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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:11 am
by jeffbert
8-Bit Star wrote:Thanks!
I've now made up my mind--when I get the means and money, the Complete Sets will be mine!
Be aware, they are region 2. I use my PC with 1 DVD drive configured for R 2.
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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:20 am
by 8-Bit Star
I have a DVD player that can play Region 2 discs.
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 5:28 pm
by jeffbert
8-Bit Star wrote:I have a DVD player that can play Region 2 discs.
You are ready, then.
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:32 pm
by CommanderEVE
whats Region 2 discs?
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:33 pm
by jeffbert
DVD publishers of the world decided to divide it into zones so that if the guy who owns the rights to publish a given movie in region #1 charges more than the guy in region #2, consumersin region #1 would still be stuck with the higher prices there. Not only does the region #2 guy not have the right to distribute his discs in region #1, but if somebody buys one on eBay, it will not work in a region #1 player.
In Astroboy, this means that the Australians are stuck with the much higher prices for Madman sets than the lower prices for the American TRSI sets.
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:35 pm
by jeffbert
So much for freedom of the press.
Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:35 am
by 8-Bit Star
Or, to put it simply: Regions are these little codes that keep DVDs from working outside of the country they were distributed in.
Fortunately, its pathetically easy to get around this--all you need is the right player. Just look for any player that says it does PAL to NTSC conversion (or NTSC to PAL conversion) and more than likely, its either region free, or there's a secret code you can use to make it region free.