Why are DVDs regionally coded?
Since studios often release movies in different countries through different regional distribution companies, the coding is meant to protect the integrity of those regional rights holders. While some independent distributors dispense with the coding, the major studios do not.
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OUR DVD's
are in REGION 1 format
for
No.
America/Canada
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What are the DVD Regions?
Region 1: United States (and U.S. Territories) and Canada
Region 2: Europe, Japan, the Middle East, and South Africa
Region 3: East and Southeast Asia (Hong Kong)
Region 4: Australia, the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, and South America
Region 5: Africa, Eastern Europe, the Indian Subcontinent, Mongolia, and North Korea
Region 6: China
Region 7: Not yet designated
Region 8: International venues such airplanes and ocean liners
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VHS
FORMATS
FOR SELECTED COUNTRIES
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COUNTRY
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FORMAT
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ANTIGUA
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NTSC
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ANTILLES
(DUTCH)
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NTSC
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ARGENTINA
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PAL
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ARUBA
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NTSC
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AUSTRALIA
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PAL
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AUSTRIA
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PAL
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AZORES
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PAL
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BAHAMAS
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NTSC
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BARBADOS
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NTSC
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BARBUDA
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NTSC
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BELARUS
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SECAM
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BELGIUM
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PAL
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BELIZE
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NTSC
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BERMUDA
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NTSC
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BOLIVIA
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NTSC
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BRAZIL
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PAL
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BRITISH
VIRGIN ISLANDS
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NTSC
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BULGARIA
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SECAM(H)
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CANADA
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NTSC
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CAYMAN
ISLANDS
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PAL/NTSC
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CHILE
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NTSC
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CHINA
(PEOPLES REPUBLIC)
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PAL
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COLUMBIA
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NTSC
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CORSICA
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SECAM(V)
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COSTA
RICA
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NTSC
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CYPRUS
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SECAM(H)
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CYPRUS
(TURKISH)
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PAL
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CZECH
REPUBLIC
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SECAM(H)
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DENMARK
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PAL
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DOMINICA
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NTSC
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DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
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NTSC
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ECUADOR
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NTSC
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ESTONIA
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SECAM(H)
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FINLAND
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PAL
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FRANCE
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SECAM(V)
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GEORGIA
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SECAM(H)
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GERMANY
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PAL
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GIBRALTAR
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PAL
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GREECE
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SECAM(H)
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GREENLAND
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PAL
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GRENADA
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NTSC
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GUADELOUPE
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SECAM(V)
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GUAM
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NTSC
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GUATEMALA
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NTSC
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GUINEA
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PAL
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GUINEA-BISSOU
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PAL
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HAITI
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NTSC
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HAWAII
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NTSC
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HOLLAND
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PAL
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HONDURAS
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NTSC
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HONG
KONG
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PAL
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HUNGARY
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SECAM
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INDONESIA
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PAL
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IRELAND
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PAL
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ISRAEL
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PAL
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ITALY
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PAL
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JAMAICA
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NTSC
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JAPAN
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NTSC
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KAZAKHSTAN
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SECAM(H)
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KOREA
SOUTH
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NTSC
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KYRGYZSTAN
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SECAM(H)
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LATVIA
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SECAM(H)
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LEEWARD
ISLANDS
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NTSC
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LIBERIA
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PAL
