Region Free DVD Players

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What is a DVD Player?
A DVD player is a device that can read Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs). It then reproduces the data in the form of an audio visual presentation on your TV screen.

What should you look for?

• Your DVD player should be easy to use.


• The front panel should be clearly labeled and easy to understand.


• The player should have easy to navigate on-screen menus and features.

As a simple guide, you should be able to operate the player without the help of the instruction manual.

What is a region free DVD Player?
Certain DVDs could only be played in certain countries. DVD discs are encoded into six different regions as follows:

Region 1: United States and Canada
Region 2: Europe, Japan, Middle East, Egypt, South Africa, Greenland
Region 3: Taiwan, Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong
Region 4: Mexico, South America, Central America, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Caribbean
Region 5: Russia, Eastern Europe, India, most of Africa, North Korea, Mongolia
Region 6: China

Movies from a certain region can play only on the particular region DVD player. This means Region 1 discs play only on Region 1 DVD players, Region 2 discs play only on Region 2 DVD players and so on. Movies from Region 1 WILL NOT play on DVD player from regions 2 to 6.

However, multi-region DVD players are now available that can play discs from all regions. A region free DVD player is a player that is capable of playing DVD discs from around the world. So, if you like to watch movies from all around the world, ensure that you purchase a region free DVD player.

Disc Formats
There are different disc formats The most common types are DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-R, CD-RW, CD+R, CD+RW and CD-RAM. Please check that the DVD player is compatible with the types of disc that you’re most likely to use.

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