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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on HD DVD region codes could be on their way]]></title><link>http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/05/26/hd-dvd-region-codes-could-be-on-their-way/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/05/26/hd-dvd-region-codes-could-be-on-their-way/</guid><description><![CDATA[LOL there's what 20 titles worlwide and the MPAA is getting worried already. Tools. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[hmurchison]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 26th 2006 12:46PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on HD DVD region codes could be on their way]]></title><link>http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/05/26/hd-dvd-region-codes-could-be-on-their-way/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/05/26/hd-dvd-region-codes-could-be-on-their-way/</guid><description><![CDATA[The MPAA always seemed to favor Blu-Ray over HD-DVD (more studios signed up originally), so perhaps they originally thought that HD-DVD would be the quick loser and there was no reason to do region codes for the format.  Sony stating that they cannot meet Blu-ray demand and then with that one Sony bigwig commenting on the possibility of hybrid players recently, perhaps their perceptions have changed?  I still think both formats will survive this, and hybrid players will be the glue.  To the consumer, all they will care about is if the content is HD, red or blue stripe on the box, and nothing else.  No one will care or ask if the HD movie they just purchased is a single, dual, or triple layer HD-DVD or Blu-Ray, so long as they can watch it in that high-def-capable DVD player.  Just as no one asks if that DVD they just rented or bought is a single layer or dual layer.   They just want it to work. Consumers stand to win as both formats will be competing and under-cutting each other so movies studios will choose to use their format over the other.  Players may cost slightly more because of the royalities paid to both camps initially (my guess is that the cost will be a nominal amount) and the movies themselves will cost less because of the format competition.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 26th 2006 12:58PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on HD DVD region codes could be on their way]]></title><link>http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/05/26/hd-dvd-region-codes-could-be-on-their-way/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/05/26/hd-dvd-region-codes-could-be-on-their-way/</guid><description><![CDATA["This might be a good reason to pick up a Toshiba HD-A1/AX1 though as they do not even look for the region codes which makes them region free."<br><br>It's more likely that they'll simply force a firmware upgrade, or if they're feeling nasty, disallow the 1st-gen players from playing *any* HD DVDs at all.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[zombieflanders]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 26th 2006 3:02PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on HD DVD region codes could be on their way]]></title><link>http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/05/26/hd-dvd-region-codes-could-be-on-their-way/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/05/26/hd-dvd-region-codes-could-be-on-their-way/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yeah, this sucks.<br><br>No way am I going to be forced to not only buy the same films in HD, but they want me to buy them for each individual country I want to stay in.<br><br>I was all for HD DVD before but its all just getting silly.<br><br>Regional encoding for China has only one reason, they want to release cheap HD DVD players and cheap HD DVD's to prevent piracy, but don't want people in teh US or Europe ordering Chinese HD DVD's on teh cheap.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Hobbs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 27th 2006 4:37AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on HD DVD region codes could be on their way]]></title><link>http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/05/26/hd-dvd-region-codes-could-be-on-their-way/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/05/26/hd-dvd-region-codes-could-be-on-their-way/</guid><description><![CDATA[So much for enforcing free trade...<br>What about region coding T-Shirts while we are at it?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colenzo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 27th 2006 8:32PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on HD DVD region codes could be on their way]]></title><link>http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/05/26/hd-dvd-region-codes-could-be-on-their-way/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/05/26/hd-dvd-region-codes-could-be-on-their-way/</guid><description><![CDATA[I guess I am going to stick with my original choice unless the Blu-ray camp decides to follow. Region coding is EVIL.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[GhostDoggy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 29th 2006 9:39AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>