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Motion picture studios in the USA wanted to control the release of movies around the world using DVD region codes. Movies are released on DVD at different times around the world, typically America and Canada first, Australia and Japan 6 months later, and Europe 12 months after US release. In some instances, DVD movies are available for purchase in America and Canada before they are released in European cinemas. Due to the high quality of DVD and the movie release system used by Hollywood, 6 dvd region codes were establish to prevent people from watching Region 1 movies before they were released on Regions 2-6.
The regions are broken down as follow:
- Region 1 - The U.S., U.S. territories and Canada
- Region 2 - Europe, Japan, the Middle East, Egypt, South Africa, Greenland
- Region 3 - Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong
- Region 4 - Mexico, South America, Central America, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Caribbean
- Region 5 - Russia, Eastern Europe, India, most of Africa, North Korea, Mongolia
- Region 6 - China
DVD Region Locking is a system used to control which DVD movies play on which DVD Players.
Read our region free FAQ for more region coding information.
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