Blu-ray Players are manufactured to only play certain authorized discs for a specific geographical region. It is very similar to that of region codes for DVD, but instead of using numbers, Blu-ray uses letters A, B and C to differentiate between regions. You can usually tell what region your Blu-ray Player is by looking at the bottom of the player or in the owners manual. The three different regions are broken down as:
Region A – This region encompasses almost all of North, Central and South America, as well as Southeast Asian countries, including Republic of China (Taiwan), Hong Kong, Japan and Korea.
Region B - This region consists of most European, African and southwest Asian countries, as well as New Zealand and Australia.
Region C - This region is for the remaining central and south Asian countries, including Russia and the People’s Republic of China.
In particle terms, this means if you have a Blu-ray Movie Disc that is Region Code A, you will require a Region A Blu-ray Player to view the movie. The reason behind region codes is to allow the movie providers, the producers or motion picture studios, to regulate different content, release dates, prices and so forth for every region. However, while Blu-ray Players are bound to support regional coding, content providers are not. There is even a current trend by movie studios to produce region free Blu-ray Discs so it can be played on any Blu-ray Player, regardless of their Region Code.Click Here to Read More About Blu-ray Region Codes.
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