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LIECHTENSTEIN
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PAL
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LITHUANIA
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SECAM(H)
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LUXEMBOURG
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PAL/SECAM
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MACEDONIA
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PAL
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MADAGASCAR
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SECAM(V)
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MALAYSIA
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PAL
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MALTA
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PAL
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MARTINIQUE
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SECAM(V)
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MEXICO
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NTSC
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MICRONESIA
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NTSC
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MONACO
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SECAM(V)/PAL
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MONTENEGRO
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PAL
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MOROCCO
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SECAM(V)
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NETHERLANDS
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PA
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NEW
CALEDONIA
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SECAM(V)
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NEW
ZEALAND
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PAL
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NICARAGUA
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NTSC
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NORWAY
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PAL
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OKINAWA
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NTSC
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PANAMA
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NTSC
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PARAGUAY
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PAL
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PERU
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NTSC
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PHILIPPINES
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NTSC
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POLAND
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SECAM(H)
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POLYNESIA
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SECAM(V)
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PORTUGAL
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PAL
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PUERTO
RICO
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NTSC
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ROMANIA
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SECAM(H)/PAL
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SAMOA
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NTSC
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SIERRA
LEONE
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PAL
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SINGAPORE
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PAL
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SLOVAKIA
REPUBLIC
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SECAM(H)
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SLOVENIA
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SECAM(H)
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SOUTH
AFRICA
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PAL
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SPAIN
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PAL
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ST
KITTS AND NEVIS
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NTSC
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ST
LUCIA
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NTSC
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ST
PIERRE
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SECAM(V)
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ST
VINCENT
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NTSC
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SWEDEN
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PAL
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SWITZERLAND
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PAL
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TAHITI
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SECAM(V)
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TAJIKISTAN
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SECAM
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TAIWAN
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NTSC
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THAILAND
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PAL
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TRINIDAD
& TOBAGO
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NTSC
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TUNISIA
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SECAM(V)
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UKRAINE
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SECAM
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UNITED
KINGDOM
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PAL
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URUGUAY
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PAL
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UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA
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NTSC
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UZBEKISTAN
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SECAM
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VENEZUELA
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NTSC
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VIETNAM
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NTSC/SECAM(V)
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VIRGIN
ISLANDS
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NTSC
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HERE'S A
DIFFERENT LIST FOR
CROSS
REFERENCING FORMATS
- Countries-VCR
Formats
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Afghanistan--PAL
Albania--PAL
Algeria--PAL
Angola--PAL
Argentiana--N-Pal
Australia--PAL
Austria--PAL
Azores--PAL
Bahama Islands--NTSC
Bangladesh--PAL
Barbados--NTSC
Bahrain--PAL
Belgium--PAL
Bermuda--NTSC
Bolivia--PAL
Botswana--PAL
Brunei--PAL
Brazil--M-PAL
Bulgaria--SECAM
Burma--PAL
Burundi--SECAM
Cambodia--NTSC
Camercoon--PAL
Canada--NTSC
Canary Island--PAL
Chad--SECAM
CHILE--NTSC
China--PAL
Colombia--NTSC
Costa Rica--NTSC
Cuba--NTSC
Cypus--PAL
Czechoslovakia--SECAM
Denmark--PAL
Dominican Replubic--NTSC
Ecuador--NTSC
Egypt--SECAM
El Salvador--NTSC
Ethiopia--PAL
Fiji--PAL
Finland--PAL
France--SECAM
Gambia--PAL
Germany--PAL
Germany(east)--SECAM
Gibraltar--PAL
Ghana--PAL
Great Britain--PAL
Greece--SECAM
Greenland--NTSC
Hawaii--NTSC
Holland--PAL
Honduras NTSC
Hong Kong--PAL
Hungary--SECAM
Iceland--PAL
India--PAL
Indonesia--PAL
Iran-SECAM
Iraq--SECAM
Ireland--PAL
Isreal--PAL
Italy--PAL
Ivory Coast--SECAM
Jamaica--SECAM
Japan--NTSC
Jordon--PAL
Kenya--PAL
Korea(north)--PAL
Korea(south)--NTSC
Kuwait--PAL
Lebanon--SECAM
Liberia--PAL
Libya--SECAM
Luxenbourg--PAL
Madeira--PAL
Madagascar--SECAM
Malaysia--PAL
Malta--PAL
Mali--SECAM
Mauritius--SECAM
Mexico--NTSC
Micronesia--NTSC
Monaco--SECAM/PAL
Mongolia--SECAM
Morocco--SECAM
Mozambique--PAL
New Caledonia--SECAM
New Zealand--PAL
Nicaragua--NTSC
Netherlands--PAL
Nigeria--PAL
Norway--PAL
Oman--PAL
Pakistan--PAL
Panama--NTSC
Paraguay--N-PAL
Peru--NTSC
Philippines--NTSC
Poland--SECAM
Portugal--PAL
Puerto Rico--NTSC
Qatar--PAL
Romania--SECAM
Russia--SECAM
Rwanda--SECAM
Samoa--NTSC
Saudi Arabia--SECAM
Seychelles--PAL
Sierra Leone--PAL
Singapore--PAL
Somalia--PAL
South Africa--PAL
Spain--PAL
Sri Lanks--PAL
Sudan--PAL
Sweden--PAL
Switzerland--PAL
Syria--SECAM
Tahiti--SECAM
Taiwan--NTSC
Trinidad & Tobago--NTSC
Tunisia--SECAM
Turkey--PAL
Uganda--PAL
United Arab Emirates--PAL
Uruguary--N-PAL
United States--NTSC
Venezuela--NTSC
Yemen--PAL
Yugoslsvia--PAL
Zaire--SECAM
Zambia--PAL
Zimbabwe--PAL
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