Posted by Steve(JazzHunter) on 12/22/31 11:25

On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 21:33:17 -0700, "ABS" <abs@abs.com> wrote:

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>"Steve(JazzHunter)" <jazzhunterNotHere@internet.com> wrote in message
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>> On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 01:49:08 GMT, john339077353@cs.com wrote:
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>>>On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 17:20:26 -0700, "ABS" <abs@abs.com> wrote:
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>>>>what dvd player is it that will play pal discs on normal ntsc tvs? it
>>>>converts them, but i forget the name brand and model, it was less then
>>>>$100.
>>>>this is for home stereo, not computers.
>>>>it would be neat to also play divx, mpeg stuff etc.
>>>>hopefully you can get this at circuit city and those type places. want to
>>>>get one local.
>>>>
>>>Norcent DP220
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>> And Philips 642 for DivX. However ALL cheap players, every one, will
>> play PAL discs to an NTSC output, but they may not neccesarily have
>> hackable or defeatable Region protection.
>>
>> .. Steve ..
>>
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>i need this to let me play pal discs on my ntsc tvs etc. not all cheap
>players will do that, but i am sure some might.


Every bargain player available at Best Buy or Circuit City will play
PAL DVDs to NTSC output. Not "Some" but "Most." And the cheap ones
often don't have Macrovision and/or Region protection, the latter
being the main concern in your case. A few expensive players will
also do this, as TB describes, but not many. Read
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks.php

You can take a Sample PAL disc to the store and ask to try the
cheapest players to see if the disc will play. If you find a good
player that does however have Region protection then that disc can be
copied with DVDdecypter and DVDshrink if necessary to remove the
Region code, then play the copy. That's what I occasionally do to play
PAL discs on my JVC machine, which handles PAL discs beautifully but
has none-hackable Macrovision and Region codes (being a more expensive
unit.)

.. Steve ..

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