It's a good thing if you want to watch a movie that hasn't been released elsewhere. For example, Ratatouille appeared on Blu Ray virtually the same time as it was being showing in the cinema in Europe. Region codes are arguably evil but they do allow studios to release content earlier in one region than in others.
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DrXym @ Dec 31st 2007 1:39PM
It's a good thing if you want to watch a movie that hasn't been released elsewhere. For example, Ratatouille appeared on Blu Ray virtually the same time as it was being showing in the cinema in Europe. Region codes are arguably evil but they do allow studios to release content earlier in one region than in others.