some questions re superbit and regions

[odyssey]

Hi - new to the forum.

I'm interested in the superbit DVD's and saw in the archives that there are many titles available from Japan (Amazon.jp) as well as a few in the states. I also know there are regions assigned to discs and players.

Would someone help me understand this issue? Can I play a superbit DVD from Japan on my system?

I have a Denon 1920 DVD player.

Thanks

Randy

[dugpa]

No, you can't play the Superbits from Japan on your system. Not because they're Superbits, but because Japan is region 2. You'd need a player that's either regionless or region-switchable to be able to play the discs. As for the Superbit issue, there's nothing overly special about them. In theory they have a higher bitrate than the average dvd, but in practice some of them aren't all that high, and other studio's have discs with just as high a bitrate that they don't try to market specially like Sony does with the Superbits. So really, it's just a marketing gimick.

[DVD-NUTTA]

Most Japanese SUPERBITS are NOT region coded and are NTSC

[Vigilante]

Originally Posted by DVD-NUTTA

Most Japanese SUPERBITS are NOT region coded and are NTSC

Some, not most. I heard this about the Korean Superbits. And the Korean DVDs have 'Region 3' printed on the back of the cover, so you won't be able to tell whether it is not region coded by looking at the packaging.