Region Free Steelbook thread

[goldie1970]

I've looked and looked, but can't find a list or thread of steelbooks that are confirmed region free. I know Disney and Universal are pretty well known as region free, but is there a definitive list anywhere? Thanks!

[benzgrl]

Basically, this is the usual rule (taken from member Billz's sig):

Paramount (Worldwide Releases) = Region Free
Warner Bros = Region Free
Universal = Region Free
20th Century Fox = Region Free (Sometimes)

There isn't a running list that is kept on this forum, but you can look up the specific movie in the database here at blu-ray.com and under region coding, it will tell you. Of course, region confirmation takes some time.

Also - there is this other list below. Again, it takes time for it to be updated:

http://bluray.liesinc.net/index.php?region=b

[richieb1971]

If you use this thread to ask, I am sure someone will chime in. I have nearly 300 steelbooks (region A and B releases) and have the ability to check region codes.

[goldie1970]

My experience with asking "is this region free" is usually met with the usual suspects making snide comments and insulting forum members. It's unfortunate that amazon and other cites are so slow and often wrong in their descriptions.

I appreciate those of you who have chimed in. Disney is also region free in most cases, correct?

[DJJez]

Originally Posted by goldie1970

My experience with asking "is this region free" is usually met with the usual suspects making snide comments and insulting forum members. It's unfortunate that amazon and other cites are so slow and often wrong in their descriptions.

I appreciate those of you who have chimed in. Disney is also region free in most cases, correct?

yes

[Taikero]

Originally Posted by goldie1970

Disney is also region free in most cases, correct?

Disney usually, Pixar sometimes. When in doubt, check your region codings and don't buy unless you're sure. Pixar has a fair number of Region B locked titles in the UK, for instance.

[richieb1971]

Sleeping Beauty is locked both sides of the Atlantic (USA steelbook is locked)
Wall-E is locked in the USA/Canada (USA steelbook is locked)


Those are the only ones I know of off the top of my head.

I am guessing your in the B zone.

As far your snide comment remark is concerned. This is the internet, its big and powerful, but it also attracts snidey people who thinks everyone on the internet spends 23.5hrs a day reading it. I know we are not all like that

[Taikero]

Chiming in again to say sometimes you have to "intuit" the region capabilities if ordering outside your region.

For instance, let's say I want the Se7en Steelbook from Germany, but the Blu-ray.com database hasn't tested Region A. I can check the Se7en UK release(s) and see that they're Region Free. It's unlikely that Germany alone is region locked, so I can pretty safely assume that the Se7en Steelbook from Germany is region free. It's not a guarantee but inferring like this has helped me out with previous purchases.

[benzgrl]

Originally Posted by richieb1971

If you use this thread to ask, I am sure someone will chime in. I have nearly 300 steelbooks (region A and B releases) and have the ability to check region codes.

This is most appreciated and helpful, thanks. Hopefully, this can be the go-to thread for asking for convenience sake.

Originally Posted by richieb1971

As far your snide comment remark is concerned. This is the internet, its big and powerful, but it also attracts snidey people who thinks everyone on the internet spends 23.5hrs a day reading it. I know we are not all like that

+1

[Icemouth]

It's 2013 why you no all region player?

[Taikero]

Originally Posted by Icemouth

It's 2013 why you no all region player?

Because the all-region players don't have some of the nice features that I desire. The player I use (Sony BDP-S590) is pretty much everything I want in a home media entertainment set-top box. All-region players just don't offer the features I need, and I've been able to get region A titles for everything I want aside one title anyway, so it's not imperative for me to own a region free player.

Show me a region free player that does 3D, serves as an excellent DLNA server, and has Netflix, and preferably Wi-fi as well, and I'd consider it. I haven't found one yet that'll do all that for around $100. I'm not willing to spend $200+ just for region agnostic capabilities.

[BuckNaked2k]

My requirements are:

Region-free
Cinavia-free
SACD/DVD-A capable
AVI/MKV/.mp4/Flac playback via USB

My solution?:

[JimDiGriz]

Originally Posted by Icemouth

It's 2013 why you no all region player?

Because I dont want yet another box sat under the TV? Especially not for the sake of the couple of region-locked films I would like.

[CJPowers]

Originally Posted by JimDiGriz

Because I dont want yet another box sat under the TV? Especially not for the sake of the couple of region-locked films I would like.

+1. I can only think of about 5 locked discs that I want anyway, so it's pretty pointless.

[goldie1970]

Originally Posted by Taikero

Chiming in again to say sometimes you have to "intuit" the region capabilities if ordering outside your region.

For instance, let's say I want the Se7en Steelbook from Germany, but the Blu-ray.com database hasn't tested Region A. I can check the Se7en UK release(s) and see that they're Region Free. It's unlikely that Germany alone is region locked, so I can pretty safely assume that the Se7en Steelbook from Germany is region free. It's not a guarantee but inferring like this has helped me out with previous purchases.

Totally agree, and this is what I try to do. BUT, Se7en is listed as Region B (A,C untested) on Bluray.com! I'm in the States and we get nothing in the way of steelbooks until the recent run at Walmart. UK and Europe get so many more, and such higher quality art....

As for a region free player, I'm open to it, just would prefer the Oppo, and $500 is a bit steep in today's $$$

Thanks all!

[BuckNaked2k]

Originally Posted by goldie1970

As for a region free player, I'm open to it, just would prefer the Oppo, and $500 is a bit steep in today's $$$

It's may be expensive, but YGWYPF. To me, it doesn't seem all that expensive when I look at my previous Denon DVD player which cost about $1,300.

[goldie1970]

Hey Buck, So I'm looking at the Oppo and it doesn't read "region free" in the specs. There is a Sony 5100 I think that says region free, 3d, has wifi, about $300

Is the Oppo only region free after you do something to it? I'm usually not to keen on "updating" or altering technology in some questionable way. If there is a trustworthy method, I'm interested, just hate the idea of messing up something of high value

Also, did you write a review of the Oppo on amazon? Someone there was mentioning an expensive Denon DVD player

[Taikero]

Originally Posted by goldie1970

Totally agree, and this is what I try to do. BUT, Se7en is listed as Region B (A,C untested) on Bluray.com!

Pretty much every Se7en release in the UK is listed Region Free. The only reason the German Steelbook is listed as Region B is because nobody's verified the region locking yet (it's set to Region B by default, with A and C unverified).

[goldie1970]

The very first Se7en in UK lists as B....so I stopped looking! The next two show as region free. That would make me wonder what I was getting! Not trying to argue about it,just pointing out how important our communication with each other here is!

[BuckNaked2k]

Originally Posted by goldie1970

Hey Buck, So I'm looking at the Oppo and it doesn't read "region free" in the specs. There is a Sony 5100 I think that says region free, 3d, has wifi, about $300

Is the Oppo only region free after you do something to it? I'm usually not to keen on "updating" or altering technology in some questionable way. If there is a trustworthy method, I'm interested, just hate the idea of messing up something of high value

Also, did you write a review of the Oppo on amazon? Someone there was mentioning an expensive Denon DVD player

I bought mine through an electronics retailer who installed the internal mod themselves. It works great, and I've never seen a single report of a problem in the player thread. There is also a cheaper eBay mod you can do yourself which doesn't require opening the case. You just plug into two ports in the back.

I don't remember writing a review of the player on Amazon. My Amazon moniker is the same as the one I use here, so that should tell you for sure.