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Nope. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code

• frik 11y ago
  What's your point? You get most DVDs in most regions, even with optional translated subtitles and dubs, right? I could go on, but DVDs are a everyday articles and even your mum can buy and play them. And read the full Wikipedia article.
  • superuser2 11y ago
    If you want to watch (say) a German movie in German while in America, you need to import a DVD player set for the correct region. This is certainly possible and lots of ex-pats do it, but it's not as simple as "just buy the DVD."
    • deleted 11y ago
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    • frik 11y ago
      The hard part is to get the movie, compare it to Netflix, right? If you already got the DVD, it's physically yours.
      • superuser2 11y ago
        The hard part is to get a DVD player that will actually play the movie. You can't walk into Best Buy in Iowa and get a European region-coded DVD player.
        • srinivasan 11y ago
          Region-free (all-region) DVD players are a thing, and they are pretty easy to find.
          • teddyh 11y ago
            …for now.