OT. Playing American Blue ray discs in UK do you do it?

My Sony Blue ray will only do UK discs but will do multi region ordinary
DVDs.
I have seen some Blue ray movies I would like but not sold in the UK only as
DVDs.
From what I gather Sony have made it extremely difficult to multi region
players for Blue ray, not a bit like the mass market we have with DVD
players that are already MR or you can easily convert with a few presses of
remote control keys.
Have looked on Ebay, it seems to be only place claiming to sell MR Blue ray
players, but on reading several descriptions of products being offered not
too sure if they actually do.
Anyone got a Blue ray player which will will play US and UK discs if so how
did you buy it? Can I get one out of the box at reasonable price?
Regards
David

On Wed, 15 May 2013 10:33:11 +0100
"David" wrote:

My Sony Blue ray will only do UK discs but will do multi region
ordinary DVDs.
I have seen some Blue ray movies I would like but not sold in the UK
only as DVDs.
From what I gather Sony have made it extremely difficult to multi
region players for Blue ray, not a bit like the mass market we have
with DVD players that are already MR or you can easily convert with a
few presses of remote control keys.
Have looked on Ebay, it seems to be only place claiming to sell MR
Blue ray players, but on reading several descriptions of products
being offered not too sure if they actually do.
Anyone got a Blue ray player which will will play US and UK discs if
so how did you buy it? Can I get one out of the box at reasonable
price? Regards
David


I can't answer your question, but you might want to look at
www.dvdoverseas.com
and see what they say, they specialise in this kind of thing. They are
based near Chicago, and ship overseas.
Hope this helps.
--
Davey.

On Wed, 15 May 2013 11:33:09 +0100, Davey
wrote:

Anyone got a Blue ray player which will will play US and UK discs if
so how did you buy it? Can I get one out of the box at reasonable
price?

Yes. Richer Sounds. From about £70.

They no longer seem to have the Toshiba one I got, but there are
several others by Panasonic that are described as multi-region.

Beware, Blu-Ray players can also play DVDs (and CDs), but sometimes
the multi-region capability only applies to DVDs. Maybe the Blu-Ray
region coding is more difficult to crack. My Toshiba player will play
all disks, but you have to change the code in the menu for Blu-Ray
manually every time you want to play a disk from a different region.
Richer Sounds are very honest and straightforwards about exactly what
their descriptions mean, so it's worth asking them.

Rod.

"Roderick Stewart" wrote in message
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On Wed, 15 May 2013 11:33:09 +0100, Davey
wrote:

Anyone got a Blue ray player which will will play US and UK discs if
so how did you buy it? Can I get one out of the box at reasonable
price?

Yes. Richer Sounds. From about £70.

They no longer seem to have the Toshiba one I got, but there are
several others by Panasonic that are described as multi-region.

Beware, Blu-Ray players can also play DVDs (and CDs), but sometimes
the multi-region capability only applies to DVDs. Maybe the Blu-Ray
region coding is more difficult to crack. My Toshiba player will play
all disks, but you have to change the code in the menu for Blu-Ray
manually every time you want to play a disk from a different region.
Richer Sounds are very honest and straightforwards about exactly what
their descriptions mean, so it's worth asking them.

Rod.

*******

I did e-mail RS and they gave prompt response saying they do not do Blue ray
multi region players.
Thanks
David

On 15/05/2013 10:33, David wrote:
My Sony Blue ray will only do UK discs but will do multi region ordinary
DVDs.
I have seen some Blue ray movies I would like but not sold in the UK
only as DVDs.
From what I gather Sony have made it extremely difficult to multi
region players for Blue ray, not a bit like the mass market we have with
DVD players that are already MR or you can easily convert with a few
presses of remote control keys.
Have looked on Ebay, it seems to be only place claiming to sell MR Blue
ray players, but on reading several descriptions of products being
offered not too sure if they actually do.
Anyone got a Blue ray player which will will play US and UK discs if so
how did you buy it? Can I get one out of the box at reasonable price?
Regards
David



keep in mind that a lot of american blu rays will actually be region
free - more than in the dvd days.
there are websites out there that will advise you on specific titles.

--
Gareth.
That fly.... Is your magic wand.

I think that as Sony invented Bluertay, and own Columbia Pictures its hardly
surprising they would go down this route to protect their markets.

