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In the world of DVDs and Blu-ray discs, ‘region free’ signifies that the disc is not encoded with any geographical restrictions. Typically, DVDs are tagged with a numerical code that restricts their playback to certain areas.
To find the specific region for the Blu-ray disc, look at the back of the case or on the disc itself. However, if you’ve scanned the box and disc to no avail, it may be that the copy is...
While regular Blu-rays still use region coding, all 4K UHD Blu-rays are completely region free! 4K Blu-ray standardizes playback worldwide: You can import 4K discs from any country and play them.
Region free means that they are not restricted by region. They'll play a blu-ray from any region.
A Region Free player means that your player isn’t locked to just one of these regions. It can switch between them freely, so you could play discs from all over the world regardless of the disc’s region.
There is another Blu-ray region code that is not an official setting: Region Free. As its name suggests, Blu-ray discs with this code will not restrict your access to the content, whether your country is from region A, B, or C.
There are 3 Blu-ray regions – A, B, and C, which are different from DVD region codes. 4K UHD Blu-ray discs do not have region coding; this only affects regular 1080p Blu-rays. You can’t buy a region-free Blu-ray player, but you can modify some models. Be aware of risks and local laws before trying.
The region code for Blu-ray Discs is on the disc or located at the back of the disc case. Note: Some region-free discs may have no codes written on the disc or disc cover.
Region Codes are pieces of data that are embedded into Blu-Ray and DVD Discs to act as a restriction. This data, or region code, is read by the player and if it doesn’t recognize the region code as compatible or local, the disc will not play.
To find the specific region for the Blu-ray disc, look at the back of the case or on the disc itself. However, if you’ve scanned the box and disc to no avail, it may be that the copy is...