Guide to Buying Blu-rays from Overseas

Posted on Friday, August 01 2008 @ 7:28 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Here at TweakTown I often get questions about whether or not Blu-ray ‘X’ will work in an Australian or American Blu-ray player; so I thought it would be a good time to write a guide about Blu-ray importing. Let’s begin!

Similar to DVD region coding, where the world is split up into six geographic regions, Blu-ray is split into three geographic regions. Fortunately, unlike DVD, the splitting of Blu-ray regions are far more sensible.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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