Difference between region 0 and rgion 1 dvd???

[jman7272]

Hello, please forgive my ignorance, but I have recently been offered to buy a bunch of great title dvd's at a really great price. they are new and sealed but are all region 0. I am reluctant to do this in light of them not being region 1.

The seller told me that the ONLY difference between region 1 and 0 is that 0 will play in any dvd player. Other than that, the movies are identicle. Is this true? Is there any other hidden things to watch for?

Thanks for the help whomever may respond...

 

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[Sundog]

DVD Regional Codes
Code Location
1 USA (incl. territories), Canada
2* Europe (Germany), Japan, South Africa
3 Southeast Asia
4 Latin America, Australia, New Zealand
5 Russia, rest of Asia and Africa
6 China
7-8 For future use
0 No disks are zero coded, but
players may be zero coded.
*Region 2 DVDs may be sub-coded D1 through D4. "D1" identifies a UK-only release. "D2" and "D3" identify European DVDs that are not sold in the UK and Ireland. "D4" identifies DVDs that are distributed throughout Europe.

 

[crypticlogin]

Is there any other hidden things to watch for?

Maunfacturer and licensed legitimacy, if that's a concern.

 

[jman7272]

I have also read that most region 0 dvd's are bootleg... Is there a way to tell other than the obvious???

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: jman7272
I have also read that most region 0 dvd's are bootleg... Is there a way to tell other than the obvious???

Most Region 0 DVDs are bootleg or pr0n.