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Old 2007-01-15, 23:55   Link #61
NoSanninWa
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Originally Posted by Cats View Post
Here's another one...
In the main index page where or what is exactly Region 1?
This is a term used in DVD marketing. DVD players are designed to only play DVDs from the region where they sold. For instance, if you purchase your DVD player in the United States, it will only play r1 DVDs.

Region
Area
0
Informal term meaning "playable in all regions"
1
Bermuda, Canada, United States and U.S. territories
2
The Middle East, Western Europe, Central Europe, Egypt, French overseas territories, Greenland, Japan, Lesotho, South Africa and Swaziland
3
Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea and Taiwan
4
Australia, Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Oceania, South America
5
The rest of Africa, Former Soviet Union, the Indian subcontinent, Mongolia, North Korea
6
Mainland China
7
Reserved for future use (found in use on protected screener copies of MPAA-related DVDs, and "media-copies" of pre-releases in Asia)
8
International venues such as aircraft, cruise ships, etc.
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