A DVD that is also a CD?

User Comments: 7

1. August 25, 2004 1:21 PM
   Astro said:
   So I guess the cd will be playable in any continent but the dvd side will still be region encoded? Region encoding is the stupidest thing. :-(
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2. August 25, 2004 3:52 PM
   Mictlantecuhtli said:
   Indeed, it's like buying a book from another continent but not being able to read it back home.This dual-format disc could be useful for promoting DVD-Audio - a normal music CD on one side and better quality DVD-A version on the other.
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3. August 26, 2004 1:00 AM
   Strakian said:
   Not necessarily, I believe they have the OPTION of region encoding. I've seen some free-lance movies that were region free. They'd have to do this region free or they would cause themselves a real headache, I don't know why they'd want to deal with that. Not to mention the riots that would break out when some 40-year old can't watch Britanny Spears dance videos...
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4. August 26, 2004 2:57 AM
   Mictlantecuhtli said:
   Heh, no one said region encoding is mandatory - just the biggest studios are greedy. Yes, some small, independent studios release them as R0.
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5. August 26, 2004 3:43 AM
   Unregistered said:
   How is this news? These already exist. The Blair Witch Project 2 DVD is two sided. Side 1 is the DVD with the movie, Side 2 is the soundtrack.Why is this now making the news?jafo
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6. August 26, 2004 5:04 AM
   MYOB said:
   Is side two a CDDA soundtrack? Dual sided DVD's with both sides as DVD data have been around for years. Not ones with CDDA one one side though.I wonder will the CD side be session protected though :-)
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7. August 27, 2004 12:52 AM
   Nodsu said:
   [url]http://www.playusa.com/playusa.asp?page=title&r=R1&title
   91270[/url]It says CD tracks..
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