The "what region code is it?" thread - Page 8 - Blu-ray Forum

MOONPHASE · 12-09-2007, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mastertang

Yeah, what ever happened to showing the back of the box on amazon? They really suck sometimes because they go with some copied and pasted information without actually reading the box. On most websites it lists the audio an the disc as dolby digital and the HDDUD version as having DD+, even though the Blu version has PCM 48/24 audio (kind of important I'd say).

simply put they think people wont pay attention to that or maybe its some dudders trying to tell these people the wrong information so that more people will buy the dud version

Zaphod · 12-09-2007, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Merlins

Amazon is not so accurate.

I especially love it when they give Blu-ray movies numbered regions...

Thrawn · 12-09-2007, 01:05 PM

Thanks Guys, that saves me some money

MOONPHASE · 12-09-2007, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Zaphod

I especially love it when they give Blu-ray movies numbered regions...

because they dont realize that blu-ray and hd-dvd have a different kind of region encoding then regular dvds.

Clark Kent · 12-09-2007, 10:01 PM

No one should ever pay attention to what region Amazon lists for a particular disc. Go to an independent source for that information. Amazon frequently gets the region coding wrong!

AaronSCH · 12-10-2007, 12:18 AM

Does anyone know if "Robbie Williams: Live at the Royal Albert Hall" is region free? I had this on DVD and it is a great concert. He covers a number of tunes from the catalogs of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Bobby Darin and others. I wanna pick this one up!

kenichicorp · 12-12-2007, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Clark Kent

No one should ever pay attention to what region Amazon lists for a particular disc. Go to an independent source for that information. Amazon frequently gets the region coding wrong!

Learn't that the hard way with Live Free & Die Hard! Amazon had it listed as Region Free. When it arrived, Region A!!!

Merlins · 12-13-2007, 06:50 PM

Harry Potter movies are now updated to be region free. Die Hard had already the most correct information (region coded).

I I do not have time to change so many more titles.

MarkGubarenko · 12-13-2007, 08:24 PM

is cast away region coded?
back cover says nothing

l.b.jeffries · 12-14-2007, 04:41 PM

bad news for everyone else here in the UK, lost season 3 is NOT region free. oh, and by the way i'm new here, so HI!!!!

AnimeOnBlu · 12-14-2007, 05:27 PM

Anyone know if the German "Crank: Extended Edition" is region locked to B or Region Free? Thanks in advance.

http://www.amazon.de/Crank-Extended-...7656709&sr=8-1

yeslek · 12-16-2007, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by l.b.jeffries

bad news for everyone else here in the UK, lost season 3 is NOT region free. oh, and by the way i'm new here, so HI!!!!

Purcho · 12-28-2007, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Merlins

I guess so. Lionsgate have started to use the policy to have day-and-dates region coded and catalogue titles region free. Same policy as Disney and Sony have. But you never know the correct region coding until the disc is tested.

The DTV forum is now showing this movie (WAR) as region free. Along with both new to blu-ray releases of the resident evil movies. Can some one here confirm this before i buy all 3 from amazon for my region b player. Thanks

MarkGubarenko · 12-28-2007, 07:35 AM

both new resident evil's are region free. don't know about war, but there's no region info about on back cover. so it might be region free.

forumwriter · 12-28-2007, 08:13 AM

Isn't it time that the studios realised that they should remove the region coding on discs? Especially discs that have already been released? They are losing out on huge sales volumes at duty free shops around the world as well as increasing costs to the consumer by having to print different versions in smaller volumes for different regions?

Warner are showing (because they dual release with HD-DVD) that region coding is not necessary

I can see some justification for region coding at the time of a staggered worldwide release, but as soon as that is done, subsequent production runs should be region free.

