[opendtv] Re: Blue Ray has competition
- From: "Barry Wilkins" <Barry.Wilkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 11:55:24 +1200
There are several things wrong with your assumptions John. Firstly, I do
not get DVB-T here in NZ. Even though it is the supposed NZ terrestrial
DTV standard nobody uses it. I did say that I receive satellite "Sky"
reception. This is DVB-S of course.
Secondly, If you were at the end of the region code system you would
feel somewhat miffed as well. Why? Simply because there is such a huge
base of excellent movies that date back for ages that are worth
converting to DVD whereas there are very few new releases per year that
would in my opinion get into the "quality" category. Therefore, it is
important to me that old material is available on an equal region basis.
That is, there should not be a "Wait your turn, you're only region 4
down there" attitude with regard to old releases.
So you may say, stop the complaining and go get some R1 DVDs. Do you
know that it is illegal for outlets here to sell anything other than R4
DVDs. And by the way. Before anybody says that there is no difference in
an NTSC or PAL encoded disc. There certainly is!
My old TV would not render any colour using an NTSC R1 disc while being
used on my multi-region DVD player. Why? Because the TV was PAL only
compatible. I could play the same disc on my player using a new multi
format TV from a shop here without a problem.
So now you would say, "Hey get a new TV." Well that's wonderful isn't
it. Because Hollywood has decreed a regional coding system that the rest
of the world then feels hell bent on circumventing, we must all go
change our otherwise perfectly operating TVs so that we can watch
(according to Hollywood) illegal R1 DVDs.
I do feel I must have ruffled your feathers somewhat John. Best relax
and have a nice cup of tea old chap.
Barry Wilkins =20
-----Original Message-----
From: John Golitsis [mailto:john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]=20
Sent: Saturday, 28 August 2004 1:48 a.m.
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Blue Ray has competition
So let me get this straight. You bemoan the lack of Region 2 PAL
titles, and=20
blame this on the region coding scheme? And you're mad at the world
because=20
NTSC titles are released before PAL titles and sometimes PAL versions
are never=20
released? And that the consumer electronics manufacturers should have
consulted=20
you, or the government in your region or something like that, before=20
implementing regional coding?
And also that you think your 42" plasma is a big screen that could
clearly=20
demonstrate the difference between standard DVB-T and HDTV? And DVB-T
looks so=20
good to you that you can't imagine HDTV looking better? Therefore you
conclude=20
that HDTV is unnecessary?
I do say that this could be win the "Silly Rant of the Year" award!
----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Barry Wilkins" <Barry.Wilkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 5:15 PM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Blue Ray has competition
> I am intrigued to know this. When this diabolical concept was devised,
> was there any say from representatives of any of the "lesser" regions
in
> deciding the hierarchy of those regions?
=20
=20
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