DVD discs can come in a regional format, and some DVD players can only play DVD discs from a certain region. The reason for this was to stop DVD's released early in certain regions being sold and played in other regions. Movies are usually released months in advance in the USA - compared to Europe and other regions. Therefore, the idea of making DVD's regional was to stop retailers in the US exporting DVDs to other regions before the official release date.

Codes

• 0 No Region
  
• 1 USA and Canada
  
• 2 Europe, including France, Egypt, Arabia, Greece, Turkey, Japan and South Africa.
  
• 3 Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Borneo and Indonesia
  
• 4 Mexico, Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand, and South America
  
• 5 India, Africa, Russia and former USSR countries
  
• 6 China
  
• 7 Unused
  
• 8 Airlines / Cruise Ships
  
• 9 Expansion