blu-ray compatibility

shown73

I believe that earlier DVD discs had regional compatibility problems between here and USA. Does anyone know if current Blu-Ray discs would play in the USA without problems?? Thanks. Specifically, I would like to send a box set of Downton Abbey to a relative, but no good if they won't play.

oldernonethewiser

UK discs are likely to be region B. The USA is region A.

Depending on the player this may not be an issue.

that

Think there were about 5 or 6 different regions. these were built into the player. Most cheap players are multi-region, but it you have a say Sony/tosh/ one then you may have problems

However a computer blueray reading is not the same and a blue reader in its own box, and to watch bluray films on a computer, depending on the above may not play. A computers blueray is often for storage, not strictly film, and vlc probably will not play it, but this restriction may by now also be overcome?

PowerDVD from Cyberlink over comes DVD pc limitations and allows you to watch Blueray DVDs on a PC.

DVDFAB and others will remove encryption.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2011/sep/01/ask-jack-dvd-regions

I do not know anyone with a standalone DVD player attached to their TV anymore, as most people stream it either from a home server, or use the likes of Netflix

Zuzel

shown73 wrote: »

I believe that earlier DVD discs had regional compatibility problems between here and USA. Does anyone know if current Blu-Ray discs would play in the USA without problems?? Thanks. Specifically, I would like to send a box set of Downton Abbey to a relative, but no good if they won't play.

In a word, don't.
Even on a PC without a hack to overcome region restrictions, a UK-sourced blu ray will not play if the PC you're playing it through is in north america.
The same still goes with legit. DVD's.

Even cheap players are not multi-region; those who think they are ought to try it themselves where they will soon find out that they are not.
There was a time when DVD players could be bought or modded to multi-region but the rise in popularity of streamed media saw that end some years ago.

oldernonethewiser

VLC worked on any Blu-ray disc I have used in the past on my laptop with a separate Blu-ray unit.

I know plenty of people who still have Blu-Ray/DVD players as that still seems to be their preferred method of watching movies.

EveryWhere

The Blu-ray Disc region codes are as follows:

Region A: North America, South America, U.S. Territories, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and other areas of Southeast Asia
Region B: Europe, Africa, Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand.
Region C: Asia (except for Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and other areas of Southeast Asia)
Region FREE: This is not an official setting, but discs that have the region FREE symbol either have no flag set or have all region flags (A, B & C) set.

What is printed on your boxes?
Blu-ray are likely Full HD resolution.
Personally I would rip them to Full HD, upload them and send them the links, together with the discs.
That way the have the originals in their possession.

Neil_Jones

EveryWhere wrote: »

What is printed on your boxes?
Blu-ray are likely Full HD resolution.
Personally I would rip them to Full HD, upload them and send them the links, together with the discs.
That way the have the originals in their possession.

Yeah good luck with that, uploading 50Gb video files and trying to see if you can find a provider that will host a 50Gb file...

EveryWhere

Neil_Jones wrote: »

Yeah good luck with that, uploading 50Gb video files and trying to see if you can find a provider that will host a 50Gb file...

Really? You think a Full HD rip needs to be 50 GB?

Morbier

that wrote: »

I do not know anyone with a standalone DVD player attached to their TV anymore, as most people stream it either from a home server, or use the likes of Netflix

Er. .... hello! :hello: I do. Yep, still got a BluRay DVD recorder/player attached to my TV. I know it's old tech but it still works. I also stream stuff with an Apple TV, so we're not that out of date!

Sorry, bit off topic, just wanted to make a point!

Neil_Jones

EveryWhere wrote: »

Really? You think a Full HD rip needs to be 50 GB?

Can be. Dual layer Blu Ray can hold 50Gb. Depends if you want all the extras, subtitles and so on with it.

that

Morbier wrote: »

Er. .... hello! :hello: I do. Yep, still got a BluRay DVD recorder/player attached to my TV. I know it's old tech but it still works. I also stream stuff with an Apple TV, so we're not that out of date!

But do you use it? Often? Visited Blockbusters recently ?