Region B discs - do they bother coding them?

[andythescientis]

Might seem an odd question but do most suppliers bother coding region B discs as actually being region B?

I guess what i'm asking is what % of region B discs end up working on US region A machines?

If a high % of region B releases aren't region coded for B, then it makes much more sense buying a region A player. Assuming i want to buy from the US and rent from the UK..

My thinking being that presumably region B are pretty much the last to be released (and most expensive) so why bother region coding them? (I might be thinking to rationally here for the studios though )

Experiences?

(Note I'm talking mainly about studios known to region code like fox/sony/disney rather than warners)

[chelsea.tone]

I had Region B X MEN 3 and that wouldnt work on my US ps3

[me-uk]

http://bluray.liesinc.net/index.php?region=b

is a good link to see what region B bds are coded.

[Sonic67]

If disks here are encoded then they will be Region B. After all region C might want them. Presumably films will just be appearing at their cinemas by then.

[andythescientis]

So it looks like the short answer is yes they still code them.. Particularly the kings of DRM fox.

Ohh well better get saving for a Region B with a multimod then!

[Jas H]

I've had a Region A player for a long while now. I've found that most Region A releases are encoded, but few Region B are encoded.

I've therefore bought 75% A and 25% B discs to date. Only bought B where they were (rarely) cheaper or out first (eg. Spiderman Trilogy and Starship Troopers).