Convert Region 2 DVD to Region 1, You Need Generally, the DVD world is separated into the following geographical regions. For instance, if you got a DVD sold in France and a DVD player sold in America, you'll probably fail in playing it and get an error' This disc is not formatted to play in this region.' This is because your DVD has a region code of 2 while the DVD player comes with a region code of 1, which are of total difference. Any solution to remove region code from DVD? Or can I put the DVD files onto my thumb drive to be able to play on a plane while traveling so I do not have to carry the DVD drive? - JackĪs always, DVDs that are sold have region codes, which restrict the DVDs to be played on DVD players in other regions for the sake of letting film distributors control aspects of a release, including content, release date and price. But I'm in a fret over the inability to play all these DVD movies on my DVD player. I have lived in many countries and have collected many DVDs of various regions.