About DVD and Video Game 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 (excluding Russia, Belarus and Ukraine), Greenland, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Egypt and the Middle East
• Region 3: Southeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau
• Region 4: Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, South America, Mexico and the Caribbean
• Region 5: Afghanistan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Africa (except Egypt, South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho), Central and South Asia, Mongolia and North Korea
• 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: The majority of DVDs sold by Amazon.co.uk are encoded for Region 2 only. Blu-ray discs sold by Amazon.co.uk can be encoded as Region-free or for Region B.