Posted by SoHillsGuy on 05/29/06 19:43

Justin wrote:
> VHS had its own region coding built in for the longest time, with only
> North America and Japan being in the same region. Maybe a few smaller
> markets.


There's no "region coding" in VHS, at least in the same created
differences on DVDs. The differences in VHS had everything to do with
broadcasted picture lines. Differences in country standards created
incompatible tapes. The difference in DVDs is created purely to
control the market.

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