blu-rays released in the US are actually region free as well

bajor27 · 02-19-2009, 04:16 PM

Duplicate

benricci · 02-19-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by mikey3319

just curious cause i want to get the tim burton batmans. Do they play on the US CANADA ps3?

Just a tip in case you want more imports in the future - Any imports currently being sold on Amazon.com will play in your North American player, which is nice.

If you buy directly from Amazon.co.uk or another international site, you should check that the release is not region locked first.

http://bluray.liesinc.net/

matthewrounds · 02-20-2009, 05:36 PM

yes, I bought the Matrix Set from the UK, works just fine.

metsfan1545d · 02-20-2009, 08:00 PM

itll play fine

Twankies08 · 02-20-2009, 08:20 PM

Yep they sure do, I bought The Neverending Story and
it played perfectly on my PS3!!

gatsbythegreat · 07-23-2013, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Twankies08

Yep they sure do, I bought The Neverending Story and
it played perfectly on my PS3!!

They do indeed, my good man. The system is capable of playing Blu-rays as well as DVD's and CD's.

tylergfoster · 07-23-2013, 05:30 AM

Be sure to read Blu-Ray.com reviews of discs to make sure that not only are the discs region free, but that there is no PAL content on the disc, as PAL content will not play in US players. As the movies are in HD, you're always safe as far as the feature presentation, but extras are often in HD. There can also occasionally be SD PAL trailers before the main menu, although that doesn't seem to happen too often anymore.

RBBrittain · 07-23-2013, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by tylergfoster

Be sure to read Blu-Ray.com reviews of discs to make sure that not only are the discs region free, but that there is no PAL content on the disc, as PAL content will not play in PS3s. As the movies are in HD, you're always safe as far as the feature presentation, but extras are often in HD. There can also occasionally be SD PAL trailers before the main menu, although that doesn't seem to happen too often anymore.

Corrected. Though the U.S. PS3 won't play PAL content, many non-PS3 U.S. BD players will if properly configured.

(Edit: You also should be careful with foreign BDs that have 1080i50 content, such the UK editions of most BBC titles; those won't play in U.S. PS3s either.)

blu-ray_girl_fan · 07-23-2013, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by gatsbythegreat

They do indeed, my good man. The system is capable of playing Blu-rays as well as DVD's and CD's.

Why did you revive a four-year-old thread?

Petra_Kalbrain · 07-23-2013, 05:37 AM

"Region free" means no restrictions anywhere.

gatsbythegreat · 07-23-2013, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by blu-ray_girl_fan

Why did you revive a four-year-old thread?

The man was in dire need of information.

MifuneFan · 07-23-2013, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by gatsbythegreat

The man was in dire need of information.

The man hasn't been active since 2010. I say good sir, do get that monocle re-adjusted! It's simply unbecoming of a true gentleman to fail as much as you do.

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Last Activity: 11-07-2010 06:05 PM

blu-ray_girl_fan · 07-23-2013, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by gatsbythegreat

The man was in dire need of information.

gatsbythegreat · 07-23-2013, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MifuneFan

The man hasn't been active since 2010. I say good sir, do get that monocle re-adjusted! It's simply unbecoming of a true gentleman to fail as much as you do.

Forgive me, old sport - I was under the impression that the man could make a resurgence and it is in our best interests to keep him at bay should he indeed appear once more.

blonde_devil · 07-23-2013, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

"Region free" means no restrictions anywhere.

yeah but there are/were issues with PAL movies not working 100% right in North America as mentioned above. I think though if it is something big like Doctor Who, the studio is aware and corrects it.

if it is a US movie/show - Twilight Zone, Superman set, etc - then you are pretty safe when it is region free. I have 4 seasons of Twilight Zone and my PS3 loves them.

Petra_Kalbrain · 07-23-2013, 04:53 PM

Now I am embarrassed! This is the first time in my tenure hear at BD.com (going back 6 years) that I didn't notice a necrothreading situation. What makes it worse is that I responded within the necrothread with a genuine and legitimately well intentioned response.

:facepalm to myself:

Mobe1969 · 07-23-2013, 08:37 PM

If you have a UK, HK, Australian ps3 it will play anything region free. If you have a us or Japanese ps3 it won't play any 1080i 60 region free material or anything that has 1080i 60 in the load sequence.

02-19-2009, 04:13 PM	#1
mikey3319 Active Member Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray reviews:1	do region free BLUS work on PS3? just curious cause i want to get the tim burton batmans. Do they play on the US CANADA ps3?

02-19-2009, 04:14 PM	#3
bajor27 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Location:BC, Canada Blu-ray collection:1031 DVD collection:2 Trading Score:5	Yes, region free blus should work on all Blu players A lot of Blu-rays released in the US are actually region free as well Last edited by bajor27; 02-19-2009 at 04:16 PM.

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tylergfoster Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Seattle, WA 4K collection:884 Blu-ray collection:4450 DVD collection:1148 MA collection:2163 Digital collection:1725 iTunes collection:50 Prime collection:3 Trading Score:249	Be sure to read Blu-Ray.com reviews of discs to make sure that not only are the discs region free, but that there is no PAL content on the disc, as PAL content will not play in US players. As the movies are in HD, you're always safe as far as the feature presentation, but extras are often in HD. There can also occasionally be SD PAL trailers before the main menu, although that doesn't seem to happen too often anymore.

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Petra_Kalbrain Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Vancouver, BC 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:561 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:20	"Region free" means no restrictions anywhere.

07-23-2013, 04:53 PM	#19
Petra_Kalbrain Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Vancouver, BC 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:561 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:20	Now I am embarrassed! This is the first time in my tenure hear at BD.com (going back 6 years) that I didn't notice a necrothreading situation. What makes it worse is that I responded within the necrothread with a genuine and legitimately well intentioned response. :facepalm to myself:

07-23-2013, 08:37 PM	#20
Mobe1969 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Brisbane, Australia 4K collection:980 Blu-ray collection:1610	If you have a UK, HK, Australian ps3 it will play anything region free. If you have a us or Japanese ps3 it won't play any 1080i 60 region free material or anything that has 1080i 60 in the load sequence.

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