PAL, NTSC and Regions for DVDs

If I buy a DVD or CD from you, will it play on my machine or one in a different country?

All of our CDs should be compatible with CD players worldwide.

For DVDs, you will need to check the PAL or NTSC broadcast format and the Region encoding for your delivery country or specific player.

We are unable to provide any guarantee that our PAL format DVD titles will play on specific machines outwith Europe. Check your DVD player or computer software to see if it supports PAL and/or NTSC format for the title you wish to order.
Not all of our video and DVD titles are supplied in both PAL (Europe) and NTSC (North America) formats. Some are in one or the other format, and some are worldwide (dual format). See each title's catalogue page for specific format information.
Please note that we cannot accept returns of opened DVDs which are not compatible with your player. You may be able to play alternate format DVDs on a PC or Mac DVD player.
See another useful guide here.
More Google information on PAL/NTSC and region encoding.

PAL & NTSC Video Broadcast Standards

Many DVD/video players available worldwide are dual format and will support both PAL and NTSC formats.

For other players:

NTSC format is mainly supported in USA, Canada, South America & the Caribbean.
PAL format is supported in most other countries, including UK, Europe, South Africa, Australia & New Zealand.

Region encoding

DVD discs may contain Region codes which can limit the playback of discs, depending upon the geographical area where your player is produced. Discs without Region codes should play on any player.

Region number	Territories covered
*0 (zero) or Region-free = Playable worldwide*
1	USA, Canada
2	Europe, Japan, Middle East, Egypt, South Africa
3	Taiwan, Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong
4	Mexico, South America, Central America, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Caribbean
5	Russia, Eastern Europe, India, Africa, North Korea, Mongolia
6	China