Hi,=20 See: http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000873062235/ (and=20 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in=5Fdepth/sci=5Ftech/2000/dot=5Flife/2197548.st= m)=20 No region codes for HD DVD? Posted Oct 7, 2005, 8:30 AM ET by Liam McNulty HD DVD (...) one statement from Toshiba Digital Media Networks? Hisashi Yamada=20 was particularly intriguing: ?We?ve gotten a variety of opinions about=20 region controls. Even in the Steering Committee, they are extremely=20 unpopular; we decided to not put them in. HD DVD probably won?t contain=20 any region playback controls.?=20 Greetings,=20 -- Jeroen +-------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ | From: Jeroen H. Stessen | E-mail: Jeroen.Stessen@xxxxxxxxxxx | | Building: SFJ-5.22 Eindhoven | Deptmt.: Philips Applied Technologies | | Phone: ++31.40.2732739 | Visiting & mail address: Glaslaan 2 | | Mobile: ++31.6.44680021 | NL 5616 LW Eindhoven, the Netherlands | | Pager: ++31.6.65133818 | Website: http://www.apptech.philips.com/ = | +-------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.