GEOGRAPHICAL CODING REGIONS OF DVDSREGION 1 -- USA, Canada
REGION 2 -- Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East, Greenland
REGION 3 -- S.Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Parts of South East Asia
REGION 4 -- Australia, New Zealand, Latin America (including Mexico)
REGION 5 -- Eastern Europe, Russia, India, Africa
REGION 6 -- China
REGION 7 -- Reserved for Unspecified Special Use
REGION 8 -- Reserved for Cruise Ships, Airlines, etc...
REGION 0 or REGION ALL -- Discs are un-coded and can be played worldwide.PAL discs must be played in a PAL-compatible unit and NTSC discs must be played in an NTSC-compatible unit.NTSC is the standard broadcast format in the United States, while PAL is the standard broadcast format in Europe, Australia, and parts of AsiaPlease check the region/format of your DVD player and that you can play the DVD you are about to purchase (Regions 2,3,4,5,6 and PAL DVD's do not Play in Region 1 USA/Canada)- - I cannot exchange or refund DVD's for this reason!