"The media conglomerates, wishing to exercise
even more control over the global market for video software than
they
already have, have established the practice of "regional coding". "
What other damages have these practices elicted besides inconveniencing
those who have a single-region player? Or is this just a practice to defeat
bootlegers and promote "windowed" release schedules ?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Fore [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 10:22 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: DVD formats
>
> No, they won't (in theory). This
> means that (in theory) DVDs purchased in Europe won't play in the U.S.,
> Japan, Brazil, etc. For more information, visit this Web site:
> <http://www.laserrot.com/info/lrinfo/dvdmap.html>.
>
> That is, this is a technological gizmo introduced to further a corporate
> economic policy agenda. And I keep saying "in theory" because, as with
> copy-protected videotapes, there are other technologies available to
> defeat
> regional coding. Inquire at your friendly neighborhood electronics chop
> shop. This fix generally voids the warranty of your player, but what's
> life without a little risk? You can also purchase "all-region" (i.e.,
> already "modified") DVD players over the Web, at inflated prices. (Also,
> as I recall, one of the "glitches" with Sony's new Playstation, is that it
> defeats regional coding. I assume they'll "fix" that before it's released
> beyond Japan.)
>
> However, as I indicated in another post on this topic a few weeks ago, DVD
> hardware manufacturers are quietly selling fully-warranteed, all-region
> players in some markets, including Hong Kong, where multiple video formats
> are an established part of consumer culture. Is this going on anywhere
> else in the world?
>
> Steve Fore
>
> At 04:39 PM 5/18/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >I know that videotapes that are made in Europe are incompatible with
> >our VCRs, but I was wondering whether European DVDs were OK. European
> >CDs are just like ours, so does that mean that European DVDs will
> >play on our machines?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Sandy Camargo
> >Department of English
> >University of Missouri
> >Columbia MO 65211
> >
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