i wan to buy a dvd from ebay the region code is 2europe, I have no idea what that means!!!!
2006-12-10 14:58:08 · 8 answers · asked by tonia_dellner 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
DVD's and DVD players are coded by region. The players will only play DVD's from it's own region.
They code the DVD's to protect studio's profits. -They don't want someone to be able to buy a DVD where it costs less and resell it in another country, nor do they want someone to be able to send a DVD to a country where the movie hasn't been released yet.
REGION 1 - USA, Canada
REGION 2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East, Greenland
REGION 3 - S.Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Parts of South East Asia
REGION 4 - Australia, New Zealand, Latin America (Mexico incl.)
REGION 5 - Eastern Europe, Russia, India, Africa
REGION 6 - China
REGION 7 - Reserved for Unspecified Special Use
REGION 8 - Reserved for Cruise Ships, Airlines, etc...
REGION 0 or REGION ALL - Uncoded, can be played Worldwide
Other coding:
PAL is the dominant format in the World for analog television broadcasting and video display. For your purpose it means almost all movies not recorded in (or for) the U.S. won't play on U.S. equipment (DVD, and VHS players, TV's)
PAL discs must be played in a PAL-compatible unit and NTSC discs must be played in an NTSC-compatible unit.
2006-12-10 16:45:55 · answer #1 · answered by dropkick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Region 2 means that for the most part, it will only play on a DVD Player from Europe.
The only exception to that rule is if you have a region free or multi-region DVD Player at home.
2006-12-10 23:04:27 · answer #2 · answered by Winter Loving Guy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Region 2 disks are for usually for Europe, see the map on this link.
http://www.hometheaterinfo.com/dvd3.htm
It's possible to play Region 2 disks if you use a region free player. Simplest way to get one is to use a PC and get software that ignores or bypasses the region. These are called Region Free. It's possible to find stand alone players, but usually they are modified in some way.
http://www.regionfreedvd.net/
Mike
2006-12-11 01:09:43 · answer #3 · answered by PanamaMike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably not, sorry. BUT, you might be able to find the same DVD with the right code on ebay for cheap
2006-12-11 01:34:44 · answer #4 · answered by holyitsacar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means if you have a dvd player you bought in europe you will be fine...if you got one here in the States, the DVD wont work unless you have a multiregion DVD player, which most are not...
2006-12-10 23:05:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it wont work on all but it is made for regional DVD players but if you have one then your good
2006-12-10 23:02:49 · answer #6 · answered by Gangsta Penguin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no.. region #1.. different voltage and speed ...may vary some..
2006-12-10 23:13:04 · answer #7 · answered by david 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it's speed is different it has to be translated into reg 1 that is US
2006-12-10 23:06:52 · answer #8 · answered by freeby1011 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