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US and Canadian Ebayers however may have a multi-region DVD player but if their TV has not been converted or is not PAL compatible then play will be affected. Ebayers in regions other than Region 1 who have a multi-region DVD player can play any region’s DVD in ether format. Many Ebayers have multi-region DVD players. An American basic DVD player (NTSC Region 1) will not play any other Region's DVD irrespective of format. For example, a basic European DVD player (PAL Region 2 only) will be able to play a Japanese disc (NTSC Region 2), but not a US (NTSC Region 1) disc. Most DVD players and TVs sold in PAL countries can play both formats of discs, however, this does not mean they can play any DVD (because of region restrictions). If you can't play a PAL format DVD, although you have a multi-region DVD player, it's possible that your TV is the problem and not the DVD. Japan, USA and Canada use the 525 line 60Hz NTSC system. The UK, Europe, Australia, etc use the 625 line 50Hz PAL system.

Indian dvd not playing usa code#

So apart from the region code issue there is the problem of disc format (two different formats of DVD, NTSC or PAL). Most North American DVD players are NTSC Region 1 only players.įilm on a DVD is stored in digital format, and is formatted for one of two TV standards (NTSC or PAL). The main difference between North American systems and other countries is that other countries' TV systems can play either PAL or NTSC DVDs whereas many US and Canadian TVs are NTSC only. DVDs from other Regions may however be in either PAL or NTSC format. Region 8 Special International Venues (Planes, Ships etc)Īll Region 1 DVDs are NTSC format. Region 5 Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Africa, Region 4 Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, South America, Caribbean Region 3 Southeast Asia and East Asia (including Hong Kong and Thailand) Region 2 Japan, UK Europe, South Africa, Middle East At the end of the day sellers want happy buyers and buyers want a DVD they can watch.ĭue to rights issues, the staggered theatrical release of films worldwide and pricing differences, DVDs are issued with a Region code (shown on reverse of sleeve often in a small world symbol) as follows Hopefully this guide will help Ebayers understand compatibility issues. Sellers cannot know what system a buyer has or whether the DVD is being purchased for that Ebayer or as a present for somebody else. REMEMBER that the onus is always on the buyer to ensure they have a compatible DVD and TV system.

As a seller who always tries to warn bidders/buyers about these issues before a purchase is made, even I have buyers who simply refuse to read the listing properly and end up with a DVD they can‘t watch. Simple incompatibility of systems/regions can prevent playback or the disc may play but with a distorted or jumping picture. The differences in systems are explained below. Most of the problems concern US and Canadian Ebayers who have a DVD and TV system called NTSC whereas basically most of the world has a system called PAL. Many sellers say that DVDs will play on any DVD player when this may not be the case. There are a lot of misunderstandings and misconceptions about DVD playability worldwide.