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Sheath
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10/03
Posted - Feb 15 2005 : 9:50PM
Hi all.. I have may adult dvd titles.
I have several dvd players in my house and have just purchased a cheap model for a spare room that claims to be multi zoned..
Problem is it won't play a couple of my fav dvd's.
Won't play RLD. Road Trip #1 ( Last scene is a 10)
Won't play RLD Semmen Sippers 1,2 or 3... ( Brilliant flicks these)
BUt will play RLD "A Group Thing 3"
So my question is are these dvd's all zoned the same ?
Thanks.
cew

Topic Moved by - DenverDon on Feb 15 2005

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Posted - Feb 15 2005 : 11:14PM
So far as I know, all DVD's manufactured in the US are Region 1. So, if you purchased these from an American store, then the answer is yes, they are all the same.
EL_
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193 Posts
7/04
Posted - Feb 15 2005 : 11:16PM
Most porn doesn't have region coding. I would guess if they are regionally coded they would all be Region 1. Try running Nero CD speed to test if the Discs are good or if it is your new player. Google it if you don't have it. Free DL.
Bill All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Feb 16 2005 : 12:00AM
El is correct. Very few, if any, US produced porn discs have any region codes at all. The only manufacturer that I can think of that uses Region codes is Colmax from Europe (France, I think).
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Posted - Feb 16 2005 : 2:36AM
My mistake.
 
EL_
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7/04
Posted - Feb 16 2005 : 3:10PM
Do Companies need to pay to get the discs Regionally Coded or is it just easier to sell one product instead of 10?
Bill All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Feb 16 2005 : 7:42PM
The primary reason for region coding on mainstream DVD's is so they can stagger the release of movies to theaters from country to country. Since the US is usually first to see movies in theaters, the DVD's of those movies are often avialable in the US while they are still in theaters in other parts of the world.

The movie studios don't want people from the rest of the world to be able to watch the DVD's while they are still in the theater.

Another reason for region coding is that different companies have rights to distribute a companies DVD's from country to country. Without region code, it would be more difficult to enforce these rights.

superunknown
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7 Posts
12/04
Posted - Feb 18 2005 : 9:06PM
Companies do not have to pay for region encoding, at least not extra... I've authored a few DVDs using Adobe Encore and it has checkboxes for both region encoding and CSS (you can do any combo you can think of, or none at all; only one region though). I'm assuming most of the companies would be using similar software (Avid, Final Cut Pro/DVD Studio, etc).

If there is region encoding, it's generally listed on the box. Some companies like to advertise that they don't have region encoding, in which case they put that on the box. If you don't see anything I would guess there is no region on the DVD.

I'm also guessing that most porn companies don't do huge continuous runs of DVDs, so it's easier and cheaper to just deliver one master to the pressing plant (different encoding = different master).

What kind of dvd player is this? Some of those cheapies aren't so good. There may also be a firmware upgrade for it that would improve disc compatibility.




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