

will display when attempting to play a region-coded disc on a DVD player coded to play discs from a different region. The error message ERROR: Playing Of This Disc Prohibited By Area Limits is displayed on the DVD player. However, some DVD movies are not region coded and will play on any player in any region.

This is done because many studios and home video companies want to control how and when DVD titles are exported to other countries. DVD movies released in one region may only play on DVD players manufactured for that same region. Many commercially-produced DVD movies contain regional coding to prevent the playback of the disc in a geographical area other than the one in which it was released.
