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BDs are region-coded A,B, and/or C; NTSC/PAL doesn't come into play. (nt)

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Russell

In Reply to: RE: Alas, this is Amerikay..... posted by Harmonia on November 09, 2007 at 21:39:21

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True, but technical correction aside, that doesn't alleviate her problem viewing films from other regions. - Audiophilander 00:04:24 11/11/07 (1)
The issue isn't over whether the release was shot PAL, NTSC or SECAM and Region specific (1,2,3,4,5 or 0, which is non-region locked), because there are standard format players such as the Oppo which hack these very nicely so folks can enjoy films from anywhere they purchase them. Her grievance, unless I'm mistaken, is with high definition players which aren't capable of playing discs from other countries (up-converted standard definition or HD/BD).
If these aren't capable of playing films outside of a specific region, a lot of folks may opt out or remain loyal to standard definition for a longer period of time even though viewing std. definition DVDs is limited to 480P (NTSC), 576P (PAL) and up-converted 16:9 of various formats and regions to maximum resolutions of 720P, 1080I or 1080P.
AuPh

Edits: 11/11/07
- RE: True, but technical correction aside, that doesn't alleviate her problem viewing films from other regions. - Russell 01:13:23 11/11/07 (0)
  I realize she's asking about a hi-def player (be it Blu-ray or HD DVD) that is capable of playing non-region-1 SD DVDs. Doesn't look like there's such an animal yet, even one that might be hackable. I was just pointing out that, as far as hi-def discs go, there's no NTSC or PAL (or SECAM, for that matter) to worry about--it's just the region coding that might prevent her from playing non-US hi-def discs. With the NTSC/PAL thing out of the way, I've noticed that a fair number of US BDs (the new 'Cars', for example) are region-free (indicated by 'Region ABC') on the back of the cover. This is quite a departure from the practice with SD DVD releases. I'm just wondering if she's absolutely sure that the 'In My Father's Den' BD that's coming out is a region B disc...
  
  Russell

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