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Re:Open source Spotify client that doesn't require Premium n... by GaryNumanVevo on Saturday January 20, 2024 @10:53AM (#39068790)
Physical copies (Blu-rays especially) are heavily region locked. A Japanese region coded Blu-ray won't play on an EU coded player, unless you're able to flash the firmware to unlock it. And a lot of Japanese movies, especially classic films, never get a Europe release.
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Re:Open source Spotify client that doesn't require Premium n... by prmoustache on Saturday January 20, 2024 @04:40PM (#39072651)
Is it hard to find a non region locked player nowadays?

Back in the days when I was living in Switzerland, the DVD players there weren't region locked so a number of french, italian or german people would just drive to Switzerland and buy their DVD player there. No idea if it applies to Blueray as well, I never owned a Blueray player.

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