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| Regional Codes |
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Regional codes (also called zone codes) are a feature built
into the DVD system that allows the publishers to control where their discs are
viewed and distributed. All DVD hardware and software is regionally coded using
one of six codes (0, 7 & 8 are special cases - see below).
These
codes control where the discs can be played, and you cannot normally buy DVDs
in a different region and play them at home. The exception to this rule is
Region 0 discs (mostly older films, specialist titles and documentaries), that
can be played anywhere in the world, although some are recorded in the American
NTSC TV format (we use PAL in Europe), which may not play well on older TVs
(see below).
DVD players can of course be engineered to played be
multi-region and therefore play discs from outside of your region. |
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| Region
0 |
| Region Free.
Will play on any player, in any region. |
| Region
1 |
| Canada, USA and US
Territories |
| Region
2 |
| UK, Europe, Japan, South
Africa, Middle East, Egypt |
| Region
3 |
| Southeast Asia, East
Asia, Hong Kong |
| Region
4 |
| Australia, New
Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central & South America, Caribbean |
| Region
5 |
| Former Soviet Union,
Indian Subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, Mongolia |
| Region
6 |
| China |
| Region
7&8 |
| Reserved for special
and international venues (planes, cruise ships, etc.) |
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