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Posted by Fred C. Dobbs on 05/04/07 15:03
On 4 May 2007 02:34:50 -0700, par7133 <par7133@iperbole.bologna.it>
wrote:
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>blimy.... its pretty simple, for the most part it is about making sure
>that a release stays in one geographical area, so a game released in
>the US wont work in the EU. That is purely a money thing, stops
>unwanted moving of content, supposed to reduce (fails at) piracy.
>
>Secondly there is the small matter of the different signal / power
>types, US uses NTSC, we in the UK uses PAL, others use vareiations of
>those, such as PAL 60. games intended for NTSC systems "may" not work
>correctly, however its a failing argument as most TV sets now a days
>will support all formats which leaves it as a money thing.
>
>power wise USA / JAP uses 120ish V we use 220-250, theres different
>frequencies as well 50Hz and 60Hz, thats not so much a game issue more
>so a console its self issue.
>-- Darren9075
>
>To control the market and prices, but I think they will go to realize
>soon that is time to forget it. The problem seems to be that this
>people needs centuries to move ahead from his sofas. There are region
>free players and consoles around or other ways for the consumer to go
>around this kind gift. I think that the comodity to buy the dvd more
>near u it is the first thought for many, so I'm not sure about what
>they are worring about. The possibility to buy the dvd when u are in
>holiday or to receive a gift far away from your home could be an
>obvious freedom - not just for business men.
>-- Daniele
>
>http://qna.live.com/ShowQuestion.aspx?qid=C5827B69C873426FAE78FB7C4FA1BCCE
It is an licensing issue. Different companies have the rights to the
product in different countries. An example would be a movie is made in
the U.S. by Paramount and its DVD rights are sold to Paramount's Home
Video Company for the U.S. only. The European distribution of the
movie is handled by a different company and the European Home video
may have been sold to Sony. So if the Paramount Video is sold in
Europe, Sony loses money as they do not recoup there cost. The only
way that this is solved is by the hove video or Game or Software is
sold with world wide distribution rights. and some companies my not
have the ability to market a product world wide. Or some companies do
a better job in one country than all others but may not do a good job
in an other so it may be better to split the distribution among a few
companies.
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