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Will PowerDVD 16 Ultra in Region 1 play "Region Free" blu-rays?
DaveF [Avatar]
Newbie Joined: May 30, 2016 17:15 Messages: 36 Offline
[Post New] Jul 31, 2016 10:26
Will PowerDVD 16 Ultra in Region 1 play "Region Free" blu-rays?

I know the answer should be self-evident. But I've never used Region Free discs, much less in PowerDVD. I want to make sure there's not problem before I start spending money on discs.



Thanks.
Jeff R 1 [Avatar]
Senior Member Joined: Jan 09, 2010 14:05 Messages: 176 Offline
[Post New] Aug 02, 2016 11:02
Yes.
DaveF [Avatar]
Newbie Joined: May 30, 2016 17:15 Messages: 36 Offline
[Post New] Aug 03, 2016 06:43
Thanks!
Jeff R 1 [Avatar]
Senior Member Joined: Jan 09, 2010 14:05 Messages: 176 Offline
[Post New] Aug 03, 2016 10:54
You can always run the trial first, but it will play region free Blu-rays when set to region one _ or any region.
Branais
Senior Member Joined: May 27, 2011 07:21 Messages: 202 Offline
[Post New] Oct 16, 2016 21:52
Quote: Will PowerDVD 16 Ultra in Region 1 play "Region Free" blu-rays?


Hi DaveF,

If it helps make it clear, there's technically no such thing as "region-free" coding in Blu-ray -- Blu-ray divides the world into three regions, A to C, and what we think of as "region-free" means the region coding in that disc is flagged as "yes" for each one of the three regions. So whatever region your player is set to, that disc will play.

DVDs had a different scheme -- 6 regions, 1 to 6, plus a region 0 that was supposed to be like a master key that unlocked all six regions. Some players' firmware had problems with region 0, on occasion.

Anyway, I hope the info might be useful.
DaveF [Avatar]
Newbie Joined: May 30, 2016 17:15 Messages: 36 Offline
[Post New] Oct 16, 2016 22:27
Thanks.

Turns out to be a moot issue for now. The "region free" blu-rays I was concerned about turned out to be (high quality) pirated copies. (Which I returned when I discovered that.)
Branais
Senior Member Joined: May 27, 2011 07:21 Messages: 202 Offline
[Post New] Oct 16, 2016 22:31
Ouch.

I know a few people who've been stung like that, especially buying releases from Spain. Turns out a lot of apparently commercial releases in Spain -- even from reputable online sellers like Amazon -- are pirated and burnt to BD-R discs.
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