DVD Region Codes And Compatability

All DVDs sold by historydvd.co.uk are PAL format. The Region Code is displayed at the bottom of each DVD page.

Region 0

Will play in the United Kingdom, Europe, and all regions worldwide. However, USA, Canada, Japan and South Korea have NTSC DVD format as standard. Hence a multi-region PAL format enabled DVD player is required to view PAL format Region 0 DVD in the USA, Canada, Japan and South Korea.

Region 2

Will play in the United Kingdom and 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, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, 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, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom (Channel Islands) Vatican City State, Yemen & Yugoslavia.

Customers living in countries not on the Region 2 compatability list will require a multi-region PAL format enabled DVD player to view PAL format Region 2 DVDs. Prior to despatching non-European orders, if there is the possibility of a compatability issue, we will enquire by email to verify that you do have access to a PAL format enabled multi-region DVD player.