region free dvd's

[abmay]

Hi,does anyone know for sure that since 2002 the ACCC has told retailers that all dvd's sold must be region free or all regions.
Apparantly we are the first and only country to do this,has it ever been confirmed?

[setarip_old]

Just so you don't think you're being ignored - I have no knowledge of any such thing...

[jel]

hi abmay and welcome to the forum!

from what i understand, the AAAC has yet to finalise any decision on the use of regional playback control (rpc). please see these news items:
ACCC defends the rights of Playstation owners (http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/87974)
and
Consumers in dark about DVD imports: ACCC (http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/87605)

to be honest, my understanding is the AAAC were more interested in dvd players being region free, rather than the dvd's themselves .... and this is the case with most (if not all) dvd players avaliable here in oz.

how this will be affected by the FTA with the US, i have no idea ....

hth

j

@ setarip_old: please respect forum rule 11)11) Don't post just to increase your number of posts. If you have nothing to say on a certain matter then don't post. The number of posts on this board has no direct relation to the experience of a member. thankyou

[abmay]

Thanks JEL. Yes I did mean players,have heard that the ACCC has made it mandatoty that all dvd players sold after 2002 will be region free,and that Aust is the only country to do so,so far. Once you have a region free player I don't think it matters what region the dvd's (disks) are. It makes for cheaper disks as you can buy them from Asia in auction sites etc, which are a lot cheaper than those from USA.& Aust.
Thanks for your prompt reply........Bob K.