Coming back to the fold - Blu-ray Forum

SnaggS · 01-09-2008, 03:22 AM

Hi all,

I jumped off the fence since 6 months ago when the region free hacks started coming out for HD-DVD.

Forgive me for I have sinned

Anyways, the discs are sold, the player is on ebay.. and I'm ready to get onto Blu. My only question is, since I live in Australia, and I'm not about to give up on Amazon BOGO's.. is there a multi-region player yet?

I heard rumours that the Swedes have made one? Do you think that now that BD goes mainstream that we will see region coding fade away just like it did for DVD?

Daniel.

w_tanoto · 01-09-2008, 04:09 AM

welcome back. good call. there is no region free BD players, but if you want a region free player, buy a HP laptop with HD DVD on it (I'm not joking), update the latest QuickPlay software (this will enable BD playback), then you can enjoy your BD for region A. Buy and install PowerDVD Ultra 7, and set it to region B. There' you have 2 region on a computer. Unlike DVD, the region code is not stored in the drive, but the software

mystiksuicide · 01-09-2008, 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SnaggS

Hi all,

I jumped off the fence since 6 months ago when the region free hacks started coming out for HD-DVD.

Forgive me for I have sinned

Anyways, the discs are sold, the player is on ebay.. and I'm ready to get onto Blu. My only question is, since I live in Australia, and I'm not about to give up on Amazon BOGO's.. is there a multi-region player yet?

I heard rumours that the Swedes have made one? Do you think that now that BD goes mainstream that we will see region coding fade away just like it did for DVD?

Daniel.

Well did you come back because Blu is better or because it's the only format left?

JasonR · 01-09-2008, 04:16 AM

Most studios like region coding, going nowhere...

01-09-2008, 03:22 AM	#1
SnaggS New Member Member since:Sep 2007	Coming back to the fold Hi all, I jumped off the fence since 6 months ago when the region free hacks started coming out for HD-DVD. Forgive me for I have sinned Anyways, the discs are sold, the player is on ebay.. and I'm ready to get onto Blu. My only question is, since I live in Australia, and I'm not about to give up on Amazon BOGO's.. is there a multi-region player yet? I heard rumours that the Swedes have made one? Do you think that now that BD goes mainstream that we will see region coding fade away just like it did for DVD? Daniel.

01-09-2008, 04:09 AM	#2
w_tanoto Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Hatfield, UK / Jakarta, Indonesia Blu-ray collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:47	welcome back. good call. there is no region free BD players, but if you want a region free player, buy a HP laptop with HD DVD on it (I'm not joking), update the latest QuickPlay software (this will enable BD playback), then you can enjoy your BD for region A. Buy and install PowerDVD Ultra 7, and set it to region B. There' you have 2 region on a computer. Unlike DVD, the region code is not stored in the drive, but the software Last edited by w_tanoto; 01-09-2008 at 04:12 AM.

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