VOOK said:
I have a feeling that NOA and NCL dont care if its region free and that NOE are lying and saying its not so when they are 6 months late to release a game people just dont import it.
Having the Wii region free may force NOE and NAL to pick up there game and bring games within weeks of launch. Its getting better with DS games but everything else forget it.
It would be a lot easier for you guys if you just went over to NTSC, or even ATSC.
Seriously though. I know little about HDTV standards outside of the US. What direction is the EU going in regards to HDTV?
EDIT: Found it! It looks like Euro is going with ATSC resolutions and refresh rates, but is using different compression and coding methods. Hopefully component 1080i and 720p are the same as the US.
The birth of Euro1080 in 2004 has lead to a debate in European manufacturers over the introduction of High Definition television in Europe, and the need of a single labelling schema for HD devices. Consequently, in January 2005, EICTA introduced the "HD ready" label for equipment that meets certain requirements, including supporting 720p and 1080i at 50 and 60 Hz. Displays must include YUV and DVI or HDMI interfaces with HDCP support. The native vertical resolution must be 720 lines or more.
Another label ("HDTV-High definition television") also exists. Unlike HD-ready, it must be shown on set top box capable of HD output in both 720p and 1080i.
Owing to Europe's late entry into the HDTV market, it has the advantage of being able to use more modern picture compression technology,and so far all these major broadcasters have announced their intentions of eventually using H.264/MPEG-4 AVC in their programming. This will allow them to utilize broadcasting frequencies much more efficiently than in the United States, since transmiting HDTV signals using H.264 compression requires roughly half as much bandwidth as needed under the USA's ATSC system (ATSC had standardized utilizing the less-efficient MPEG-2 compression long before more modern codecs like H.264 became available). Most Europeans favor using the 720p format over 1080i.
