Every DVD is given a number (1-6) to show which region it's from.
The six regions are:
Region 1. USA, US Territories, and Canada
Region 2. Japan, Europe, South Africa, and the Middle East, including Egypt
Region 3. Southeast Asia, East Asia, including Hong Kong
Region 4. Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central and South America, the Caribbean
Region 5. Former Soviet Union, Indian sub-continent, Africa, North Korea and Mongolia
Region 6. China
Wherever possible Boroondara Library Service buys region 4 DVDs, however there are some region 1 and region 2 DVDs in our collection.
Some DVD players can play DVDs from more than one region - these are known as multi-region or multi-zone DVD players.
Your DVD player manual will tell you what region DVDs your player can play.
When borrowing a DVD from the library check that it is from a region that your DVD player can play.
The region number can usually be found on the back of the DVD cover.
For more information about DVD regions click here.
