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Do DVD recorders also have region code lock, like DVD players?

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Question: Do DVD recorders also have region code lock, like DVD players?
Answer: DVDs that you make yourself are not region encoded, however, DVD recorders are region specific with regards to playback of commercially made DVDs. On the positive side of things -- DVD recorders do not place a zone restriction on DVDs they record as that is strictly a commercial DVD function. For more information on DVD Region Codes, check out my article:

Region Codes: DVD's Dirty Secret.

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