Forum - View topicimported anime
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Josh benfield
Posts: 12 Location: Charlotte, NC |
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if you buy imported anime do you need a certain type of dvd player or will it just play.
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Nagisa
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 Posts: 6128 Location: Atlanta-ish, Jawjuh |
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You'll need a DVD player that can support Region 2 discs. DVDs are encoded to only be compatible with players in a certain part of the world (hence "region"); North America is Region 1, Western Europe & Japan are Region 2, Australia is Region 4, China is Region 6, etc. So to play Region 2 discs, you need a Region 2 (or Region-Free) player.
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Tony K.
 SubscriberModerator  Posts: 11417 Location: Frisco, TX |
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Actually, to be more specific, mainland China is R6. Hong Kong and Taiwan are R3 (just so you don't get confused  .)
Here's a link for map of the Region zones. http://www.laserrot.com/info/lrinfo/dvdmap.html And welcome to the forums! 
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one3rd
 Posts: 1818 Location: アメリカ |
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You forgot to mention that a DVD encoded as Region 0/Free is generally illegal/bootleg. |
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Josh benfield
Posts: 12 Location: Charlotte, NC |
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do you think that my ps2 will play them
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cookie
Former ANN Editor in Chief
 Posts: 2460 Location: Do not contact me for support. |
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It depends on what kinds of games your PS2 plays. If it's unmodded and plays American games, it's Region 1 encoded. If it's unmodded and plays Japanese games, it's Region 2 NTSC (the same as Japanese DVDs). If it's unmodded and plays European games, it's Region 2 PAL (NOT the same as Japanese DVDs). If you've modded an American PS2, it *probably* will play R2 DVDs, but I can't guarantee it. If you intend to buy "import" DVDs, be aware that many are bootlegs: http://www.digital.anime.org.uk/piratefaq.html#dvd If you buy an "import" DVD with subtitles, or with 6+ episodes per DVD (a "3 disc box set", for instance), or with English and Chinese subtitles, you are -probably- buying a bootleg. R2 DVDs are about $40-50 per disc, usually have NO subtitles, and usually only include Japanese audio. They also typically have only 3-4 episodes per DVD (Yes, anime is very expensive in Japan). FWIW, Japanese boxed sets are very expensive, typically running over $300 per series. If you're looking for legitimate R2s, I suggest http://www.cdjapan.co.jp (or http://www.amazon.co.jp if you can read Japanese). |
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gnollman
 Posts: 535 Location: Richmond, KY |
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Play a region 0? Certainly. Play any region other than 1 or 0? Nope.
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lianncoop
Past ANN Contributor
 Posts: 1705 Location: Indiana |
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PS2 won't play imported discs.
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Josh benfield
Posts: 12 Location: Charlotte, NC |
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well i think theyre bootlegged so i dont know about buying them anymore but they sooo are cheap so maybe.
why 
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eva05
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That's not entirely true.
Gen 1 Japanese PS2s did in fact play US R1 DVDs if you executed a small hack on the controller. of course playing DVDs ona PS2 is not recommended as it kills the laser faster than just game playing. Invest in multi-region DVD player. If you don't have a good tv you can even get away with players under $100 that do PAL/NTSC conversion even! They're not the ebst players but if you don't have HDTV or 30+ " you prob don't need progressive scan, component out or any of those fancy features. If you live in the NYC area Kim's Video sells some that are decent for the price tag. j |
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Kazuki-san
 Posts: 2251 Location: Houston, TX |
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Just a word of warning, if they are HK imports, than you will have lots of fun figuring out the Subs. A friend on mind bought a You're Under Arrest Season 2 HK import a couple of years ago. You could get by with the subs (if you don't mind having extra words, or incorrect words in your subs, causing some sentences to make little, if any, sense) until like disc 3 I think? All of the sudden the subs changed the names of all the characters to something completely different. At that point I couldn't watch it anymore because I didn't know who was speaking or who they were speaking to. |
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darkhunter
 Posts: 2992 Location: Los Angelas |
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Your friend brought a HK bootleg. I don't think there's any legal anime being sold in hong kong. |
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Kazuki-san
Posts: 2251 Location: Houston, TX |
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I know it's a bootleg, he didn't at the time, just trying to make sure that Josh benfield doesn't make the same mistake. |
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cookie
Former ANN Editor in Chief
Posts: 2460 Location: Do not contact me for support. |
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There are. Odex Private Ltd, for instance, is one legitimate company. Others exist, but they're fairly rare. Almost all of their titles are region-coded rather than region-free, too, and usually include a Chinese (Cantonese) dub track. |
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