Has anyone come across any multi-region Blu Ray or HD DVD players? Or, failing that, some way to render them multi-region?
I really don’t feel like buying two HD players just to be able to play two regions!
10 Responses to “Multiregion Blu Ray OR HD DVD Players?”
From Robert Synnott:
The best thing to do with these right now is to ignore them for a year or so, really. It’s entirely likely to turn into a Betamax situation.
From Michele Neylon:
Robert
I’m beginning to get that feeling as well
Michele
From Colm:
HD releases don’t seem to have the same problem as SD releases in Region 1 coming out months before R2. Why do you need multiregion?
As for HDDVD vs BD… well, it *looks* as though BD is getting the upper hand (for now). I’m still planning to get a Samsung BD-UP5000 to cope with both formats, and keeping my existing (multiregion) DVD player for SD stuff.
From Robert Synnott:
I wouldn’t be totally amazed if a third format shows up. The whole thing has been going on for a while, and no-one is actually using either; the manufacturers might take the opportunity to push something better out.
This more or less happened with writable DVDs, as I remember.
From Michele Neylon:
@Colm – I don’t know what gave you that idea, but from what I’ve been seeing with release dates the blu ray / hd versions go on sale at the same time as the standard release, so the US may get them several months ahead of Europe
From albert noonan:
I recently purchased a Blueray DVD in the US. It was listed as region A and the shop assistant told me that this ment All regions. I tried it on a PS3 and it does not work. ..Does anybody know where i could get this copied..even in Sd format.
It is the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular Show and it is not made in region 2/B.
any advice please to albertnoonan@noonanmoran.ie
From Michele Neylon:
Albert – I’ve no idea about copying services. Isn’t it possible to get it in region 2?
From Rob:
HDDVDs are region free
If this was more widely published then perhaps they would sell better than Blu Ray.
From Michele Neylon:
Rob
They are at the moment, but with Warner not releasing new titles for the format I’d be wary of making the investment
Michele
From Rob:
Yep, I agree Michele, and it really looks like the end of HDDVD now that Toshiba are stopping building the players. Still, if there was a single format I’d have bought one a long time ago.
For multi-region Blu Ray, Stegen Electronics in The Netherlands sell multi-region Pioneer and Sony players, and I believe they ship around the world.
See http://www.stegen.com/index.php/cPath/61
Rob