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World Wide DVD Region Code Map
- Region 1 - The U.S., U.S. territories and Canada
- Region 2 - Europe, Japan,
Middle East, Egypt, South Africa, Greenland
- Region 3 - Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia,
Hong Kong
- Region 4 - Mexico, South America, Central America,
Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Caribbean
- Region 5 - Russia (former USSR), Eastern Europe,
India, most of Africa, North Korea, Mongolia
- Region 6 - China
What Are Regional Codes?
DVD discs contain Regional Codes which can be used to prevent the
playback of certain discs depending upon the area of the world it is
played in. Various studios and home video companies lobbied to make
sure this coding system was a required part of current DVD
standards. They did this as want to control how their DVD titles are
exported to other countries. In most instances, discs manufactured
in one region will usually only play on players that were
manufactured in that same region - this means that discs bought or
imported from Japan will not play on U.S. players, and vice versa.
However, the regional coding system is entirely optional, and discs
without Regional Codes will play on any player in any country. The
models we sell are known as Region Free DVD
Players and will play DVDs from any region from any country on
the planet!
How can I tell what region a DVD is?
The Region Code is specified on the back of the individual DVD
packages and on the DVD itself. It is shown either with a regional
coding logo of a globe with the region number over it.
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World Wide Blu Ray DVD Region Code Map |
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