Seems like a lot of people are missing one important difference between the formats which is behind the higher sales for HD-DVD of Planet Earth; HD-DVD players currently have no region coding so the US Planet Earth disc can be bought say for playback in Europe for example, whereas the Blu-ray version and players are region coded therefore the Blu-Ray version is US only.
"HD-DVD players currently have no region coding so the US Planet Earth disc can be bought say for playback in Europe for example, whereas the Blu-ray version and players are region coded therefore the Blu-Ray version is US only. "
The Blu-ray version of Planet Earth is not region coded - just as any other Warner title (and Paramount titles + many catalog titles from Sony, Disney, Lionsgate).
"Ah, HD DVD, our old friend - we thought we'd never see you again. But there was no mistaking it, here's the logo tucked away in Chinese manufacturer TCL's booth on a China Blue HD deck next to a similar Blu-ray player."
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Seems like a lot of people are missing one important difference between the formats which is behind the higher sales for HD-DVD of Planet Earth; HD-DVD players currently have no region coding so the US Planet Earth disc can be bought say for playback in Europe for example, whereas the Blu-ray version and players are region coded therefore the Blu-Ray version is US only.
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"HD-DVD players currently have no region coding so the US Planet Earth disc can be bought say for playback in Europe for example, whereas the Blu-ray version and players are region coded therefore the Blu-Ray version is US only. "
The Blu-ray version of Planet Earth is not region coded - just as any other Warner title (and Paramount titles + many catalog titles from Sony, Disney, Lionsgate).