KubrickFan wrote:DVDs are region locked too
I'm aware of that.
I've had the same Sony DVD player since 1998.
It isn't region locked. It plays every region.
And since then, any other DVD player I have bought has been region free. No matter what price.
A $99 woolworths DVD player, that we now use as a doorstop,
played all regions.
If you know what to buy, international locks are no concern.
Hence having an unlocked bluray drive in my laptop.
Their ABC locks don't concern me.
My point is BUY THE BEST from whatever country has the best.
It never happens to be Australia, so naturally get it from the US, UK or Japan.
Then, if need be, concern yourself with pointless hurdles like region locks after the fact.
It's only technology, it's not brain surgery.
So to save everyone the hassle in 7 years time when certain things aren't available, buy them NOW and worry about it later.