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Impact of changing DVD region code (Cinema One) on current and future D2D offers

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rydiger

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When having imported a number of DVDs on a Cinema One (grandfathered), and then changing the DVD region code:

1. What happens to D2D offers already generated from the "old" region content - do they still remain available, or do they disappear from the account?

2. What happens to the ability of imported content to generate future D2D offers?

My case: I have several TV series on DVD not available in the store, some in region 1 and some in region 2. I can use one region change to get them all imported. If future D2Ds are generated from all imported content you have, regardless of the active region, everything will work out fine. (Assuming the TV series become available in the store over time - hopefully).

But if D2Ds are only generated/refreshed from the active region code, I don't see how I can ever get this content fully converted to digital. Unless I get very lucky in the order in which Kaleidescape adds content to the store. (I'm importing as this is the only mechanism I know of to get D2Ds for DVDs, as opposed to Blu-rays, which I can catalog.)

Kind regards.
 
I wouldn't think the optical drive region setting have anything to do with the D2D offers available once the content is in.

The only real concern would be future use, as it charges against the number of times it can be switched. DVDs check region on import, BDs on playback. If you flip back & forth, you will burn-out changes.
 
The drive region code has no effect on Disc to Digital offers, and any DVD content that you import will remain playable even if you change the region of the drive. As Transepoch correctly noted, with DVD, region limitations are enforced by the drive when it reads the disc. Blu-ray region is enforced at playback time, and it's the player (not the drive) that has a region.

I honestly can't remember right now whether the player will show you the movie details sheet or if the drive punts it before it gets to that point. You could test this easily enough yourself. If it would get as far as showing you the details, you could potentially catalog the disc. I suspect that the drive will reject the disc before it gets to that point but I may be wrong.
 
That's great to hear. I'm assuming I won't get any more DVDs in the future, so in theory a single switch should be enough.

As for inserting a DVD with a different region code than the player, just tested it and the movie details sheet does pop up. While there is no catalog option on it, sometimes there is a "digital offer" option. It doesn't always appear, even with the same disc, so not sure what is going on there. When I inserted the first disc of a TV series, I had the option for a little while (10 seconds?), offering me an upgrade for the whole season before it disappeared right before my eyes.

So some digital offers are possible for content from an inactive region, but seemingly an unstable feature.

Still, I should be able to get everything imported or cataloged, and get D2Ds, so I count this as a win.

Thanks for the help!
 
Huh. That behavior with the Digital Offer item disappearing is strange. I will mention that to the team.
 
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