Region 4 Winners and Losers

    The Region 1 disc has been out for a while. It is quite similar to the Region 4, but the transfer is not quite as good. The Region 1 disc is a bit darker, and exhibits reduced shadow detail, but it is at least as sharp. The difference isn't enough that I'd recommend replacing the R1 with the R4, but it is certainly noticeable. The trailer on the R1 disc is not 16x9 enhanced. The R1 doesn't have subtitles in English, which is odd - if you want languages you're much better off with the R4.

    I recommend buying the Region 4 disc.