Some are region 1 only after 2006 to coincide with Blu-Ray region A.Įgypt, Eswatini, Lesotho, and South Africa are in DVD region 2, while all other African countries are in region 5, but all African countries are in the same Blu-ray region code (region B). Most DVDs sold in Mexico and the rest of Latin America carry both region 1 and 4 codes. Overseas territories of the United Kingdom and France (both in region 2) often have other regions (4 or 5, depending on geographical situation) than their homelands. 'D1' are the UK only releases 'D2' and 'D3' are not sold in the UK and Ireland 'D4' are distributed throughout Europe. European region 2 DVDs may be sub-coded 'D1' to 'D4'. This apparent solution was popular in the early days of the DVD format, but studios quickly responded by adjusting discs to refuse to play in such machines by implementing a system known as 'Regional Coding Enhancement' (RCE).ĭVDs sold in the Baltic states use both region 2 and 5 codes, having previously been in region 5 (because of their history as part of the USSR), but EU single market law concerning the free movement of goods caused a switch to region 2. The term 'Region 0' also describes the DVD players designed or modified to incorporate Regions 1–8, thereby providing compatibility with most discs, regardless of region. So-called 'Region 0' and 'ALL' discs are meant to be playable worldwide. For example, a DVD designated Region 2/4 is suitable for playback in Europe, Latin America, Oceania, and any other Region 2 or Region 4 area. International venues such as aircraft, cruise ships, and spacecraftĪny combination of regions can be applied to a single disc. MPAA-related DVDs and 'media copies' of pre-releases in Asia Latin America (except French Guiana and Puerto Rico), Caribbean (except French West Indies), and Oceania (except French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, and Hawaii)Īfrica (except Egypt, Lesotho, Eswatini, South Africa, Mayotte and Réunion), Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Central Asia, South Asia, Mongolia, and North Korea

Southeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau Puerto Rico), Canada, and BermudaĮurope (except Belarus, Russia, Ukraine and CIS), Greenland, British Overseas Territories, Overseas France, Middle East, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa, and Japan These discs have all region-1-through-8 flags set, allowing the discs to be played in all regions. Region codes and countries DVD region codes and geographic scope ĭVDs may use one code, multiple codes (multi-region), or all codes (region free). However, region-free DVD players, which ignore region coding, are also commercially available, and many DVD players can be modified to be region-free, allowing playback of all discs. The American DVD Copy Control Association also requires that DVD player manufacturers incorporate the Regional Playback Control (RPC) system. This is achieved by way of region-locked DVD players, which will play back only DVDs encoded to their region (plus those without any region code). It is designed to allow rights holders to control the international distribution of a DVD release, including its content, release date, and price, all according to the appropriate region. JSTOR ( November 2011) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)ĭVD region codes are a digital rights management technique introduced in 1997.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. If/when I obtain a corrected copy for review I will follow up with the article.This article needs additional citations for verification. It is always our intention to distribute the highest quality product and we apologize for any inconvenience this error has caused. If your disc package has a yellow UPC barcode, then it is the corrected version and you do not need a replacement. The corrected product will be shipped free of charge. Fans who purchase a disc with a white UPC barcode on the package and would like a replacement should email for instructions. Paramount Home Entertainment has corrected the issue and is immediately creating new discs, however the initial shipment of discs has reached some retail outlets. It has come to our attention that there is an English audio encoding error on the new 4K Ultra HD Disc of John Carpenter’s Escape from L.A. I reported it to Paramount and after confirming it they have responded with the following: Ultra HD Blu-ray I noticed an issue with the 5.1 channel audio mix. During my evaluation of the Escape from L.A.

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