Vaio FZ180 Drive - Blu-ray Forum

pottageb · 06-27-2007, 11:30 PM

Hi, I will be visiting America (I live in England) next week, and will be purchasing the FZ180 notebook in New York.

Will the Blu-Ray Drive in the laptop play commercial blu-ray movies from the England Region.

Thanks alot.

pottageb

CJS234 · 06-27-2007, 11:37 PM

It depends on the movie. If it is region free, then yes, if it isnt then no. There should be a thread on this forum stating which films are region free. Just do a search for "region".

pottageb · 06-27-2007, 11:39 PM

thanks for the quick reply.

Shin-Ra · 06-28-2007, 01:06 AM

Don't PC Blu-ray players allow a certain number of region switches before locking down permanently to the last one chosen like PC DVD players?

pottageb · 06-28-2007, 09:13 AM

Is this true??

Thanks

jorg · 06-28-2007, 12:37 PM

yes i do not know how many times for that blu-ray drive put on my pc dvd drive it allows to switch the region 5 times

pottageb · 06-28-2007, 12:50 PM

Hi Jorg, is there a way of locking my drive to my region (England region) without just playing movies?

Can't I just use some software?

Thanks,

pottageb

gvortex7 · 07-18-2007, 03:01 PM

Actually, many drives don't have a limit on how many times you can change the region, but it is specific to certain manufacturers. I would contact Sony tech support prior to buying that laptop, so that way you can have a piece of mind regarding making a sound purchase.

I believe Pioneer is notorious for only being able to do it 5 times before locking it in, but I never had that issue with other brands, including Sony. But, as I've stated it before, just check with them before you buy.

dadkins · 07-18-2007, 04:32 PM

*HERE* the BD region seems to be software specific.
PowerDVD says I have 3 changes left, WinDVD BD says I have 2 changes left.

The drive itself(Windows?) says 4 region changes left.

No idea.

Get the laptop. When you get home, set the software to your region and forget about it.

Remember, you *CAN* get AnyDVD HD and let it take care of all the worries of region coding...
http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvdhd.html

**Features Blu-Ray
Same features as regular AnyDVD
Removes encryption (AACS) from Blu-Ray DVDs
Removes region codes from Blu-Ray DVDs
watch movies over digital display connection, without HDCP compliant graphics card and HDCP compliant display.
The "must have" utility for the serious home theater enthusiast using a media center / home theater PC.
Includes a UDF 2.5 file ripper, no need to install 3rd party UDF 2.5 filesystem under Windows XP. **

McBain · 07-18-2007, 04:55 PM

DVD regions are handled in the drive and Blu-ray regions in the player software:

http://www.emedialive.com/articles/r...rticleid=11760

06-27-2007, 11:30 PM	#1
pottageb Junior Member Member since:Jun 2007	Vaio FZ180 Drive Hi, I will be visiting America (I live in England) next week, and will be purchasing the FZ180 notebook in New York. Will the Blu-Ray Drive in the laptop play commercial blu-ray movies from the England Region. Thanks alot. pottageb

06-28-2007, 12:50 PM	#7
pottageb Junior Member Member since:Jun 2007	Hi Jorg, is there a way of locking my drive to my region (England region) without just playing movies? Can't I just use some software? Thanks, pottageb Last edited by pottageb; 06-28-2007 at 12:56 PM.

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06-27-2007, 11:37 PM	#2
CJS234 Hot Deals moderator Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Duluth, MN Home Theater Gallery:51 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:1108 Digital collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:26	It depends on the movie. If it is region free, then yes, if it isnt then no. There should be a thread on this forum stating which films are region free. Just do a search for "region".

06-27-2007, 11:39 PM	#3
pottageb Junior Member Member since:Jun 2007	thanks for the quick reply.

06-28-2007, 01:06 AM	#4
Shin-Ra Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	Don't PC Blu-ray players allow a certain number of region switches before locking down permanently to the last one chosen like PC DVD players?

06-28-2007, 09:13 AM	#5
pottageb Junior Member Member since:Jun 2007	Is this true?? Thanks

06-28-2007, 12:37 PM	#6
jorg Power Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:2	yes i do not know how many times for that blu-ray drive put on my pc dvd drive it allows to switch the region 5 times

07-18-2007, 03:01 PM	#8
gvortex7 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Fort Lauderdale, FL Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:105	Actually, many drives don't have a limit on how many times you can change the region, but it is specific to certain manufacturers. I would contact Sony tech support prior to buying that laptop, so that way you can have a piece of mind regarding making a sound purchase. I believe Pioneer is notorious for only being able to do it 5 times before locking it in, but I never had that issue with other brands, including Sony. But, as I've stated it before, just check with them before you buy.

07-18-2007, 04:32 PM	#9
dadkins Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Hercules, CA Blu-ray collection:35 Blu-ray reviews:2	HERE the BD region seems to be software specific. PowerDVD says I have 3 changes left, WinDVD BD says I have 2 changes left. The drive itself(Windows?) says 4 region changes left. No idea. Get the laptop. When you get home, set the software to your region and forget about it. Remember, you CAN get AnyDVD HD and let it take care of all the worries of region coding... http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvdhd.html Features Blu-Ray Same features as regular AnyDVD Removes encryption (AACS) from Blu-Ray DVDs Removes region codes from Blu-Ray DVDs watch movies over digital display connection, without HDCP compliant graphics card and HDCP compliant display. The "must have" utility for the serious home theater enthusiast using a media center / home theater PC. Includes a UDF 2.5 file ripper, no need to install 3rd party UDF 2.5 filesystem under Windows XP.

07-18-2007, 04:55 PM	#10
McBain Senior Member Member since:Oct 2006	DVD regions are handled in the drive and Blu-ray regions in the player software: http://www.emedialive.com/articles/r...rticleid=11760

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