Australia Is Region B For Blu-ray And Region 4 For DVD. - Blu-ray Forum

The Bear · 11-05-2008, 03:49 PM

My Question Is This Why Not Make All Region B Blu-ray Countrys The Same For DVD It Would Make Life A Lot More Easy For People With Australian DVDS. Better Still Why Not Make The PS3 DVD Region Free.

P.S After All 75% Of Blu-Ray Is Region Free So Why Not DVD As Well.

richieb1971 · 11-06-2008, 03:46 AM

Sony cannot make the DVD aspect of the PS3 region free because it would be breaking a forum rule. They would be punished by the highest order of the DVD forum.

Region coding for Blu ray was Sony's idea (AFIAK) and I welcome it. It means I only need two players for worldwide compatibility (that I care about).

aiman04 · 11-06-2008, 05:41 AM

DVD has 5 region codes. BD only has 3 region codes.

My country is region 3 for DVD but region A for BD. Discs are not mandatory to have region codes, but players are.

If PS3 is region free, that will defeat the purpose of having region coding, so why bother.

The Bear · 11-06-2008, 05:58 PM

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11-05-2008, 03:49 PM	#1
The Bear Active Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Scotland (UK) 4K collection:607 Blu-ray collection:4617 DVD collection:1680 iTunes collection:2185 Blu-ray reviews: 1	Australia Is Region B For Blu-ray And Region 4 For DVD. My Question Is This Why Not Make All Region B Blu-ray Countrys The Same For DVD It Would Make Life A Lot More Easy For People With Australian DVDS. Better Still Why Not Make The PS3 DVD Region Free. P.S After All 75% Of Blu-Ray Is Region Free So Why Not DVD As Well.

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11-06-2008, 03:46 AM	#2
richieb1971 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:706 Trading Score:16	Sony cannot make the DVD aspect of the PS3 region free because it would be breaking a forum rule. They would be punished by the highest order of the DVD forum. Region coding for Blu ray was Sony's idea (AFIAK) and I welcome it. It means I only need two players for worldwide compatibility (that I care about).

11-06-2008, 05:41 AM	#3
aiman04 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Malaysia Home Theater Gallery:9	DVD has 5 region codes. BD only has 3 region codes. My country is region 3 for DVD but region A for BD. Discs are not mandatory to have region codes, but players are. If PS3 is region free, that will defeat the purpose of having region coding, so why bother.

11-06-2008, 05:58 PM	#4
The Bear Active Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Scotland (UK) 4K collection:607 Blu-ray collection:4617 DVD collection:1680 iTunes collection:2185 Blu-ray reviews: 1	Cheers Guys For The Info.

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