Regional Coding on BLU RAY

[winstone]

Is there any information provided about Regional Coding on BLU RAYs?
Is it going to work similar to existing dvds?
Will there be available REGION FREE BLUE RAY players??

[Rob]

I think it's pretty much guarenteed that regional coding will be in place again. I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't more difficult to crack this time. Remote hacks will probably be out of the question. Still, I don't think anything has been finalised.

[zombie]

I too expect region coding but it may not be universally used on BDs. Both Warner and Disney have said they no longer see the need for it.

[mk_kenshin]

I hate reagional zoning it's a real pain I use 2 seperate drives on my powerbook just to get around it my main one for zone 1 the external for zone 4.

[winstone]

So, it's expected not to be included a REGIONAL CODING?
Will BLUE RAY discs be REGION ALL then?

I ask this as I live in Argentina where we have REGION4 obligued, but many editions are deplorable, so my collection is almost REGION1, and the dvd players as you all must know, should be REGION FREE.

So, in behalf of BLUE RAY I will be very enthusiast if the format will have no regions at all and the players would play every BLUE RAY existing.

[Knight-Errant]

I will do what is necessary to watch american blu-ray discs.
If it means importing a player, then I will do that. But if it is possible to buy a player in the UK that will play american discs, then I would much rather do that.

[exmk]

I'm a movie collector and I'm not going to suddenly stop buying DVDs until I can actually afford to buy a blu-ray player in like 5+ years. The only this is, what about all my overseas movies? Will the blu-ray players have multiregion playback for DVDs? I'm far from ready for new movie tech.

[Blue]

Region encoding is a good question all around. Most probably DVD's will not be locked as most DVD players don't implement it now. T

he region for Blu Ray is totally different it apparently only has 4 regions, so it won't presumably automatically inherit the region from the DVD and act on it .

As you are a movie collector, I'm amazed you are wanting to wait 5+ years. I would be suprised if you will be able to buy DVD's within 3 years, maybe less.

Not to mention the massive jump in picture quality, assuming the screen is larger than 60cm (20"). It seems Blu Ray movies are being released as 1080p, so that should future proof your investment for some time to come.

[exmk]

It's not like I want to wait but the fact that I'm only 15 plays a big part (it will take me a while to save for a player since I'm sure they will cost mega $ here). I assume that they wont be released in Aus 'till after the US too, so thats more time I'd be missing out on DVDs.. I just can't help buying them. I've only just started hearing about blu-ray so I was worried my current DVDs won't work (plus I have a lot on order). I guess I'll have to get a job and start saving now lol.

[Blue]

Do what a number of people on the forum here have done (including me) and stop buting DVD's - especially if you are on a tight budget (which is a fair assumption). I won't be buying the first generation BD players - but waiting for the 2nd or 3rd Generation which should be out within 9 months to a year - even in Oz. I'm confident that you won't have seen HD set up correctly. I have seen supposed HD working in numerous places in Melbourne and only one small place in Box Hill could set it up correctly. In most places in the city, HD looks Nasty - but the main reason is the TV's are NOT HD but down converted to normal PAL (no matter what the advertising and sales people say - just look at the specs and Native resolution) and they don't even set them up correctly for PAL. Please please just wait a little longer - it will be REALLY worth it

[thunderhawk]

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