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DVD Video is a standard for content on DVD media. Presently, DVD Video is the dominant form of home video distribution worldwide, although it was surpassed by Blu-ray Disc in 2006. Although many resolutions and formats are supported, most consumer DVDs use either 4:3 or anamorphic 16:9 aspect ratio MPEG-2 video, stored at a resolution of 720/704x480 (NTSC) or 720/704x576 (PAL) at 29.97, 25, or 23.976 FPS. Audio is commonly stored using the Dolby Digital (AC-3) or Digital Theater System (DTS) formats, ranging from 16-bits/48 kHz to 24-bits/96 kHz format with monaural to 5.1-channel "Surround Sound" presentation, and/or MPEG-1 Layer 2 and/or LPCM Stereophonic. Although the specifications for video and audio requirements vary by global region and television system, many DVD players support all possible formats. DVD Video also supports features such as menus, selectable subtitles, multiple camera angles, and multiple audio tracks.
The DVDs have Region code. The Region codes according to countries are as follows:

• 0: Informal term meaning worldwide. Region 0 is not an official setting; discs that bear the region 0 symbol either have no flag set or have region 1-6 flags set.
• 1: Canada, United States, U.S. territories, Bermuda
• 2: Europe (except Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus), Middle East, Egypt, Japan, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, French overseas territories, Greenland
• 3: Southeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau
• 4: Mexico, Central and South America, Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, Oceania
• 5: India, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Africa (except Egypt, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, and French overseas territories), Central and South Asia, Mongolia, North Korea
• 6: Peoples Republic of China, Hong Kong
• 7: Reserved for future use (found in use on protected screener copies of MPAA-related DVDs and media copies of pre-releases in Asia)
• 8: International venues such as aircraft, cruise ships, etc.
• ALL: Region ALL discs have all 8 flags set, allowing the disc to be played in any locale on any player. Most of the Hindi DVDs on Hemantonline.com All Region DVDs.