About 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

• 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 by Amazon.com are only encoded for Region 1 or Region A. These titles only play in one region unless noted otherwise.