DVD Region Specifications

Global region codes identify DVDs and Blu-ray discs that are compatible with the players typically sold in that region.

The following are the different regions and their corresponding numerical equivalent:

Standard DVDs

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• Region 1: U.S., U.S. Territories, Canada, and Bermuda

• Region 2: Japan, Europe, South Africa, and the Middle East, including Egypt

• Region 3: Southeast Asia, East Asia, including Hong Kong

• Region 4: Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean

• Region 5: Eastern Europe, Baltic States, Russia, Central and South Asia, Indian subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, and Mongolia

• Region 6: China

 

Blu-ray Discs

• Region A/1: North America, Central America, South America, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia

• Region B/2: Europe, Greenland, French territories, Middle East, Africa, Australia and New Zealand

• Region C/3: India, Nepal, Mainland China, Russia, Central and South Asia

 

Note: Most of the DVDs and Blu-ray discs sold on this site are only encoded for Region 1 or Region A. These titles only play in one region unless noted otherwise.