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I really hate the idea of DVD regions.
It is just blatant anti-consumerism. The big companies want to ensure that they can keep control over the market, and it facilitates their blatant price fixing.
CDs and DVDs are all available for RIP-OFF prices here in Ireland.
As crazy as it seems, I can order CDs from America (Amazon.com etc) and PAY POSTAGE AND PACKAGING (something like $8 for first cd, and $3 for every extra cd), and PAY the exchange rate and STILL it is FAR cheaper than going to town and buying a CD there.
With DVD regions, this is much harder to do, as American DVDs are not compatible. So the rip-off culture in Ireland can continue thanks to price fixing and control. (€35 for a DVD? Fuck off!)
As it happens, with my brand spanking new multi-region player, I can ignore all of this nonsense, but this new "Enhanced Region Encoding" is worrying me. Again, no justification, just a blatant Fuck You to the consumer.
DVD regions are anti-consumer and anti-competition.
/rant
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