So more than ten years ago one of my favorite purchases was a region free DVD player. As you are probably aware DVDs are generally coded to play only in certain regions, this is so the rights for publication can be managed worldwide, but it does lead to the issue where thing you really really want to watch are not available in your region. My sweetie-wife is an anglophile and so buying a player that could playback DVD from around the world was a plus.

Over the last few years the region free player has been slowly failing. Sometime not playing, sometime playing but with the colors shifted. Thing came to a head when I purchased my new television. The new set has no component connections and attempting to connect the region free DVD player through other methods has failed.

This past weekend I researched and ordered a new region free player, but this time it is a capable of Blu-rays as well as DVDs. After all if you’re going to buy a new product, buy one that’s going to do more and last.

I have also already ordered my first international Blu-Ray, Quatermass and the Pit, one of my favorite SF films and not available in the US on Blu-ray. The disc should arrive today, sadly the player, coming by UPS ground, is scheduled for Saturday.

Oh well, I think I know my Sunday Night movie feature this week.