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Simple, No Nonsense, Easy
To Understand Advice About ...
DVD Players and Discs for UK and Viewers Around The World.
Main
facts
Regions List
Questions and Answers
Main
Facts
DVD
stands for Digital Versatile Disc
Region
TWO DVD discs are native to The United Kingdom, Europe, Middle
East, Japan and South Africa
Region
ONE DVD discs are native to The United States and Canada
For
other countries see
Regions
List
Most
UK/Europe DVD players are now MULTI-REGION COMPATIBLE. That means
they will also play discs originally coded for countries within
a specific region. But check with your retail outlet to make sure
you are buying the latest multi-region player. If your machine
is multi-region compatible then you can safely buy from the wide
range of American release Region ONE DVDs through the Looking-Glass
association with Amazon.com.
Most
UK/Europe multi region compatible DVD players can play Region
ONE DVD discs. This is because they support both PAL and NTSC
video.
The
UK and Europe (except France) use a TV system called PAL. The
USA use a different TV system called NTSC, therefore multi-region
compatible DVD players in the USA might not play back Region TWO
PAL DVDs from Europe and the UK etc. A US DVD player might not
support PAL video, so US consumers should check NTSC / PAL compatibility
before buying. There is also an issue with playing back NTSC discs
on a PAL TV. Most newer UK TVs support NTSC playback. If it doesn't,
the picture of an NTSC disc will playback in black and white.
So make sure your TV is NTSC compatible. Likewise, in the USA
an NTSC television may not be able to playback a PAL DVD correctly
so check your TV's specifications.
Regions
3,4,5,6 cover specific countries around the rest of the world.
As compatibility issues are still going through changes in some
of these areas, viewers should consult their retailers for advice
on DVD disc compatibility. (see more below)
Main
facts
Regions List
Questions and Answers
Amazon
UK ~ Sound and Vision
Amazon
USA ~ Audio and Video
CANADA ~ Please use
USA links above as no A/V electronics are available at Amazon
Canada
Full
Region List
- Region
1.
USA
and Canada
- Region
2.
The
United Kingdom, Europe, Middle East, Japan and South Africa and
Greenland
- Region
3.
South
Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Indonesia
- Region
4.
Mexico,
Australia, New Zealand and South America
- Region
5.
North and Central Africa, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, North
Eastern Europe, Russia, North Central and areas of East Asia.
- Region
6.
China
- Region
0 or Region All. Discs with this option are uncoded and can
be played Worldwide,. But remeber PAL discs only work in PAL-compatible
players and NTSC discs only work in NTSC-compatible players.
Main
facts
Regions List
Questions
and Answers
Amazon
UK ~ Sound and Vision
Amazon
USA ~ Audio and Video
CANADA ~ Please use
USA links above as no A/V electronics are available at Amazon
Canada
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