DVD regions were designed by the movie industry to stop people from importing and exporting DVDs. All DVDs and most DVD players are assigned regions based on where they are sold, and the region of the DVD has to match the region of the player; otherwise, it won’t play. If you’re burning your own DVDs and you might be playing them in other countries, use any of the methods and programs below to make sure that your DVD will play, no matter where you are. Warnings Writer Bio