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Phil92 · 10-05-2010, 10:39 PM

(500) Days of Summer, Jennifer's Body, Date Night, etc. All of these titles are missing several extras from their US counterparts.

Now, this wouldn't be so bad... if Fox didn't region lock the US releases! So, International buyers are stuck with literally half a Blu-ray release.

In cases where the distributor differs in countries, it makes sense, but Fox distributes the above movies in both the US and Internationally, so what's up?

It's really annoying - and it's not fair on us either. No wonder people shell out extra on region free players.

Red Skies · 10-06-2010, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Phil92

No wonder people shell out extra on region free players.

No need to shell out most of the time - I brought a Momitsu BDP-799 from Ebuyer (re-branded under their own "Foehn & Hirsch" name) for around £50.

I already owned a PS3 so have the Ebuyer player set permanently to Region A, but it can be switched back and forth with a remote hack. Takes the guess work and annoyance out of blu-ray buying.

Rob Hunter · 10-06-2010, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Red Skies

No need to shell out most of the time - I brought a Momitsu BDP-799 from Ebuyer (re-branded under their own "Foehn & Hirsch" name) for around £50.

I already owned a PS3 so have the Ebuyer player set permanently to Region A, but it can be switched back and forth with a remote hack. Takes the guess work and annoyance out of blu-ray buying.

the new ones are no longer region free i believe

unless you have the old Firmware

shame

insomniac013 · 10-06-2010, 11:04 AM

Yeah i hate that trend! Universal did the same with the UK sets for Battlestar Galactica. One of the reasons im getting the US set which is luckily Region Free

Pyoko · 10-06-2010, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by insomniac013

Yeah i hate that trend! Universal did the same with the UK sets for Battlestar Galactica. One of the reasons im getting the US set which is luckily Region Free

No they didn't, the UK Blu-ray of BSG is the same as the US set.

insomniac013 · 10-06-2010, 11:05 AM

Yeah i hate that trend! Universal did the same with the UK sets for Battlestar Galactica. One of the reasons im getting the US set which is luckily Region Free

Could anybody recomend a good Region Free Blu Ray (not just DVD) player from the UK that ships international?

10-05-2010, 10:39 PM	#1
Phil92 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:338 Blu-ray collection:1488 DVD collection:138 Trading Score:29	Fox International Blu-rays (500) Days of Summer, Jennifer's Body, Date Night, etc. All of these titles are missing several extras from their US counterparts. Now, this wouldn't be so bad... if Fox didn't region lock the US releases! So, International buyers are stuck with literally half a Blu-ray release. In cases where the distributor differs in countries, it makes sense, but Fox distributes the above movies in both the US and Internationally, so what's up? It's really annoying - and it's not fair on us either. No wonder people shell out extra on region free players.

10-06-2010, 11:04 AM	#4
insomniac013 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Gravity Falls Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Yeah i hate that trend! Universal did the same with the UK sets for Battlestar Galactica. One of the reasons im getting the US set which is luckily Region Free

10-06-2010, 11:05 AM	#6
insomniac013 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Gravity Falls Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Yeah i hate that trend! Universal did the same with the UK sets for Battlestar Galactica. One of the reasons im getting the US set which is luckily Region Free Could anybody recomend a good Region Free Blu Ray (not just DVD) player from the UK that ships international?

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