Do you think here on out more & more titles will be region-locked? - Blu-ray Forum

Mermen79 · 01-11-2008, 11:08 PM

I import a lot so I wonder about this. I know so far titles have been on a studio basis but do you think the standard will be to region lock all titles? (similar to how DVD's were, even old catalogue releases).

I'm getting a REGION B player so this won't be too much of a problem for me in the future but it might get a little annoying that I wouldn't get the discs to work on other players.

Seretur · 01-11-2008, 11:10 PM

No, I don't think so. I expect the current studio attitude to continue for a while, but eventually the region coding could become even more lax, if anything.

Mermen79 · 01-12-2008, 01:26 AM

What was the reason for such tight restrictions on DVD's? I think there were six regions and just about every large studio release was region locked from what I know. Why was this done in DVD's early life when many catalogue titles were being re-released?

I was really annoyed with the six regions.

glenmulder · 01-12-2008, 01:46 AM

Lionsgate seems to be releasing more region ABC discs now.

Anthony P · 01-12-2008, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Do you think here on out more & more titles will be region-locked?

no

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What was the reason for such tight restrictions on DVD's?

If I am not mistaken, unlike BD where the movies can be encrypted and region free with DVD they could not be encrypted and region free, so that they needed to be region locked.

01-11-2008, 11:08 PM	#1
Mermen79 Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:3	Do you think here on out more & more titles will be region-locked? I import a lot so I wonder about this. I know so far titles have been on a studio basis but do you think the standard will be to region lock all titles? (similar to how DVD's were, even old catalogue releases). I'm getting a REGION B player so this won't be too much of a problem for me in the future but it might get a little annoying that I wouldn't get the discs to work on other players.

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01-11-2008, 11:10 PM	#2
Seretur Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:An Island in the Adriatic Blu-ray collection:521 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:2	No, I don't think so. I expect the current studio attitude to continue for a while, but eventually the region coding could become even more lax, if anything.

01-12-2008, 01:26 AM	#3
Mermen79 Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:3	What was the reason for such tight restrictions on DVD's? I think there were six regions and just about every large studio release was region locked from what I know. Why was this done in DVD's early life when many catalogue titles were being re-released? I was really annoyed with the six regions.

01-12-2008, 01:46 AM	#4
glenmulder Banned Member since:Jan 2008	Lionsgate seems to be releasing more region ABC discs now.

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