Can a Canadian Blu-Ray Play on an American Player?
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Can a Canadian Blu-Ray Play on an American Player?
I see that Nightmare on Elm Street has been released on Blu-Ray in Canada, I know with Region 1 DVDs (that includes Canada) they will work on any Region 1 DVD player, does that work with Blu-Rays also?
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I'm aware of the region limitations on DVD. It's just flat out easier to watch region locked DVDs, even if you can't on your player, you can still play them on your computer. I like to think this is only because the format is still relatively new.
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BD has three regions instead of... a lot.
The whole region thing is a load of BS, if you ask me. It's done to increase profits but the end result is discs aren't always released in all regions. So people who may want a certain disc can't get it because it's not available in their region. What's the point?
The whole region thing is a load of BS, if you ask me. It's done to increase profits but the end result is discs aren't always released in all regions. So people who may want a certain disc can't get it because it's not available in their region. What's the point?
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Another advantage to Blu-ray is there is no NTSC/PAL problem. You only have to worry about region coding.
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Many times the difference in DVDs is more than just packaging. There are plently of releases in which they had to squeeze on a french audio track, thus requiring the video quality to be sacrificed to make up the extra space needed.
I have no idea about BD releases in Canada. I'd be interested to find out if there are any BDs that are different with regards to quality.
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I wouldn't say that - at least with DVDs.
Many times the difference in DVDs is more than just packaging. There are plently of releases in which they had to squeeze on a french audio track, thus requiring the video quality to be sacrificed to make up the extra space needed.
I have no idea about BD releases in Canada. I'd be interested to find out if there are any BDs that are different with regards to quality.
Many times the difference in DVDs is more than just packaging. There are plently of releases in which they had to squeeze on a french audio track, thus requiring the video quality to be sacrificed to make up the extra space needed.
I have no idea about BD releases in Canada. I'd be interested to find out if there are any BDs that are different with regards to quality.
I just avoid anything from that company now.
Releases like Sony's "Spider-Man 3" got it right, by simply swapping the Spanish track for a French one, preserving the quality.
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Re: Can a Canadian Blu-Ray Play on an American Player?