WRONG region coding is not just "rigging" the market, it allows DVDs to be released a specific time after the theatrical release regardless of the regional timing. If there was no regional coding, the USA would have to wait much longer for the "global" DVD to be issued because in general many USA marketed films are run later on other regions and would need to be "globally first run out" before a "global" DVD could be issued. By issuing a region 1 DVD only, it can come out much sooner. jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of drew Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 4:39 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equipthat can playPAL systemDVD's <rant mode on> Many of us folks in the UK that care about the region coding feel it is a cynical attempt to make us pay extortionate prices and control the market instead of allowing a competitive market to develop. For example, the movie Eragon has recently been release here, the MRP is 23 pounds, that is more than 45 bucks! Without region coding, I believe our high street prices would be comparable to US prices. Fortunately region free players are readily available here, especially on the cheap units http://preview.tinyurl.com/3yayef hence a large number of on-line stores sell region 1 DVD's at a huge discount from high street stores. The region 1 version of Eragon imported from the US costs 13 pounds, just a bit more reasonable! Sadly, it seems the average punter just pays the rip-off price in the high street and perpetuates the situation. IMHO region coding is an immoral attempt to rig the market, and control the control it with an iron fist. <rant mode off> Cheers, Andy. ann sanfedele wrote: > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >> Ann, >> >> I have time to watch about one-three hour's worth of television a >> week, aside from 15 minutes of news and weather while I'm cooking >> breakfast. TMC, TCM, Discovery, etc might be nice but paying for more >> than basic extended cable service (already $50/month, $600 a year) >> seems insane ... most of the cable channels worth watching require a >> digital cable interface box and can only be had with a 10-channel >> service pack additional, which would double the yearly cost. >> > Mine costs $90 including high speed internet, digital stuff, etc -- it > would cost more but > I have a package that doesnt include espn or bravo. > >> At $9 to $15 per DVD, $300-600 a year is a LOT of good movies that I >> can buy and reuse whenever I feel like it rather than wait for when >> the various cable channels choose to show them and hope that I have >> the time at that moment to watch. And ... no commercials, no editing >> for television format, extra material on the higher end DVDs about >> the series, better quality, etc. >> >> "200 channels and nothing to watch" is a perfect description of most >> of what I see on television. >> >> I do go to the movie theater, primarily for good indies but also for >> a lot of the better big bux films. There is a huge difference in the >> presentation of a movie on a big screen in the theater compared to >> watching that same show on a television screen, though more for some >> than for others. I go to the theater when other people generally >> don't in order to avoid children and obnoxious crowds. It's expensive >> but worth it to me. >> > Expensive is key word -- even senior it is $7.00 or $7.50 in NY... > then you watch 20 minutes of > promos that are so loud that I have to stand outside the door to the > theatre until they are over... > and...well, there is this other problem I have that makes it at the very > least distracting to sit through > an entire movie -- at home I can get up every 30 minutes without > missing anything. > >> Felipe does watch the occasional broadcast barfola from time to time, >> like "America's Next Top Model". Gag me. He keeps me updated on >> modern culture, whatever that might be. ;-) >> >> I would rather process and scan film. It's tedious but much more >> enjoyable. >> >> Godfrey >> >> >> > I can't do much of any one thing for very long - even working on > photos.... I really do think > I may have ADHD. > > ann > >> >> > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
