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Multi-region DVD player output question
« on: February 17, 2005, 02:11:09 pm »
quick question...

if i import a pal dvd ....
and brought a multi-region dvd player...
hook it up to a NTSC TV... 
what would be my reuslt?

will it convert the signal to NTSC?  if so which player do you recomend..
i see there are expensive converters out there but that would to seem like  a pain and be costly..

thanks in advanced  ;)
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Re: Multi-region DVD player output question
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2005, 09:38:19 am »
It would not, region encoding has nothing at all to do with video format.
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Re: Multi-region DVD player output question
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2005, 10:39:02 am »
my dvd player plays Pal and NTSC as if they were both NTSC.

Its still region 1 only though.
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Re: Multi-region DVD player output question
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2005, 12:29:21 pm »
The is a program you can use to convert the PAL to NTSC, you'd have to rip the PAL movie to your harddrive, then use TMPGEnc and convert it, and then burn a new dvd.  goto dvdrhelp.com they have it step by step there, if not doom9.net will have it
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Re: Multi-region DVD player output question
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2005, 12:55:30 pm »
Quote from: Hoagie_one on February 18, 2005, 10:39:02 am
my dvd player plays Pal and NTSC as if they were both NTSC.

Its still region 1 only though.

im confused...how does it play pal when its another region?

i know about ripping and converting..trying to avoid that
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Re: Multi-region DVD player output question
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2005, 01:32:11 pm »
Once more... regions are not related to formats.  They are simply coincedental.
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Re: Multi-region DVD player output question
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2005, 01:34:33 pm »
My DVD player plays PAL and NTSC fine.
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Re: Multi-region DVD player output question
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2005, 03:19:29 pm »
Chadtower : sorry since im a noob at this....

since i thought pal was a different region and encoded differnetly..it was meant to be display on a pal type tv.  aparently that is false.

thank you all for your feedback. 
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Re: Multi-region DVD player output question
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2005, 03:28:34 pm »
I have one of these. They are on ebay all the time and it plays PAL and NTSC perfectly. It has a built-in converter and it is region free.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=50599&item=5752816854&rd=1&tc=photo
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Re: Multi-region DVD player output question
« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2005, 03:30:56 pm »
Quote from: mcdo15 on February 18, 2005, 03:19:29 pm
Chadtower : sorry since im a noob at this....

since i thought pal was a different region and encoded differnetly..it was meant to be display on a pal type tv.  aparently that is false.

thank you all for your feedback. 

PAL is a format, it is not a region.  Region encoding means that they put a flag on the disc telling the player what part of the world it is for, and the player can play it or not.  A format is the actual video encoding.
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Re: Multi-region DVD player output question
« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2005, 03:55:21 pm »
I believe that most modern TVs will accept PAL and NTSC signals.

I have a variety of Dreamcast games, some PAL and some NTSC, and they all work on my TV.
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