An R1 dvd purchased in Canada is exactly the same as an R1 dvd purchased in the U.S., and vice versa. and CANADA share the SAME REGION CODE: Region 1.

For example: Region 4 DVDs WON'T PLAY in a standard Region 1 DVD player Region 1 DVDs WON'T PLAY in a standard Region 4 DVD player. or Canada will only play DVDs that specify they are REGION 1 dvds standard DVD players purchased in New Zealand will only play DVDs that specify they are REGION 4 DVDs. For example: standard DVD players purchased in the U.S. Almost all commercial DVDs that are sold have what is called a 'region code' (also called 'regional code'), which only allows the DVD to be played on DVD players that have this region code, and the only DVD players that typically do have this region code are those sold in that same region. Opens in a new window Opens an external site Opens an external site in a new window.Ĭlick one of the links below to jump to any section of the guide: Part 1: What does DVD Region Code mean?ĭVD region code is a digital rights management technique mainly for controlling DVD content, release date and price by the distributors. JVC Multi Region 110-240V DVD Player Dolby Audio Karaoke/USB/Divx Region Free 8.4 7.9. Summary: What is DVD region code? What if you failed to play DVDs that locked by region code? If you're confused about these, you've come to the right place.