NTSC/PAL dvd question...
ghostsofgiants
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Sun May-14-06 05:20 PM
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If I have a Region 0 (region free) dvd, but it's NTSC, can it be played on European dvd players?
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Sun May-14-06 05:21 PM
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1. the DVD player must be able to do PAL/NTSC conversion
otherwise it will look funny (more scan lines in PAL than NTSC).
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Sun May-14-06 05:23 PM
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3. Scan lines and frames-per-second (FPS)
Though the latter is probably fine; the image would definitely look stretched vertically.
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Sun May-14-06 05:23 PM
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Thanks. Planning to send a friend in England a dvd, so I'll have to check on that.
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Sun May-14-06 05:21 PM
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2. Only if it has a chicken.
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Sun May-14-06 05:53 PM
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5. Multiformat VCRs and DVD players are way more common (and cheaper)
outside the US. Odds are good that you'd be set. Computers will play both broadcast formats, too...at least, my Mac does with no problem.
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Sun May-14-06 05:57 PM
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I've used both on a computer, but I'm not sure my friend would want to be stuck watching the dvd on her computer, haha.
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