ps3 in uk working in oz?
Jan 11th 2008, 1:30 am
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ps3 in uk working in oz?
There is mixed answers to this on site and on here,but can anyone tell me if a ps3 60gb purchased in the uk and after say a short while some uk games and uk blue ray disc ok will work fine with the ps3,but what about if when buying the games in oz and the blue ray discs will these work in the uk machine,i read that both uk and oz are region b,but i am still confused also as this blue ray is another form of a dvd player does that means it plays normal dvd discs,also would that normal dvd discs purchased in oz also work in the ps3.
To the point i want all parts of a ps3 to work buying games and movies to work in oz,when buying over there is this possible or not.
I hear people saying wait till your in oz etc,but he 60gb is almost gone,not a major problem but i just wanted to know if this was an issue a uk player working in oz.
To the point i want all parts of a ps3 to work buying games and movies to work in oz,when buying over there is this possible or not.
I hear people saying wait till your in oz etc,but he 60gb is almost gone,not a major problem but i just wanted to know if this was an issue a uk player working in oz.
Jan 11th 2008, 1:33 am
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Re: ps3 in uk working in oz?
There is mixed answers to this on site and on here,but can anyone tell me if a ps3 60gb purchased in the uk and after say a short while some uk games and uk blue ray disc ok will work fine with the ps3,but what about if when buying the games in oz and the blue ray discs will these work in the uk machine,i read that both uk and oz are region b,but i am still confused also as this blue ray is another form of a dvd player does that means it plays normal dvd discs,also would that normal dvd discs purchased in oz also work in the ps3.
To the point i want all parts of a ps3 to work buying games and movies to work in oz,when buying over there is this possible or not.
I hear people saying wait till your in oz etc,but he 60gb is almost gone,not a major problem but i just wanted to know if this was an issue a uk player working in oz.
To the point i want all parts of a ps3 to work buying games and movies to work in oz,when buying over there is this possible or not.
I hear people saying wait till your in oz etc,but he 60gb is almost gone,not a major problem but i just wanted to know if this was an issue a uk player working in oz.
Jan 11th 2008, 2:43 am
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Re: ps3 in uk working in oz?
Brian,
Bring it, PS3 games are NOT - repeat NOT region coded, so a UK PS3 will play games purchased in Australia, Hong Kong, USA - where ever. I got an 80Gb PS in Hong Kong on my way to Australia and it's played every game I've purchased or rented since being in Oz.
Blu-Ray movies all depend on the Studio that produces them and there are 3 blu-ray regions - check out the wiki page here for more info.
According to that site the UK and Australian are in the same region - B so you should be in luck. My player is an A so I'm limited to what I can watch here in Oz. However check the back of the case, there are loads of titles that are coded A, B & C or have a PS3 Compatible sticker on the from of the case (like Ghost Rider for example).
Hope this info helps
Bring it, PS3 games are NOT - repeat NOT region coded, so a UK PS3 will play games purchased in Australia, Hong Kong, USA - where ever. I got an 80Gb PS in Hong Kong on my way to Australia and it's played every game I've purchased or rented since being in Oz.
Blu-Ray movies all depend on the Studio that produces them and there are 3 blu-ray regions - check out the wiki page here for more info.
According to that site the UK and Australian are in the same region - B so you should be in luck. My player is an A so I'm limited to what I can watch here in Oz. However check the back of the case, there are loads of titles that are coded A, B & C or have a PS3 Compatible sticker on the from of the case (like Ghost Rider for example).
Hope this info helps
Jan 11th 2008, 5:08 am
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Re: ps3 in uk working in oz?
There is mixed answers to this on site and on here,but can anyone tell me if a ps3 60gb purchased in the uk and after say a short while some uk games and uk blue ray disc ok will work fine with the ps3,but what about if when buying the games in oz and the blue ray discs will these work in the uk machine,i read that both uk and oz are region b,but i am still confused also as this blue ray is another form of a dvd player does that means it plays normal dvd discs,also would that normal dvd discs purchased in oz also work in the ps3.
To the point i want all parts of a ps3 to work buying games and movies to work in oz,when buying over there is this possible or not.
I hear people saying wait till your in oz etc,but he 60gb is almost gone,not a major problem but i just wanted to know if this was an issue a uk player working in oz.
To the point i want all parts of a ps3 to work buying games and movies to work in oz,when buying over there is this possible or not.
I hear people saying wait till your in oz etc,but he 60gb is almost gone,not a major problem but i just wanted to know if this was an issue a uk player working in oz.
However the blu-ray is region coded b - not sure what code oz is
Just checked oz is also region bIt can play normal dvds and it has the ability to upscale them to near hd quality, however a uk ps3 will only play region 2 dvds and I think oz is region 4 so unless you have a large dvd collection it may be best to wait.
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Jan 11th 2008, 7:18 am
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Re: ps3 in uk working in oz?
There is mixed answers to this on site and on here,but can anyone tell me if a ps3 60gb purchased in the uk and after say a short while some uk games and uk blue ray disc ok will work fine with the ps3,but what about if when buying the games in oz and the blue ray discs will these work in the uk machine,i read that both uk and oz are region b,but i am still confused also as this blue ray is another form of a dvd player does that means it plays normal dvd discs,also would that normal dvd discs purchased in oz also work in the ps3.
To the point i want all parts of a ps3 to work buying games and movies to work in oz,when buying over there is this possible or not.
I hear people saying wait till your in oz etc,but he 60gb is almost gone,not a major problem but i just wanted to know if this was an issue a uk player working in oz.
To the point i want all parts of a ps3 to work buying games and movies to work in oz,when buying over there is this possible or not.
I hear people saying wait till your in oz etc,but he 60gb is almost gone,not a major problem but i just wanted to know if this was an issue a uk player working in oz.
Jan 11th 2008, 8:07 am
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Re: ps3 in uk working in oz?
My Australian PS3 will not play Uk DVD's
FOrtunately we have a sony HD , dvd player also, with hdmi out, and use that for UK dvd's
To be honest its the best dvd player ive ever owned. Bought it specifically to do just this, but also has a cpl of wicked features.
You know , you watch a dvd, and half way thru, think bugger it im going to bed. Or kids want to watch something on tv, or indeed on the dvd?
Well this player, remembers what point you got upto on almost 100 separate dvd's.
Whack the dvd you were watching into the player , and it asks if you want to resume last position.
Now how cools that !!
sony dvp-ns76h if your interested
FOrtunately we have a sony HD , dvd player also, with hdmi out, and use that for UK dvd's
To be honest its the best dvd player ive ever owned. Bought it specifically to do just this, but also has a cpl of wicked features.
You know , you watch a dvd, and half way thru, think bugger it im going to bed. Or kids want to watch something on tv, or indeed on the dvd?
Well this player, remembers what point you got upto on almost 100 separate dvd's.
Whack the dvd you were watching into the player , and it asks if you want to resume last position.
Now how cools that !!
sony dvp-ns76h if your interested
