Question about Regions - Blu-ray Forum

Golden_Goddess · 10-01-2009, 07:07 AM

I had a quick question. Do blu-rays have region restrictions like dvds do? The reason I ask is because I want to buy "Tin Man" on bluray and its only available in the UK currently.

I have a sony bluray player, so I'm not sure what it will play exactly.

pacificvibes · 10-01-2009, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Golden_Goddess

I had a quick question. Do blu-rays have region restrictions like dvds do? The reason I ask is because I want to buy "Tin Man" on bluray and its only available in the UK currently.

I have a sony bluray player, so I'm not sure what it will play exactly.

Yes. Blu-ray movies follow the region codes.

DaPenguinPimP · 10-01-2009, 07:39 AM

A lot of blus are region free tho, use the search on this site for tin man and see if that movie is region free or not.

Anthony P · 10-03-2009, 03:23 PM

BD has regions but they are not the same as DVD there is a simpler 3 region system

and like others said many BDs are region free.

jw · 10-03-2009, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Golden_Goddess

I had a quick question. Do blu-rays have region restrictions like dvds do? The reason I ask is because I want to buy "Tin Man" on bluray and its only available in the UK currently.

I have a sony bluray player, so I'm not sure what it will play exactly.

Tin Man is region free and will play in your US player
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Tin-M...n-Coding/3289/

unlike DVDs they do make region free blus

(I know there are little huts in malaysia that make region 0 movies, we call those unauthorized copies)

steve_dave · 10-04-2009, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by jwbbud

unlike DVDs they do make region free blus

Actually, they do make region free DVDs and DVD that are all region. I've got legal releases on DVD from the UK, Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand, and the US that are either not region coded or coded for the 6 major codes.

jw · 10-04-2009, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by steve_dave

Actually, they do make region free DVDs and DVD that are all region. I've got legal releases on DVD from the UK, Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand, and the US that are either not region coded or coded for the 6 major codes.

correct but have you ever purhased a US disc from like BEst Buy thats region free? No such thing with major studios, Thats what I am saying. I figured someone would post that

OrlandoEastwood · 10-04-2009, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by jwbbud

correct but have you ever purhased a US disc from like BEst Buy thats region free? No such thing with major studios, Thats what I am saying. I figured someone would post that

I know the BCI DVDs were region all, but that's not a major studio and they aren't around anymore.

steve_dave · 10-04-2009, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by jwbbud

correct but have you ever purhased a US disc from like BEst Buy thats region free? No such thing with major studios, Thats what I am saying. I figured someone would post that

Wow. I am so sorry I offended you.

For the record, I have purchased a couple of US discs from Best Buy which were region free but to most people Criterion is not a major studio nor is Anchor Bay.

The closest we've gotten to a major studio is Sony and they don't do an all-region disc or a region-free disc. Instead, Sony will use multiple region codes on the same disc. XXX: Superbit, for example, is Region 1, Region 3, and Region 4 coded.

jw · 10-04-2009, 09:45 AM

not offended whatsoever.....

Like I said.....

One thing that always got me was why Mexico is a different region when alot of the discs we get are manufactured there

For arguments sake, there may be exceptions out there that are unknown to me

OP asked about BD regions, not DVD and I was helping in that aspect

Anthony P · 10-04-2009, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jwbbud

not offended whatsoever.....

Like I said.....

One thing that always got me was why Mexico is a different region when alot of the discs we get are manufactured there

For arguments sake, there may be exceptions out there that are unknown to me

OP asked about BD regions, not DVD and I was helping in that aspect

I have never been to Mexico, but the original idea of RC was to protect the theatrical window in different countries. Hollywood movies tend to launch in the US, with Canada either the same day or a few days later, on the other hand Europe tended to be a few months and Australia even more. I remember some time ago, I was talking to a co-worker in Australia and in the chit chat portion the conversation went to a movie (can't remember what it was) that I had just bought on DVD and it was not even out in theatres yet over there.

jw · 10-04-2009, 03:00 PM

That happened with the movie Taken, It released in France on Nov 26th on blu and then in the UK in Feb. It was released theatrically here in the USA on Jan 26 2009 and then to blu-ray on may 12 2009.

So with a region B player it could have been imported prior to theatrical release....weird but cool

10-01-2009, 07:07 AM	#1
Golden_Goddess Member Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:54	Question about Regions I had a quick question. Do blu-rays have region restrictions like dvds do? The reason I ask is because I want to buy "Tin Man" on bluray and its only available in the UK currently. I have a sony bluray player, so I'm not sure what it will play exactly.

10-04-2009, 09:45 AM	#10
jw Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:519	not offended whatsoever..... Like I said..... One thing that always got me was why Mexico is a different region when alot of the discs we get are manufactured there For arguments sake, there may be exceptions out there that are unknown to me OP asked about BD regions, not DVD and I was helping in that aspect Last edited by jw; 10-04-2009 at 10:00 AM.

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10-01-2009, 07:39 AM	#3
DaPenguinPimP Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:74 Blu-ray reviews: 2	A lot of blus are region free tho, use the search on this site for tin man and see if that movie is region free or not.

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Anthony P Blu-ray Count Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Montreal, Canada	BD has regions but they are not the same as DVD there is a simpler 3 region system and like others said many BDs are region free.

10-04-2009, 03:00 PM	#12
jw Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:519	That happened with the movie Taken, It released in France on Nov 26th on blu and then in the UK in Feb. It was released theatrically here in the USA on Jan 26 2009 and then to blu-ray on may 12 2009. So with a region B player it could have been imported prior to theatrical release....weird but cool

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