DVD Region Code on Teton-shop-DVD'S

**Schrotti** · 11-01-2006, 03:03 PM

Hi Guys,

I have a question:
I want to order a DVD from the Teton-Shop, but i'm not shure if I can watch this DVD in Europe because of the different DVD Region Codes

Do you know if I can or not?

It would be very nice if you can help me!

Thanks!

P.S.
Region Cades description from Wikipedia:

Each DVD-Video disc contains one or more region codes, denoting the area[s] of the world in which distribution and playback are intended. The commercial DVD player specification dictates that a player must only play discs that contain its region code. In theory, this allows the motion picture studios to control the various aspects of a release (including content, date and price) on a region-by-region basis, or ensure the success of "staggered" or late theatrical releases from country to country. For example, the movie 28 Days Later was released on DVD in Europe several months prior to the film's theatrical release in North America. Regional coding kept the European DVD unplayable for most North American consumers, thereby ensuring that ticket sales would be relatively unaffected by the late theatrical release. To many, this is no more than an objectionable barrier to trade. As a result many websites offer methods with which consumers can by-pass such restrictions.

In practice, many DVD players allow playback of any disc, or can be modified to do so. Entirely independent of encryption, region coding pertains to regional lockout, which originated in the video game industry.

From a worldwide perspective regional coding may be seen as a failure.[2] A huge percentage of players outside of North America can be easily modified (and are even sold pre-modified by mainstream stores such as Amazon.co.uk) to ignore the regional codes on a disc. This, coupled with the fact that almost all televisions in Europe and Australasia are capable of displaying NTSC video, means that consumers in these regions have a huge choice of discs. Contrary to popular belief, this practice is not illegal and in some countries that strongly support free trade (New Zealand is one prominent example) it is encouraged.

A normal DVD player can only play region-coded discs designated for the player's own particular region. However, a code-free or region-free DVD player is capable of playing DVD discs from any of the six regions around the world.

In the US, most low-cost DVD players that are sold in supermarkets or other cheap outlets are not multi-region. Some of the more expensive players (e.g. Sony) are multi-region. Conversely in the UK and Ireland many cheap DVD players are multi-region while more expensive systems, including the majority of home cinema systems, are preset to play only region 2 discs.

**Mr.Scruff** · 11-01-2006, 03:05 PM

The DVDs should be region free and will play in Europe

**cj001f** · 11-01-2006, 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by Mr.Scruff

The DVDs should be region free and will play in Europe

Thank god.

DEATH TO REGIONED DVDs

**wi3dzmin** · 11-01-2006, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by Schrotti

Hi Guys,

I have a question:
I want to order a DVD from the Teton-Shop, but i'm not shure if I can watch this DVD in Europe because of the different DVD Region Codes

Do you know if I can or not?

It would be very nice if you can help me!

Thanks!

I don't think so, that's why they are called region codes

There are ways around it, but you also run into the different TV standards problem (NTSC in the US vs PAL for Europe)...which is more of a pain in the ass to mess with. AFAIK. Happened with the MBUK dvds...