DVD Region Encoding
There are currently 6 global region codes that identify specific DVDs that are compatible with the players typically sold in that region. The majority of all current titles play in only one specific region unless otherwise noted. Most of the DVDs sold by dreidreizehn.de are encoded for Region 2 only and may not work on DVD players in other countries. Listed below are the six regions:
1 U.S., U.S. Territories, Canada, and Bermuda
2 Japan, Europe (except Russia, Belarus, Ukraine), Greenland, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Egypt and the Middle East
3 South East Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao
4 Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central and South America, Mexico, Caribbean
5 Afghanistan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Africa (except Egypt, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho), Central and South Asia, Mongolia and North Korea
6 China
Blu-ray
Region A/1: North, Central and South America, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South East Asia
Region B/2: Europe, Greenland, French overseas territories, Middle East, Africa, Australia, New Zealand
Region C/3: India, Nepal, China, Russia, Central and South Asia