Brian

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"David" wrote in message
...
My Sony Blue ray will only do UK discs but will do multi region ordinary
DVDs.
I have seen some Blue ray movies I would like but not sold in the UK only
as DVDs.
From what I gather Sony have made it extremely difficult to multi region
players for Blue ray, not a bit like the mass market we have with DVD
players that are already MR or you can easily convert with a few presses
of remote control keys.
Have looked on Ebay, it seems to be only place claiming to sell MR Blue
ray players, but on reading several descriptions of products being offered
not too sure if they actually do.
Anyone got a Blue ray player which will will play US and UK discs if so
how did you buy it? Can I get one out of the box at reasonable price?
Regards
David

"David" wrote:
My Sony Blue ray will only do UK discs but will do multi region ordinary DVDs.
I have seen some Blue ray movies I would like but not sold in the UK only as DVDs.
From what I gather Sony have made it extremely difficult to multi region
players for Blue ray, not a bit like the mass market we have with DVD
players that are already MR or you can easily convert with a few presses
of remote control keys.
Have looked on Ebay, it seems to be only place claiming to sell MR Blue
ray players, but on reading several descriptions of products being
offered not too sure if they actually do.
Anyone got a Blue ray player which will will play US and UK discs if so
how did you buy it? Can I get one out of the box at reasonable price?
Regards
David

I bought an American Blu-ray player from amazon.com with shipping and taxes
it cost less than the equivalent player in the UK.
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Hate the belief, love the believer.

"Adrian" wrote in message
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"David" wrote:
My Sony Blue ray will only do UK discs but will do multi region ordinary
DVDs.
I have seen some Blue ray movies I would like but not sold in the UK only
as DVDs.
From what I gather Sony have made it extremely difficult to multi region
players for Blue ray, not a bit like the mass market we have with DVD
players that are already MR or you can easily convert with a few presses
of remote control keys.
Have looked on Ebay, it seems to be only place claiming to sell MR Blue
ray players, but on reading several descriptions of products being
offered not too sure if they actually do.
Anyone got a Blue ray player which will will play US and UK discs if so
how did you buy it? Can I get one out of the box at reasonable price?
Regards
David

I bought an American Blu-ray player from amazon.com with shipping and taxes
it cost less than the equivalent player in the UK.
--


********

Can you recall approx cost and how much you paid in to post Office when they
delivered it in duty?
Regards
David

"David" wrote:
"Adrian" wrote in message
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"David" wrote:
My Sony Blue ray will only do UK discs but will do multi region ordinary DVDs.
I have seen some Blue ray movies I would like but not sold in the UK only as DVDs.
From what I gather Sony have made it extremely difficult to multi region
players for Blue ray, not a bit like the mass market we have with DVD
players that are already MR or you can easily convert with a few presses
of remote control keys.
Have looked on Ebay, it seems to be only place claiming to sell MR Blue
ray players, but on reading several descriptions of products being
offered not too sure if they actually do.
Anyone got a Blue ray player which will will play US and UK discs if so
how did you buy it? Can I get one out of the box at reasonable price?
Regards
David

I bought an American Blu-ray player from amazon.com with shipping and taxes
it cost less than the equivalent player in the UK.

It was less than £40. It was delivered by a carrier there was nothing more
to pay on arrival.

--
Hate the belief, love the believer.

I bought an American Blu-ray player from amazon.com with shipping and
taxes
it cost less than the equivalent player in the UK.

It was less than £40. It was delivered by a carrier there was nothing more
to pay on arrival.
++++++++++++++++++
You were lucky - my in laws have sent me stuff (e.g. Minnesotta Vikings
jacket) which was stopped by Parcel Force on behalf of UK customs and with
the import duty and the "handling fee" (and the import duty cannot be in
advance to avoid this) the cost of the jacket almost doubled.

It's very hit-and-miss as to what they decide to stop, but having things
sent to a home address (instead of c/o a place of work for example) seems to
help.

rant
I find it disgusting that even if I want to pay import duty in advance, I
can't. Instead I am forced to pay excessive "handling charges" to someone
like Parcel Force. I don't import to avoid buying from the UK, I import
stuff that cannot be purchased in the UK or I receive genuine gifts from my
in-laws.
/rant

Paul DS.