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It is dumb. I believe it stems from different release dates in different regions more than anything. Studios didn't people in countries where the movie wasn't even out in theaters yet to be able to buy the DVDs from another region.mikechamp wrote:Does anyone know the point of regions? Who came up with this system?
It seems dumb that I can't play a DVD from the UK in my DVD player here in the U.S. We both speak English and like visual entertainment!! Why can't we all just get along?
It used to be a lot bigger issue when releases were more staggered. Plus it cut down on piracy from countries with much more relaxed enforcement. It's almost completely phased out by now. Most DVDs and Blu Rays are region free these days.mikechamp wrote:Is there really that long of a lag between a movie being released on DVD somewhere and not-yet in theaters somewhere else in the world? If so, then that's dumb, too.