Merlins · 12-28-2007, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Purcho

The DTV forum is now showing this movie (WAR) as region free. Along with both new to blu-ray releases of the resident evil movies. Can some one here confirm this before i buy all 3 from amazon for my region b player. Thanks

As posted above:

Resident Evil: the Trilogy [US] (Region A) (Region Free)
Resident Evil [US] (Region A) (Region Free)
Resident Evil: Extinction [US] (Region A) (Region Free)

No info on War besides lacking of info on cover. Check link in my signature for updates.

richieb1971 · 12-28-2007, 12:55 PM

What happens when you put a restricted disc in your machine? Does it go black, come up with a crappy message or what?

Merlins · 12-28-2007, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by richieb1971

What happens when you put a restricted disc in your machine? Does it go black, come up with a crappy message or what?

It comes up a message that says the region on the disc and the player missmatch.

A crappy message...

Pro-X · 12-28-2007, 07:42 PM

I got resident evil 1 and 2 released by Constantin Film from Germany by mistake. I am purple now and would like to know if this will play in my US Pany B30 player

nycomet · 12-29-2007, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by WickyWoo

Please direct all region queries here.

http://www.amazon.co.jp

Amazon Japan lists several releases that are out in Japan, but not yet here in the USA. Amazon jp indicates Japanese Blu-Rays as being Region 2. I was under the impression that Japan BRDs are Region A -- just like here in the USA. Can anyone confirm?

Thanks.

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12-09-2007, 01:05 PM	#143
Thrawn Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Basel, Switzerland Blu-ray collection:315	Thanks Guys, that saves me some money

12-09-2007, 10:01 PM	#145
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	No one should ever pay attention to what region Amazon lists for a particular disc. Go to an independent source for that information. Amazon frequently gets the region coding wrong!

12-10-2007, 12:18 AM	#146
AaronSCH Banned Member since:Sep 2007 Trading Score:1	Does anyone know if "Robbie Williams: Live at the Royal Albert Hall" is region free? I had this on DVD and it is a great concert. He covers a number of tunes from the catalogs of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Bobby Darin and others. I wanna pick this one up!

12-13-2007, 06:50 PM	#148
Merlins Senior Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Göteborg, Sweden	Harry Potter movies are now updated to be region free. Die Hard had already the most correct information (region coded). I I do not have time to change so many more titles.

12-13-2007, 08:24 PM	#149
MarkGubarenko Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Russia 4K collection:647 Blu-ray collection:773 DVD collection:5 Digital collection:4 iTunes collection:131 Trading Score:4	is cast away region coded? back cover says nothing

12-14-2007, 04:41 PM	#150
l.b.jeffries Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Nottingham, UK Trading Score:1	bad news for everyone else here in the UK, lost season 3 is NOT region free. oh, and by the way i'm new here, so HI!!!!

12-14-2007, 05:27 PM	#151
AnimeOnBlu Contributor Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:1	Anyone know if the German "Crank: Extended Edition" is region locked to B or Region Free? Thanks in advance. http://www.amazon.de/Crank-Extended-...7656709&sr=8-1

12-28-2007, 07:35 AM	#154
MarkGubarenko Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Russia 4K collection:647 Blu-ray collection:773 DVD collection:5 Digital collection:4 iTunes collection:131 Trading Score:4	both new resident evil's are region free. don't know about war, but there's no region info about on back cover. so it might be region free.

12-28-2007, 08:13 AM	#155
forumwriter Junior Member Member since:Dec 2007	Isn't it time that the studios realised that they should remove the region coding on discs? Especially discs that have already been released? They are losing out on huge sales volumes at duty free shops around the world as well as increasing costs to the consumer by having to print different versions in smaller volumes for different regions? Warner are showing (because they dual release with HD-DVD) that region coding is not necessary I can see some justification for region coding at the time of a staggered worldwide release, but as soon as that is done, subsequent production runs should be region free.

12-28-2007, 12:55 PM	#157
richieb1971 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:706 Trading Score:16	What happens when you put a restricted disc in your machine? Does it go black, come up with a crappy message or what?

12-28-2007, 07:42 PM	#159
Pro-X Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Home Theater Gallery:1 Trading Score:21	I got resident evil 1 and 2 released by Constantin Film from Germany by mistake. I am purple now and would like to know if this will play in my US Pany B30 player

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