DVD Regions: Will something Region 10 play on a Region 2 Player?

Question

I want to buy a DVD from cdwow.ie and it says it's both region 2 and 4. I live in Ireland so the DVD player on my laptop is set to Region 2.

The site says that a DVD that plays in BOTH region 2 and 4 is called region 10.

What I want to know is will this DVD play on my laptop in it's current setting of region 2?

There is a way of changing the region, but I did this before and it messed up the laptop so I'm not doing this again. And i dont want to download any extra programs or add-ons to allow my computer to play all regions.

I just want to know will something that is designated as Region 10 (UK & Europe/Japan) & (Australia/Latin America) play on my Region 2 DVD player.

Thanks for your help lads :)

Answer 1

Personally I wouldnt take the chance I have never heard of region 10 I would carry on looking for the dvd in region 2 it probably be out there and you could find it cheaper put an update on your question of the dvd you want and Im sure some kind person will find it for you I hope this helps

Answer 2

Below is a list of ALL the current DVD Region Codes and the countries they apply to.
As you can clearly see, there is no such thing as Region 10:

REGION 0 -
Region free (compatible with DVD players from any country).

REGION 1 -
U.S., U.S. territories and Canada (American Samoa, Guam, Palau, Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Puerto Rico, Micronesia, U.S. Virgin Islands).

REGION 2 -
U.K., Europe, Japan, South Africa and The Middle East (Albania, Andorra, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Vatican City, Yemen, Yugoslavia).

REGION 3 -
Southeast and East Asia (Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Phillipines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam)

REGION 4 -
Australia, New Zealand, Central and South America (Antigua, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Barbuda, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, Tobago, Uruguay).

REGION 5 -
Former Soviet Union, Indian sub-continent, Africa, North Korea and Mongolia (Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, St. Helena, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe).

REGION 6 -
China

REGION 7 -
Not used

REGION 8 -
International Territories (ships, aircraft, etc.).

Answer 3

Yes