HW: Huw DVD/PAL

[Alastair Sumner]

Both the tv and the DVD player definitely matter. I have seen my US region
DVDs fail on my friends brand new widescreen tv. The DVD player was multi-
region which means that the widescreen tv couldn't hack the NTSC signal.
There was no setting for NTSC on the on-screen menu of the tv, only PAL.
The picture comes out kind of black and white. I can't quite remember how I
did it but I think one way round it is route the signal through a video
player using the SCART lead. I assume the video player has to be able to
take an NTSC signal and will convert it to PAL for the tv.

Alastair.

On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 20:02:20 +0930, Michael Blackman
<michael_1968 at OZEMAIL.COM.AU> wrote:

>Wow.  I didn't realise the television actualy gave a hoot whether it was
>ntsc or pal playback.  I have a vid & a dvd machine that I play both ntsc &
>pal on the same tele and its never been an issue.  The tv is nearly ten
>years old.  Have also used the same set up on my moms ultra modern large
>screen televisions (she has two) and its never been an issue either.
>
>It was always my understanding that it was only an issue with the actual
>players themselves.  But I will concede that it is very possible that I am
>possibly wrong.
>That is possibly a good possibility, yes....perhaps  8>)
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Steve Litchfield <slitchfield at UKONLINE.CO.UK>
>To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
>Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 6:35 PM
>Subject: HW: Huw DVD/PAL
>
>
>> Just to put this question to rest: As I understand it (and I'm kind of in
>> the industry), US people can still buy the DVD and play it on their PCs,
>> without problem. Their DVD players should also cope OK. Their televisions
>> will be expecting NTSC resolution pictures and colour, though, so unless
>> they have a TV capable of auto-switching to the PAL standard, then this
>> last bit won't work.
>>
>> Does that help? Thought not 8-))
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