Is Region 0 and Region Free the same thing?
02-20-03, 05:25 PM
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Is Region 0 and Region Free the same thing?
I see DVDs for sale on Half, eBay, and other sites occasionally labeled as Region Free or Region 0. Are they one and the same?
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02-20-03, 05:43 PM
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I believe the correct term is all-region disc. They should all refer to the same thing, a DVD that can be played in any Region 1 through Region 8 player. Look out for NTSC/PAL format problems though.
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Yes, one and the same. Skar is correct in that all-region is the correct term (on the back of a case, it'll say "Region: ALL." But Region 0 is just slang for the same thing.
Region-free = all-region = region 0
Of course, remember: All-region doesn't necessarily mean it'll play on your machine! The format makes a difference--NTSC or PAL. There are some all-region PAL discs, which won't play on normal North American region 1 DVD players. I think Tartan's Ring releases are examples of this, aren't they? This should not be a problem for a DVD-ROM, though...
Region-free = all-region = region 0
Of course, remember: All-region doesn't necessarily mean it'll play on your machine! The format makes a difference--NTSC or PAL. There are some all-region PAL discs, which won't play on normal North American region 1 DVD players. I think Tartan's Ring releases are examples of this, aren't they? This should not be a problem for a DVD-ROM, though...
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02-20-03, 10:53 PM
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Originally posted by aeron
Yes, one and the same. Skar is correct in that all-region is the correct term (on the back of a case, it'll say "Region: ALL." But Region 0 is just slang for the same thing.
Region-free = all-region = region 0
Of course, remember: All-region doesn't necessarily mean it'll play on your machine! The format makes a difference--NTSC or PAL. There are some all-region PAL discs, which won't play on normal North American region 1 DVD players. I think Tartan's Ring releases are examples of this, aren't they? This should not be a problem for a DVD-ROM, though...
Yes, one and the same. Skar is correct in that all-region is the correct term (on the back of a case, it'll say "Region: ALL." But Region 0 is just slang for the same thing.
Region-free = all-region = region 0
Of course, remember: All-region doesn't necessarily mean it'll play on your machine! The format makes a difference--NTSC or PAL. There are some all-region PAL discs, which won't play on normal North American region 1 DVD players. I think Tartan's Ring releases are examples of this, aren't they? This should not be a problem for a DVD-ROM, though...
In fact many of my British DVDs are PAL all region discs:
Alucarda
Gate of Flesh
Zipang
The idiots
Highway Patrolman
Dead or Alive
etc., etc., etc.
cheers, Tony Block
02-21-03, 04:08 AM
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...the Polish DVDs that I bought recently are labeled "U" (?for "Universal"?)...
...so: region-free = all region = region all = region 0 = (region) U...
...but that still leaves the pesky PAL/NTSC thingy - which is no problem for (?most?) owners of DVD players who live in PAL areas, but does pose a problem for those who own R1-only players...
...and so it goes...
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...so: region-free = all region = region all = region 0 = (region) U...
...but that still leaves the pesky PAL/NTSC thingy - which is no problem for (?most?) owners of DVD players who live in PAL areas, but does pose a problem for those who own R1-only players...
...and so it goes...
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02-21-03, 09:47 PM
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Thanks all.
I think my biggest motivation for asking is that Half has been flooded with Region-Free DVD listings. It's against Half.com policy to list "region 0" DVDs. If they are the same, I am going to start using the little "report listing violation" links everytime I see a listing.
I'm a little P.O.'ed after recently receiving a "region free" DVD when it wasn't listed as such. I'm on a crusade to "clean up" Half.com. I have already had about 20 listings removed. They are pretty quick about removing listings that violate the rules. Woohoo! Goodbye competing sellers that sell all that CRAP! hehehe
I think my biggest motivation for asking is that Half has been flooded with Region-Free DVD listings. It's against Half.com policy to list "region 0" DVDs. If they are the same, I am going to start using the little "report listing violation" links everytime I see a listing.
I'm a little P.O.'ed after recently receiving a "region free" DVD when it wasn't listed as such. I'm on a crusade to "clean up" Half.com. I have already had about 20 listings removed. They are pretty quick about removing listings that violate the rules. Woohoo! Goodbye competing sellers that sell all that CRAP! hehehe
02-21-03, 11:00 PM
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"...I'm on a crusade to "clean up" Half.com..."
...erm... I hope that doesn't mean throwing out the baby with the bath water ... a lot of perfectly legitimate Criterion DVDs are Region 0 - so are many if not all DVDs released by image, VCI, Roan Group, Kino etc...
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...erm... I hope that doesn't mean throwing out the baby with the bath water ... a lot of perfectly legitimate Criterion DVDs are Region 0 - so are many if not all DVDs released by image, VCI, Roan Group, Kino etc...
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02-22-03, 11:38 AM
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Naaa. I really could care less about the legitimates.
I'm just sickened that I bought The Bourne Identity Widescreen, and received a DVD that
was shrinkwrapped by a gorilla? (worst--job--ever!)
has at least 10 misspellings on the back of the case!
What are "deleted sccnes" anyway?
What is the "the atrical trriler?"
I really don't care if it days it is DVD 9 SUPERBIT. It isn't of the quality that goes in my collection. Again, I'm only POed that the person sold me this crap without telling me he was in the description, especially when The Bourne Identity is so readily available in Region 1 format.
All of the TRUE R0 DVDs are safe with me. I'm just getting rid of the ones I see that are readily available at the local Walmart in R1.
I'm just sickened that I bought The Bourne Identity Widescreen, and received a DVD that
was shrinkwrapped by a gorilla? (worst--job--ever!)
has at least 10 misspellings on the back of the case!
What are "deleted sccnes" anyway?
What is the "the atrical trriler?"
I really don't care if it days it is DVD 9 SUPERBIT. It isn't of the quality that goes in my collection. Again, I'm only POed that the person sold me this crap without telling me he was in the description, especially when The Bourne Identity is so readily available in Region 1 format.
All of the TRUE R0 DVDs are safe with me. I'm just getting rid of the ones I see that are readily available at the local Walmart in R1.
