What is the point of dvd region encoding?

[dude8604]

I know what it does, but why would dvd companies want it?

 

[Zim Hosein]

Because of different release dates for the same movie in different countries

 

[Heisenberg]

Money

 

[Zim Hosein]

dude8604, here's a more in-depth explanation for you:

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question474.htm

 

[Kaervak]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Money

Don't forget control too. The MPAA has a hard on for telling people how they can use their property.

 

[bandana163]

You wouldn't pay for European or American releases if there was no regional code.

 

[FishTankX]

The fact that you can get a legal DVD in China for 7$ street, and that's the roof. They want to be able to price differently and not have people import across the planet trying to get the best deals.

 

[dude8604]

Why doesn't everyone buy region-free dvd players? Are those legal to buy/sell/own?

 

[Kipper]

Originally posted by: dude8604
I know what it does, but why would dvd companies want it?

It all boils down to how much money you can make...

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: FishTankX
The fact that you can get a legal DVD in China for 7$ street, and that's the roof. They want to be able to price differently and not have people important across the planet trying to get the best deals.

Thats why we have bit torrent j/k

 

[AlexWade]

I've haven't seen a region-free stand-alone DVD player in a long long time. But, the MPAA has workaround by using "enhanced" content that foils region-free DVD's. Its called Region Coding Enhancements.

I think region encoding boils down to piracy. I think the MPAA is so paranoid (just like the RIAA) that they put region encoding on discs. That is only my opinion.

http://www.dvdtalk.com/rce.html

 

[kami]

MPAA is the only reason. They weren't content enough with simply PAL, NTSC, and SECAM. They thought it needed to be mixed up even more.

 

[LethalWolfe]

Originally posted by: kami
MPAA is the only reason. They weren't content enough with simply PAL, NTSC, and SECAM. They thought it needed to be mixed up even more.

WTF does the MPAA have to do w/TV formats from around the world?


Lethal

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: LethalWolfe

Originally posted by: kami
MPAA is the only reason. They weren't content enough with simply PAL, NTSC, and SECAM. They thought it needed to be mixed up even more.

WTF does the MPAA have to do w/TV formats from around the world?


Lethal

your NTSC dvd player might not do PAL or SECAM

 

[zerocool1]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Because of different release dates for the same movie in different countries

to prevent bootlegging

 

[DannyBoy]

Originally posted by: dude8604
Why doesn't everyone buy region-free dvd players? Are those legal to buy/sell/own?

Everyone in the UK does now

They are perfectly legal to be sold here, dont know about the states though...

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: AlexWade
I've haven't seen a region-free stand-alone DVD player in a long long time. But, the MPAA has workaround by using "enhanced" content that foils region-free DVD's. Its called Region Coding Enhancements.

I think region encoding boils down to piracy. I think the MPAA is so paranoid (just like the RIAA) that they put region encoding on discs. That is only my opinion.

http://www.dvdtalk.com/rce.html[/q

RCE? PAH! thats nothing. My Phillips DVD711 is about 2.5 years old and does all regions based on disc region automatically, handles ALL RCE and other 'tricky' discs, my TV handles NTSC if I need it and I can even update the firmware with a CD-R.

All this with a simple IR hack from my Palm.

BRING IT!

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: AlexWade
I've haven't seen a region-free stand-alone DVD player in a long long time. But, the MPAA has workaround by using "enhanced" content that foils region-free DVD's. Its called Region Coding Enhancements.

I think region encoding boils down to piracy. I think the MPAA is so paranoid (just like the RIAA) that they put region encoding on discs. That is only my opinion.

http://www.dvdtalk.com/rce.html

I see them all the time in broadcast catalogs. I also have a Dell GX270 that shipped with a regionless DVD+R at school.