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Region 4 Winners and Losers

Region 4 Winners and Losers

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Vertical Limit (Superbit)R4

    The Region 4 version of this disc misses out on;

  • Colour Chapter Selections insert
  • Four page brochure. The actual content is very similar between the two brochures and the major differences are merely cosmetic and artistic.
  • Subtitles in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai
    The Region 1 version of this disc misses out on;
  • Nothing

    As I mentioned earlier, an identical film transfer has been used for both Superbit discs based on film artefact placement. The main differences are in the subtitle options and unless this is a key factor for you I would definitely lean towards the Region 4 version. The Region 1 DVD exhibits a slight flicker on my Loewe Aconda when its DMM (Digital Movie Motion) feature is enabled. The smoother image that is available from the Region 4 PAL transfer definitely makes ours the pick of the two. The image is just cleaner and smoother during pans, plus I don't have to turn DMM off either.

    The Region 1 version has a cardboard slipcase and plastic DVD case, both in silver. The Region 4 version also has a cardboard slipcase but it has been changed to black along with the colour of the plastic DVD case. The slipcases are of a sturdy nature and should hold up to repeat gentle handling. There has been a slight graphical change to the cover photo, no doubt to distinguish from the Region 1 version if the colour difference was not enough. The back cover contains the same photo with only the usual changes to the Region coding, barcode, and so forth. The Region 4 release does have an easier to read information bar at the bottom which has made its way onto a lot of Columbia Tristar's titles lately. It easily shows on a white background the Language Options, Subtitles, Region coding and feature length information.