Posted by Justin on 05/30/06 00:31

SoHillsGuy wrote on [29 May 2006 12:43:47 -0700]:
>
> 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.

Well duh. What do you think I was talking about?

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