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I am selling some dvd's online,someone has asked 'what region are they', please tell me what he means??

2007-03-08 20:13:15 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics Other - Electronics

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Each DVD-Video disc contains one or more region codes, denoting the area(s) of the world in which distribution and playback are intended. The commercial DVD player specification dictates that a player must only play discs that contain its region code. In theory, this allows the motion picture studios to control the various aspects of a release (including content, date and price) region-by-region. In practice, many DVD players allow playback of any disc, or can be modified to do so. Entirely independent of encryption, region coding pertains to regional lockout, which originated in the video game industry.

2007-03-08 20:23:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

The region is what country the DVDs work in. Region 1 is the USA and Region 2 is Europe. Hope this helps.

2007-03-09 04:27:53 · answer #2 · answered by karla o 3 · 2 0

This is the list of current regional codes:

1: U.S., Canada, U.S. Territories
2: Japan, Europe, South Africa, and Middle East (including Egypt)
3: Southeast Asia and East Asia (including Hong Kong)
4: Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean
5: Eastern Europe (former Soviet Union), Indian subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, and Mongolia
6: China
7: Reserved
8: Special international venues (airplanes, cruise ships, etc.)
0: No regional code (region free)

2007-03-09 09:21:36 · answer #3 · answered by Nightworks 7 · 0 0

If they're UK DVDs and can be played on a UK DVD player, they are Region 2 (Europe & Japan).

If they were imported from the US and can only be played on a multi-region DVD player, they are Region 1 (US & Canada).

If the case doesn't say which region they are, look for the codes PAL or NTSC. PAL is region 2, NTSC is region 1.

2007-03-09 08:33:51 · answer #4 · answered by maryavatar 4 · 1 0

Yes it's obvious! It tells you on the back of the DVD case which region they are.

2007-03-09 04:15:49 · answer #5 · answered by Misha-non-penguin 5 · 1 0

It means "which part of the world will it work in", i.e., different DVD players have different decoding systems (e.g. Europe, America, Russia, Asia)

DVDs are made so that they can be played on the right DVD player.

Some DVDs are multi-region so you can play them on any DVD player.

2007-03-09 04:17:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

different continents have a different region code, so you cant play region1 dvd's on a region 2 dvd player. uk is region 2.

2007-03-09 04:17:37 · answer #7 · answered by techno mentalist 4 · 1 0

What region are they? hmmm... Maybe he meant, what region (area) are they coming from? Maybe this is another way of asking what genre they are? It might be a colloquialism thing.

2007-03-09 04:18:21 · answer #8 · answered by THUB 3 · 0 1

It's like what language is it and what country

2007-03-09 04:22:18 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0 1

Cowboy, action, funny etc and age bracket.

2007-03-09 04:16:44 · answer #10 · answered by Steven W 3 · 0 3

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