Video Asylum TVs, VCRs, DVD players, Home Theater systems and more.

---

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] Thread: [ Display  All  Email ] [ Video Asylum ]

---

[ Alert Moderator ]

---

You have a good point about region coding

Posted by Christine Tham (R) on February 16, 2007 at 14:45:37

In Reply to: Re: Is it just me, or are the BluRay titles in Australia distinctly underwhelming? posted by David Aiken on February 15, 2007 at 21:45:08:

That's been bugging me about BluRay, I believe the HD-DVD discs are not region coded.

In terms of the "court decision" you refer to, it never went to court. What happened was that the ACCC announced that they will investigate whether region coding contravenes the Trade Practices Act, and the metter was settled out of court. So the whole issue has never really been tested.

So it is quite possible that BluRay region coding may stick. For example, just putting my devil's advocate hat on, I could argue on behalf of the BluRay association that BluRay region coding does not contravene the Trade Practices Act, because Australia is in the same region as other PAL countries (Region B), so region coding does not prohibit parallel importation of other PAL titles. NTSC titles (Region A) are never meant to be "playable" in Australia so theoretically you can't play them so no point importing them.

Yes, I know that virtually every TV sold in Australia can play NTSC just fine, but things are different when interpreted from a legal perspective.

Chilling, I know, and it has been bothering me.

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:

Schiit Audio

---

[ Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]

---

[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]

---