I've just found out, to my great and pleased surprise, that HD DVD is region-free. What made them make such a sane decision? Thank god for the small favors. :)
One reason I'm happy for this is that Blade Runner on HD DVD is £18 from Amazon UK. And the US "Ultimate Collection" on HD DVD is $28. That's about £14, so that's five disks for less than what I was about to pay for one disk. (OK, then there's shipping, but still.) (Oddly enough the "Ultimate" collection is available in the UK, but only in regular DVD version.)
... Oops, I see now that what I'm getting is the "Complete Collector's Edition". The "Ultimate" one comes in a small suitcase and contains stuff like a letter from Ridley Scott and a small paper unicorn. Frankly I don't know that I'm that much of a geek and a fan, even though it's one of the best movies ever.
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Eolake thanked: "... HD DVD is region-free. What made them make such a sane decision? Thank god for the small favors. :)"
Yeah, but to make up for that they took care to screw it up in other ways.
"The "Ultimate" one comes in a small suitcase and contains stuff like a letter from Ridley Scott and a small paper unicorn. Frankly I don't know that I'm that much of a geek and a fan ..."
How can you resist a suitcase and a paper unicorn? It's that movie after all.
For one reason I just don't have space for all the collectibles out there. I've put up new bookshelves three times since I got this apartment, and I'm running out of walls to put them against.
There's a rumor floating around that ttl likes to suck giant elephant cock.
Well done, that has to be the most refined insult anybody ever posted here.
Is there a prize involved? Do I get a plaque and a honey-glaze ham? Do I get a congratulatory phone call from Earvin "Magic" Johnson?
Don't forget that you can put bookshelves in the hallways, garage, and bathrooms. :o)
Hmm, I'm not sure... to suck giant elephant cock, you need to have a pretty big mouth. When I think big mouth, somebody else springs to mind.
Somebody more refined than TTL.
Are Blu-rays also region-free? Otherwise, it would probably be a standard-launching seppuku now.
Wiki sez:
Blu-ray discs may be encoded with a region code intended to restrict the area of the world in which they can be played, similar to the DVD region codes. [...] Reportedly early BD releases (including Casino Royale) are "ALL" region and therefore compatible in various BD players around the globe.
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