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Steven J Kirk
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Southern England
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posted June 09, 2016 03:23 PM

The Warner Archive Collection has a great range of Blu Rays. 42nd STREET is terrific. Does anyone have the answer on whether they are all 'zone free' on Blu Ray? The other question on these is that there seems to be some debate about if they are BD-R. DVDs from Warner Archive have been 'recordable' and made in small batches but the Blu Rays may be different. Recordable discs may have a shorter lifespan. There are quite a few great titles and I want to buy a few but Warner don't ship to the UK, one has to buy through a third party, it seems and these two queries bug me:

Will they degrade because they are one-at-a-time 'burned' discs?

Are they playable on zone B?

Anyone out there know for sure?

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Ty Reynolds
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posted June 09, 2016 05:31 PM

If it's MOD (Made On Demand), and it's Blu Ray, then it's BD-R. It has the same lifespan as any other BD-R. Whether that is long as a stamped disc seems to be more a matter of opinion than proven fact. Time will tell.

I don't know if region coding is possible on burned discs, but Wikipedia's entry on Blu Ray says that most of Warner's releases on stamped discs are region-free, so it's likely that its MOD discs are as well.

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Thomas Murin, Jr.
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posted June 10, 2016 04:30 PM

All Warner Archive MOD Blu-Rays are PRESSED not BD-R.

WB has stated that they feel BD-R is too unstable for commercial use.

All Warner Archive Blu-Rays are region free.

Hope this helps!

Tom

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Ty Reynolds
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posted June 11, 2016 10:26 AM

Do you have a reference for that? If Warner is pressing MOD, then it's not really MOD, is it?

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Steven J Kirk
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posted June 11, 2016 11:09 AM

Thanks Thomas! I was hoping that was the case.

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Thomas Murin, Jr.
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posted June 11, 2016 12:28 PM

Steven, you're welcome!

Ty, http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=208808

Also, I own the Warner Archive releases of Wolfen and Ladyhawke on Blu and both are pressed.

MOD for Warner Archive (not just Blu) just means they are made in limited quantities. They probably make 100 or 200 to start and then make more as needed.

Doing it this way helps them fulfill orders faster.

Tom

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Michael O'Regan
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posted June 13, 2016 11:12 AM

I have a few Warner Archive titles. Nice quality and, as has been said, region-free.

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Ty Reynolds
Film Handler

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posted June 13, 2016 04:56 PM

Tom, thanks for the link. The few Warner Archive discs I have are all burned, but they're just DVD. At one time, the WAC site specifically described MOD discs as burned, and even had a disclaimer that they may not play in a computer. I haven't been able to find that info now, so perhaps they've broadened the definition of MOD.

It is still not clear to me, though, why they would bother with a special designation (MOD) for a limited run, if that run is manufactured the same way as a "full" run. Marketing?

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Steven J Kirk
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posted June 13, 2016 06:36 PM

I have ordered POSSESSED with Joan Crawford, THE WRONG MAN the Hitchcock, KEY LARGO a favourite of mine, and MURDER, MY SWEET. Looking forward to all of those on Blu Ray quality projected on a screen. I only project Blu Rays, never use a TV screen.

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Joe Caruso
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From: USA
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posted June 14, 2016 11:55 AM

Odd thing, once Blu-Rays are collected, even Green ones to come, then that furthers film back to a more eclectic (archaic) standing - Shorty

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