TT3D

[Scott104]

Anyone know why TT3D Closer to the Edge was canceled from it's New York showing next week???

[ecd2004]

no idea, but i do know my copy is in the mail this morning

[Pigman]

Is it going to be shown closer to here>>>>

[Trickniner]

no idea, but i do know my copy is in the mail this morning

Are they selling region free discs? I only noticed that they where for sale in the UK only right now. Wasn't sure if that meant they where region specific and wouldn't play over here?

[DuncanMoto]

Are they selling region free discs? I only noticed that they where for sale in the UK only right now. Wasn't sure if that meant they where region specific and wouldn't play over here?

That would suck.

[BSR6]

Are they selling region free discs? I only noticed that they where for sale in the UK only right now. Wasn't sure if that meant they where region specific and wouldn't play over here?

Just google "DVD hack codes" with the make and model of your DVD player.

There are ways to make your DVD player region free. You just have to enter some kind of code, which depends on what kind of DVD player you have. There are some you can't do this with but most of them you can.

[DuncanMoto]

So is this the disc you guys are talking about? or is there a different called 3D on dvd disc?

[DesmoTull]

My father in law (Hungarian) gets DVDs from europe all the time. I've found that the *CHEAP* DVD players from China, Japan, etc. work with all region codes. Let me see what model he has.

[Trickniner]

So is this the disc you guys are talking about? or is there a different called 3D on dvd disc?

I would imagine it is this or the standard DVD equivalent. There are links off of the TT3D website.

[DuncanMoto]

So is it possible that Blue Ray does not have country codes?

[BSR6]

So is it possible that Blue Ray does not have country codes?

Blu Ray is no different, you still need a hack code. I believe you can buy region free players but I am not 100% sure on that.

From what I have been told, region codes are used for marketing purposes so production companies can release DVD's in different regions at different times, without having to worry about one release affecting another.

Look at this from the manufacturers standpoint. Are you really going to manufacture a different kind of player for each region? This makes meeting supply and demand more difficult. Now you have to forecast demand for seperate regions, and produce machines unique to each region. If your forecasts are off you end up with surplus that can't be used to meet the demands of another region.

Instead the manufacturers build the same player and use programming to address the region specific issue. Then if there needs to be any shift in supplly they can simply set the device to play in the appropriate region without any major production changes.

Given the explanation above, Blu Ray or not, I would imagine this will never change.

[shashankmittal]

Most DVD players and Blu Ray players sold in US are region specific. Most DVDs and Blu Ray discs legally sold in US are encrypted and cannot be played on a player purchased outside US (due to region mismatch). This is to prevent piracy.

Talking about the workarounds, there are several ways to play non-US discs (DVDs and Blu Rays):
1. As someone suggested, get a cheap all-region player from eBay.
2. Buy a good all-region branded player from eBay (these are sold by sellers in other countries).
3. If you are good with electronics and computers, purchase a player here in US and search online for a region-free firmware. Flash the firmware and you'll have a region-free player, of course your warranty will be void.
4. This is my method of playing non-US discs: Install AnyDVD or any other DVD decrypter software on your computer. Use it to make a lossless 1:1 copy of your disc on your hard disk for playback. Play the decrypted copy with any movie player software and delete it after you have watched the movie (for copyright protection).