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Posted by kothtvideo on 04/11/06 03:00
"Jukka Aho" <jukka.aho@iki.fi> wrote:
>kothtvideo wrote:
>
>> Another PAL_NTSC question.
>> I'm in Ontario, Canada. I only have region 1 dvds. I want to buy
>> the complete "Morse" (and maybe Monty Python) dvd sets. These are
>> best bought as Region 2.
>> So I want to test my players (lg lda-531) ability to convert
>> region 2 to NTSC, for my tv.
>
>PAL/NTSC and regions are two separate things. There are both Region 2
>NTSC discs (Japan belongs to Region 2) and Region 2 PAL discs.
>
>What you need is, first and foremost, a region-free player: either one
>that was already made region-free at the factory, or one that can be
>made region-free by entering codes on the remote, or one where the
>region can be freely changed (by entering codes on the remote) as many
>times as you wish, without restrictions.
>
>Whether the player can convert PAL formatted discs to NTSC on the fly is
>another matter, independent of regions, that needs to be addressed
>separately.
>
>> I can also try a cheapo diamondvision we have. If anyone over the
>> pond could make me up a 'test' dvd I be happy to trade or reimburse.
>
>You can quite easily burn a PAL-formatted Video DVD in just about any
>DVD authoring application. That will help you if you want to test
>whether your player allows playing back PAL-formatted Video DVDs in the
>original 625/50 signal format (one thing), or whether it converts (or
>has an option to convert) them to NTSC refresh rates and raster on the
>fly (another thing).
>
>What it doesn't help you with, though, is testing whether you player can
>play back Region 2 discs - which is yet another thing. Common consumer
>DVD-R media doesn't allow region coding, so regions can only be easily
>tested with a factory-pressed disc.
Thanks Guys
Points taken.
Guess I overlooked Region 2 NTSC.
Live & learn.
So, what about the "easily burn a PAL-formatted Video DVD in just
about any DVD authoring application" thingy. I use Nero. Didn't see a
PAL/NTSC option anywhere. (to burn the test disk!).
So next question is what dvd player best does the "techy" conversion
bit best? and in software or hardware? (have to be h/w and if so is a
chipset identified that is best?).
LG, my current dvd player supplier, is silent (site & manual) but
google shows a couple of people say it works.
Hence the start of the thread.
My tv ts (lcd rear proj) say NTSC only.
I'd buy a $50 unit just to play these bad boys if I knew it was the
best buy for the money. & remember these here authored many years ago!
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