DVD regeions

NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) is a standard
used in North America and Japan. It has the ability to display
up to 525 lines of resolution.

PAL (Phase Alternating Line), a standard used almost everywhere
else in the world, has the ability to display 625 lines of resolution.

SECAM (Sequential Color Memory) is used sparingly around the
world and can be found in France, parts of Greece, Eastern Europe,
Russia, Africa and a few other parts of the world. However, any
SECAM country can display PAL tapes in full color, but not all PAL
countries can display all SECAM tapes in color. Only if they are true
SECAM and not MESECAM can those VCR's display SECAM.

Region 01
U.S., U.S. Territories, Canada

Region 02
Albania, Andorra, Austria,
Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Canary Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, European Union,
Faroe Islands, Finland, France, France, Georgia,
Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Hungary,
Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan,
Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Macedonia (the Former Yugoslav Republic), Malta, Moldova,
Principality of Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal,
Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia,
Slovenia,South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic,
Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,
United Kingdom (Channel Islands), Vatican City State, Yemen, Yugoslavia

Region 03
Southeast Asia, East Asia (including Hong Kong)

Region 04
Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, Mexico, South America, Caribbean

Region 05
Former Soviet Union, Indian Subcontinent, Africa (also North Korea, Mongolia)

Region 06
China

Region 07
Reserved

Region 08
Special international venues (airplanes, cruise ships, etc.)