Blu-Ray Tech - Blu-ray Forum

Filterlab · 06-01-2007, 01:20 PM

Hi and welcome! Nice to have another UK member.

• Is MPEG4 the best encoding and MPEG2 the worst, also where in the scale does VC1 and AVC fit in? Not sure on this one myself, but I know a man who is - I just can't remember the spelling of his username. Deculiazado or something or other?!

• As i live here in the UK, are all U.S. Blu-ray discs 'Region Free', the U.S. ones are cheaper than the U.K. counterparts. BDs from Warner and a couple of other studios are region free, but most are region coded. Yes, the US ones are cheaper at the mo but the technology's been in the US longer than the UK. They will come down.

• Would there be any visible difference in quality between a Blu-Ray encoded U.S. disc and something encoded here in the U.K.? I have Planet Earth which is a US only (uncoded) BD and it's absolutely superb. It's the same technology used all around the world and the quality is really only dependent on coding rate and type

• Could i get a modified Blu-Ray player in the U.K. if 'Region Coding' is or becomes an issue with U.S. discs? No region free yet on Blu-ray machines, but that won't take long I'm sure - just as it didn't with DVD.

• Would i be better waiting until 2008 before i invest my hard earned cash as there appears to be some Hardware and Software issues regarding the Blu-Ray format here? Other than HDMI 1.3 (which can transfer a full 7 channels of lossless audio PCM) there's no real hardware/software issues. OK there may be the odd glitch here and there, but the manufacturers are continually introducing firmware updates with alarming frequency. Get one, you won't be disappointed.

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06-01-2007, 01:20 PM	#2
Filterlab Senior Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:East Molesey, Surrey, UK	Hi and welcome! Nice to have another UK member. • Is MPEG4 the best encoding and MPEG2 the worst, also where in the scale does VC1 and AVC fit in? Not sure on this one myself, but I know a man who is - I just can't remember the spelling of his username. Deculiazado or something or other?! • As i live here in the UK, are all U.S. Blu-ray discs 'Region Free', the U.S. ones are cheaper than the U.K. counterparts. BDs from Warner and a couple of other studios are region free, but most are region coded. Yes, the US ones are cheaper at the mo but the technology's been in the US longer than the UK. They will come down. • Would there be any visible difference in quality between a Blu-Ray encoded U.S. disc and something encoded here in the U.K.? I have Planet Earth which is a US only (uncoded) BD and it's absolutely superb. It's the same technology used all around the world and the quality is really only dependent on coding rate and type • Could i get a modified Blu-Ray player in the U.K. if 'Region Coding' is or becomes an issue with U.S. discs? No region free yet on Blu-ray machines, but that won't take long I'm sure - just as it didn't with DVD. • Would i be better waiting until 2008 before i invest my hard earned cash as there appears to be some Hardware and Software issues regarding the Blu-Ray format here? Other than HDMI 1.3 (which can transfer a full 7 channels of lossless audio PCM) there's no real hardware/software issues. OK there may be the odd glitch here and there, but the manufacturers are continually introducing firmware updates with alarming frequency. Get one, you won't be disappointed.

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