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Old 02-01-2008, 6:55 PM   #1
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Blu-ray noob question

Im going to New York next month and i want to know if i buy any blu-ray dvds over there will they work on my english ps3?

My normal dvd player is region free so im right in saying they will play any dvds ?

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Re: Blu-ray noob question

Read the threads above this one as a guide.
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Old 02-01-2008, 7:54 PM   #3
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Re: Blu-ray noob question

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Im going to New York next month and i want to know if i buy any blu-ray dvds over there will they work on my english ps3?
Not all of them will. If you look on the back of the box most list the region code, it will be A, B or C. Uk blu-ray players are region B. USA players are region A.

alot of USA blu-rays are released multi region i.e they will have region codes A. B and C, so will play in any player.
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