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DVD Region Information
Motion picture studios want to control the home release of
movies in different countries because theater releases aren’t
simultaneous. They have required that the DVD standard
include codes that can be used to prevent playback of certain
discs in certain geographical regions. Each player is given a
code for the region in which it’s sold. The player will refuse to
play discs that are not allowed in that region.
This means that discs bought in one country may not play on
players bought in another country. Regional codes are entirely
optional for the maker of a disc. Discs without codes will play
on any player in any country.
Most DVD-ROM drives let you change the region code a few
times, usually between 0 and 5. Once a drive has reached the
limit it can’t be changed again unless the vendor or manufacturer
resets the drive. This limitation has nothing to do with the
WinDVD™ software, and cannot be overridden.
There are 6 regions. (1) Canada, U.S., US Territories Japan, (2)
Europe, South Africa, Middle East (including Egypt), (3)
Southeast Asia, East Asia (including Hong Kong) (4) Australia,
New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, Mexico South
America, Caribbean, (5) Former Soviet Union Indian
Subcontient, Africa (also North Korea, Mongolia) and (6) China.
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