DVD Regions
Explained in Plain English

If you want to play a DVD from another area on your computer or TV, you must be aware of the region code that the disk will have on it. See the chart below. Your DVD burner will also burn a code onto the disks that you make, so if you are going to send a disk to someone in another country, they may not be able to play it. You must also be aware of the video format used in other countries.

DVD Region Codes
0Any region
1USA and territories, Canada, Bermuda
2The Middle East, Europe, Greenland, Japan, Egypt, Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland
3Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, Taiwan
4Central America, South America, Mexico, Oceania
5Africa not included in region 2, Eastern Europe, the Indian subcontinent, Mongolia, North Korea
6China
7Unused
8Mobile venues such as cruise ships and airplanes.
9Any region.