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1. #Where can i buy a region free blu ray player movie
2. #Where can i buy a region free blu ray player tv

I recall 2 to 3 month delays before an already released DVD in the US, finally became available in Europe.īottom line is that when you want to play a DVD or Blu-Ray disc, you will have to make sure that your DVD or Blu-Ray player is either of the same region, or region free. Note: Back in the day, and with certain movies still today, you could see a pretty big delay in when a movies was released in the US versus the rest of the world.

Then why can I still not play my disc in another region and why the heck did they keep Region Codes when they introduced Blu-Ray? Region Codes are also very customer unfriendly for the regular, less technical, user (like my mom).Īnd why? After all: I paid my due by buying an original DVD or Blu-Ray disc.

#Where can i buy a region free blu ray player movie

You would think that the movie industry would have understood by now, that region codes are totally useless – after all: with little effort you can find so called region-free DVD players, or “patch” your DVD player to become region free, or simply tell your computer you’re in a different region (caution: most computers allow switching only for a limited number of times!).

#Where can i buy a region free blu ray player tv

Modern TV’s can handle any TV System format.Since we see the same issue with video console games (XBox, PS3, Wii) my best guess is, that it has to do with the video format (or better: TV System Format) – but that would be a noble thing to do and I don’t exactly see the Movie Industry to do anything noble that does not involve emptying your wallet. Why? The movie industry does not allow it, and I honestly cannot give you ANY good reason why … like Frankie Goes to Hollywood used to sing: “ What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!” … But in the meanwhile, Region Codes still exist … The disc you bought at is likely a region 1 DVD (US is Region 1) and your player is most likely region 2 (The Netherlands is Region 2), chances are pretty high that you cannot even play the DVD or Blu-Ray disc.

Wether you bought it for yourself or as a gift … In the example above the DVD you bought in the US, but you want to play it in The Netherlands.