DVD PlayersWhat is multi-region?
Region coding is a very restrictive practice which ensures that STANDARD DVD players can only play movie titles designated for that region. The disadvantage of region coding does mean that the latest Hollywood titles pressed in the USA for region 1 cannot play on a STANDARD region 2 DVD player.
Their are many advantages of buying region 1 discs, namely early release, extra features and most importantly lower pricing.
However, there is a solution in the name of Multi-Region DVD players. With the latest Multi-region enabled DVD players it is now possible to play DVD titles from all regions!
An explanation of the 6 DVD regions of the world can be found below.
| Color | Region Number |
Country |
| 1 | USA & Canada | |
| 2 | Europe, Middle East, South Africa & Japan | |
| 3 | South Korea, Hong Kong & Taiwan | |
| 4 | Australia, New Zealand ∓ Latin America | |
| 5 | Ex-Soviets, Indian sub-continent, & Africa | |
| 6 | China |