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CODE of silence!. . .I'd like to dispel a common misconception about blu-ray discs...if I may. . . - NewtonMP2100 - 04-08-2009
. . .most are not region-locked but are actually region-FREE. . .so you can buy them overseas and play them on your blu-ray player. . .
List of blu-ray region code for some blu-ray discs. . .no surprise but most of the locked ones are from FOX. . .
blu-ray region CODE info. . .
Re: CODE of silence!. . .I'd like to dispel a common misconception about blu-ray DVDs. . . - Doc - 04-08-2009
I'd like to dispel a common misconception about blu-ray DVDs...
There's no such thing.
Blu-ray discs are not DVDs.
Re: CODE of silence!. . .I'd like to dispel a common misconception about blu-ray discs...if I may. . . - ztirffritz - 04-08-2009
They are DVDs...just not the branded 'DVD' format as designated by the DVD consortium or whatever they call themselves. They are in fact Digital Video Discs.
Re: CODE of silence!. . .I'd like to dispel a common misconception about blu-ray discs...if I may. . . - mikebw - 04-08-2009
Digital Versatile Disc even.
Re: CODE of silence!. . .I'd like to dispel a common misconception about blu-ray discs...if I may. . . - AAA - 04-08-2009
mikebw wrote:
Digital Versatile Disc even.
That's what I always thought it stood for.
Re: CODE of silence!. . .I'd like to dispel a common misconception about blu-ray discs...if I may. . . - Racer X - 04-08-2009
mikebw wrote:
Digital Versatile Disc even.
you are correct
Re: CODE of silence!. . .I'd like to dispel a common misconception about blu-ray discs...if I may. . . - Doc - 04-08-2009
ztirffritz wrote:
They are DVDs...just not the branded 'DVD' format as designated by the DVD consortium or whatever they call themselves. They are in fact Digital Video Discs.
Tell that to the DVD Forum.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_Forum#Function
More accurate to call BD discs UHD discs than DVD discs. The original patents and trademarks are for ultra high density optical discs.
Re: CODE of silence!. . .I'd like to dispel a common misconception about blu-ray discs...if I may. . . - bhaveshp - 04-08-2009
I can verify this - I've bought Blu-Ray's in India (yes, they do sell them there) and they've worked perfectly back here.
On the other hand, we bought a PS2 game Bollywood Singstar - and that was region encoded and refused to play here. Such a pain sometimes.
Re: CODE of silence!. . .I'd like to dispel a common misconception about blu-ray discs...if I may. . . - Lux Interior - 04-08-2009
DVD stands for "Dynamic Variable Disintegration"
Seriously, though, I thought it stood for nothing? Like the "S" in Harry S Truman.
Re: CODE of silence!. . .I'd like to dispel a common misconception about blu-ray discs...if I may. . . - guitarist - 04-08-2009
Still doesn't explain the "CODE of silence" title, it's not even the usual tortured pun.