Posted by SoHillsGuy on 05/30/06 01:44

Justin wrote:
> 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?

You say it had "region coding." It didn't. It wasn't something "built
in," as though on purpose. It was just different. Having
non-compatible broadcast standards is clearly not the same as
intentionally making things different to control a market. The same
result, yes. But not the same reasoning behind it, as you seemed to
imply. If you meant otherwise, then I'm sorry but you used the wrong
terminology.

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