Whilst some dvd recorders are restricted to playing and recording just one DVD regional format, there are many machines which are multi-region. Obviously, it's preferable to own a multi-region DVD recorder.

Multi-region DVD recorders allow users to purchase cheap DVDs from the Far East and USA. A breakdown of the regional codes is provided below.

0 - Worldwide, a region which hasnt been given an official setting
1 - North America
2 - European Union, Middle East
3 - Southeast Asia,
4 - Australia, Central America, New Zealand, Oceania, Caribbean, South America
5 - Africa, Mongolia, North Korea
6 - China
7 - Reserved for future designation
8 - International waters and airspace, for such in aircraft and cruise ships, etc.

Below is listed model numbers for mutli-region dvd recorder models.

Daewoo

• DR8100P
• DH6100P

Panasonic

• DMR-EZ27EB
  
• DVD-LS86EB-K
  
• DMR-EZ47V
  
• DVD-S54EB-K
• DVD-S33 DVD Player Multiregion
  

Philips

• DVP5960
• DVP5160

Pioneer

• DVRLX70

Samsung

• DVD-V6700S

Sony

• DVP-NS36
• RDRGX350