Where can I buy DVDs that will work in Region 4?

ellieb123 · 13-12-2009, 17:03

Hi all,

Any help greatly appreciated... My brother lives in Oz and has asked me to buy him Gavin and Stacey Series 3 for Christmas- he's stated that it will need to work in region 4.

Having looked on Amazon, I see that the DVD available on there only works in Zone 2. This seems to be the same on the BBC website.

Any ideas where I can get hold of a dual 2/4 format disc or a region 4 one?

grahamlthompson · 13-12-2009, 17:41

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Originally Posted by ellieb123

Hi all,

Any help greatly appreciated... My brother lives in Oz and has asked me to buy him Gavin and Stacey Series 3 for Christmas- he's stated that it will need to work in region 4.

Having looked on Amazon, I see that the DVD available on there only works in Zone 2. This seems to be the same on the BBC website.

Any ideas where I can get hold of a dual 2/4 format disc or a region 4 one?

Most DVD players these day have a remote hack to disable region codeing. Ask him to google multiregion hack for his DVD player.

The el cheapo players sold in places like Tesco are usually multiregion anyway. You coulf buy him one of these for around the same price as the DVD set

I just checked the BBC Blue Planet DVD set and it's region 0 (It will play anywhere in the world)

ellieb123 · 13-12-2009, 17:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by grahamlthompson

Most DVD players these day have a remote hack to disable region codeing. Ask him to google multiregion hack for his DVD player.

The el cheapo players sold in places like Tesco are usually multiregion anyway. You coulf buy him one of these for around the same price as the DVD set

Ah, OK thanks. He's been in Oz for about 10 years now,and I've been sending him DVDs off and on all the time!! Makes me wonder if he's actually been able to watch any of them!!

grahamlthompson · 13-12-2009, 17:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by ellieb123

Ah, OK thanks. He's been in Oz for about 10 years now,and I've been sending him DVDs off and on all the time!! Makes me wonder if he's actually been able to watch any of them!!

See the comment I have just posted BBC DVD's may well be region 0

titcaptain · 13-12-2009, 21:38

While BBC documentary dvd's may well be Region 0 its not usual for something like Gavin & Stacey to be .

However - very often BBC DVD's are coded for R2 and R4 - most Dr Who (classic) are.

I would ask around and find someone who has the discs to see if they are coded for R4 too using their PC.

bvmjain · 13-12-2009, 22:02

Unlesss your brother in Australia has a Sony Dvd player- you will probably find that his player is already multi-region.

The reason for this, is that many years ago, the Australian government went to court against the Hollywood studios to protest about the Region coding of dvds- as it was felt that Australian customers were being exploited by the Studios- and forced to buy more expensive Australian dvd releases.

The studios argued that they needed to Region code, in order to protect against piracy of the lastest releases between territories, - but the Australian government pointed out that back catalogue titles were also being region locked- in spite of those titles not subject to piracy concerns.

As a result of the court case - dvd players sold in Australia had to be multi-region straight out of the box.

Every manufacturer is thought to have complied with the legal ruling .............apart from Sony.

13-12-2009, 17:03	#1
ellieb123 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,389	Where can I buy DVDs that will work in Region 4? Hi all, Any help greatly appreciated... My brother lives in Oz and has asked me to buy him Gavin and Stacey Series 3 for Christmas- he's stated that it will need to work in region 4. Having looked on Amazon, I see that the DVD available on there only works in Zone 2. This seems to be the same on the BBC website. Any ideas where I can get hold of a dual 2/4 format disc or a region 4 one?

13-12-2009, 17:41	#2
grahamlthompson Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redditch Worcs Posts: 17,293	Quote: Originally Posted by ellieb123 Hi all, Any help greatly appreciated... My brother lives in Oz and has asked me to buy him Gavin and Stacey Series 3 for Christmas- he's stated that it will need to work in region 4. Having looked on Amazon, I see that the DVD available on there only works in Zone 2. This seems to be the same on the BBC website. Any ideas where I can get hold of a dual 2/4 format disc or a region 4 one? Most DVD players these day have a remote hack to disable region codeing. Ask him to google multiregion hack for his DVD player. The el cheapo players sold in places like Tesco are usually multiregion anyway. You coulf buy him one of these for around the same price as the DVD set I just checked the BBC Blue Planet DVD set and it's region 0 (It will play anywhere in the world)

13-12-2009, 17:45	#3
ellieb123 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,389	Quote: Originally Posted by grahamlthompson Most DVD players these day have a remote hack to disable region codeing. Ask him to google multiregion hack for his DVD player. The el cheapo players sold in places like Tesco are usually multiregion anyway. You coulf buy him one of these for around the same price as the DVD set Ah, OK thanks. He's been in Oz for about 10 years now,and I've been sending him DVDs off and on all the time!! Makes me wonder if he's actually been able to watch any of them!!

13-12-2009, 17:47	#4
grahamlthompson Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redditch Worcs Posts: 17,293	Quote: Originally Posted by ellieb123 Ah, OK thanks. He's been in Oz for about 10 years now,and I've been sending him DVDs off and on all the time!! Makes me wonder if he's actually been able to watch any of them!! See the comment I have just posted BBC DVD's may well be region 0

13-12-2009, 21:38	#5
titcaptain Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 408	While BBC documentary dvd's may well be Region 0 its not usual for something like Gavin & Stacey to be . However - very often BBC DVD's are coded for R2 and R4 - most Dr Who (classic) are. I would ask around and find someone who has the discs to see if they are coded for R4 too using their PC.

13-12-2009, 22:02	#6
bvmjain Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 79	Unlesss your brother in Australia has a Sony Dvd player- you will probably find that his player is already multi-region. The reason for this, is that many years ago, the Australian government went to court against the Hollywood studios to protest about the Region coding of dvds- as it was felt that Australian customers were being exploited by the Studios- and forced to buy more expensive Australian dvd releases. The studios argued that they needed to Region code, in order to protect against piracy of the lastest releases between territories, - but the Australian government pointed out that back catalogue titles were also being region locked- in spite of those titles not subject to piracy concerns. As a result of the court case - dvd players sold in Australia had to be multi-region straight out of the box. Every manufacturer is thought to have complied with the legal ruling .............apart from Sony.

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