Nearly all DVD home video products are protected against
unauthorized distribution outside their licensed territories by what is
known as region encoding.
Region 2 DVDs are encoded discs that are playable only on DVD
players manufactured for use in the United Kingdom, Germany, France,
Sweden, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, Spain, Portugal, Austria and
other western European countries, Greece, Turkey, Egypt and other the
Middle Eastern countries, Japan, Greenland, Iceland, and certain
South African countries. Depending on the country’s dominant
television format, Region 2 DVDs are either PAL or NTSC format discs.
Region 2 NTSC or PAL discs will not play on most American DVD
players. Many Region 2 DVD players are manufactured to play both
PAL and NTSC discs, regardless of region encoding (consult your
player’s manual).
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