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What are Region Codes on a DVD? You may have noticed that when you want to check when a movie is being released on DVD in your country, the release dates are broken down by region. For example, Region one is the United States and Canada, and Region four includes Central America, South America and Australia. This allows the distributers of the films to better control different aspects of the film’s release depending on the region. Why Region Codes? So what’s the point of region codes if it only seems to make things a bit more complicated and stops certain countries from being able to watch certain DVDs? Well, that’s exactly the point. The region codes accomplish several different things: 1. The region codes allow DVD manufacturers to differentiate the pricing of the DVDs, as some markets can be charged much higher prices for DVDs than others. This way their …