The DVD 'world' is broken up into regions (see the map below). Most DVDs are hard coded with the region they are manufactured in (Ex: USA is region code 1). This coding can stop a disc from one area of the world from playing in a DVD player in another part of the world. Region coding is not mandatory or written law - media companies have adopted region codes as a way to market their releases in idividual territories and control where their DVDs are distributed to.

No, all of our videos only play on computers and we use the QuickTime format. If you need the QuickTime codec you can download it for free here.

Currently, playback of Region 1 HD DVD discs is intended for players sold within Region 1 geographical areas only. Pending developments and future revisions in HD DVD technology, this information is subject to change.

Both DVD discs and DVD players use what is called a ' Region Code ' to dictate which country they are designed for use within. If the 'code' contained within the DVD disc does not match that contained within the DVD player, then the player will refuse to play the disc. The standard Region Code for Europe (including the UK) and Japan is Region 2. In America the standard is Region 1.

Our discs carry no Region Code so will play on any PAL machine ie. Europe and Australia NOT the USA, Canada or Japan who use a television format called NTSC (see question above)

ANSWER: Many of our DVD's are coded for Region 1 (USA & Canada) and will not work on players intended for sale outside of North America. More Info.

When a DVD player is manufactured for a particular country or geographical region it is assigned a region code. This means that the player will only allow playback of DVD discs that are released by the distribution companies in that region. For example, a disc purchased in America will not play on a machine purchased in Europe. Certain manufacturers have put backdoor routes into their players to allow the region locking to be defeated.

It is proposed that there will be three regional codes for Blu-ray discs to restrict playback to certain geographical areas.These are mooted to be: Currently, playback of Region 1 Blu-ray discs is intended for players sold within Region 1 geographical areas only. Pending developments and future revisions in Blu-ray technology, the above information is subject to change. top of page

DVDs are encoded with a region code that denotes the area(s) of the world where distribution and playback were intended. Most DVD players are formatted to play only DVDs with the region code matching the area the player is sold. Some DVDs are coded 'Region 0' which means they will play in any DVD player.

All DVD players sold in PAL countries play both NTSC and PAL discs. These multi-standard players convert NTSC to PAL.

_As we produce our own DVDs, we have chosen not to use any Regional Coding at all. Hence you will not have any problems regarding region codes.

Nearly All DVD's we sell are multiregion supported. That means they are playable in USA, UK, India, Australia..etc any part of the world.

Region coding" is a technological scheme designed to make a DVD purchased in one part of the world unusable anywhere else. This is done by splitting the world up into seven "regions" and then coding a DVD to only be usable on players coded for those regions. The reasons for this is primarily marketing. When a film opens in Europe, it often has already had its run in the United States and is coming to video and DVD.

Macrovision describes several signals that are added to the analog output of a DVD player. Most VCRs cannot properly record from an input containing Macrovision signals. Macrovision can be enabled or disabled by bits embedded in the DVD video format. CGMS is an acronym for "copy generation management system." It is intended to prevent copies of copies of copies. CGMS/A refers to CGMS applied to line 21 of an analog NTSC signal.

All UK DVD players are automatically coded to region 2. If you aren't currently within the UK or are unsure, please refer to you DVD Instruction Booklet for conformation of your DVD player's regional settings. (click here to go back to the top)

There are also numerous Internet based companies that offer Region 2 and many independent stores offer good ranges.

Some drives do not have any region protection anyway, some drives require a firmware upgrade to make them region free. If you update the firmware on you drive you are taking a small risk that it might not work afterward, if your not comfortable with that then don't play with the firmware.

Please prepare region free DVD player, or region 2 player. Also, if your PC has DVD drive, it may be able to play region 2 DVD. // [back] [top]

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