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nicholaspoiuy

11-01-2007, 12:56 PM

sore napper

11-01-2007, 1:00 PM

Has anyone had good experiences buying the Region 0 (Asian?) DVDs on sale on eBay? Are these DVDs generally recognised as genuine releases or are they mostly assumed to be ripped off pirate copies with fake English dubbing?

I never use e bay, but I can tell you that once a dvd is copied it becomes Region 0.

If you are not sure if the movie that you intend to buy has a R0 release, check this website first.

http://www.dvdcompare.net/index.php

JP73

11-01-2007, 1:24 PM

Has anyone had good experiences buying the Region 0 (Asian?) DVDs on sale on eBay? Are these DVDs generally recognised as genuine releases or are they mostly assumed to be ripped off pirate copies with fake English dubbing?

99.9% of "region 0" discs sold on Ebay are most definitely counterfeit. Genuine region 0 discs would include some of the Criteron releases and documentaries and the like. Add "genuine asian import" to the description and it is practically guaranteed to be a dodgy copy, especially if it is a recent release. My advice would be to check out a site selling the real things and compare.

sore napper

11-01-2007, 1:28 PM

99.9% of "region 0" discs sold on Ebay are most definitely counterfeit. Genuine region 0 discs would include some of the Criteron releases and documentaries and the like. Add "genuine asian import" to the description and it is practically guaranteed to be a dodgy copy, especially if it is a recent release. My advice would be to check out a site selling the real things and compare.

Tartan release some of there movies in the UK as R0, but I agree that most
R0's on e bay are likely copies.

DVD-Man

11-01-2007, 1:56 PM

Are Asian releases not mainly R1 and R3 anyway?

Liam

sore napper

11-01-2007, 2:09 PM

Are Asian releases not mainly R1 and R3 anyway?

Liam

Yes, DVD's released in the Asian continent are mostly R3.

I was referring to the Asian movies, not area.