There are three video standards in use in the world today; NTSC, PAL and SECAM. Each video listed for sale is clearly marked, showing which standard it conforms to. If you are in any doubt whether the tape will be playable on equipment in your country, please follow this link to view a list of countries and the standards they use. Use the back button of your browser to return to this page.
Similarly with DVD - except there are six encoding standards ! They are divided into regions : Region 1 is the USA, Canada, and US Territories, Region 2 is Japan, Europe, South Africa, and the Middle East (including Egypt), Region 3 is Southeast Asia, East Asia (including Hong Kong), Region 4 is Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, Region 5 is the former Soviet Union, the Indian Subcontinent, and Africa (also North Korea and Mongolia), and Region 6 is China. All the DVD disks listed at present by Savoyard Books are suitable only for Region 1 - the USA, Canada, and the US Territories.
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| DVD - Region 1 - suitable for USA and Canada | |
Cast : John Barclay (The Mikado), Kenny Baker (Nanki-Poo), Martyn Green (Ko-Ko), Sydney Granville (Pooh-Bah), Gregory Stroud (Pish-Tush), Jean Colin (Yum-Yum), Elizabeth Paynter (Pitti-Sing), Kathleen Naylor (Peep-Bo), Constance Willis (Katisha). Geoffrey Toye (Conductor)
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