Posted by killjoy on 09/03/05 12:10

Gary wrote:
> "killjoy" <killjoyNO@SPAMwarmmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4318cbb0$0$97110$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net...
>
>>Ridwan Hughes wrote:
>>
>>>In article <43186aeb$0$22930$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net>,
>>>killjoyNO@SPAMwarmmail.com says...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Yes, I *have* Googled for this (and Copernicked) but I can't find an
>>>>answer.
>>>>
>>>>I just bought an Australian Region 2&4 DVD (Betty Blue) which plays fine
>>>>in my Sony theatre system, but it just jerks along badly when played on
>>>>my PC using CyberLink PowerDVD 3.0 (Toshiba DVD drive, Windows XP Home).
>>>>All my regular Region 2 DVDs play fine in both.
>>>>
>>>>Can anyone tell me how to fix this, or is it a "feature"?
>>>
>>>
>>>Usually when they put a film onto PAL DVD they playback the video at
>>>25fps instead of 24fps and speed up the audio to match, occasionally they
>>>framerate convert from 24 to 25 and the audio is played back at normal
>>>speed, the result is the film looks "ok" on a regular tv but bad on a
>>>computer because the footage is 50fps interlaced and not 25fps
>>>progressive.
>>>
>>>My R4 limited edition Spirited Away has been framerate converted and
>>>looks bad on a computer screen but relatively ok on a tv.
>>>
>>>If you pause playback of Betty Blue on your PC do you see any
>>>half-framing where it looks like one frame has been blurred into the
>>>next?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Pause is rock solid on both my Sony player and on the PC. Strangely, if I
>>use Windows Media to play it on the PC, it plays smoothly after an initial
>>shudder. Sadly, the quality isn't as good and it can't fill the complete
>>screen. So it must be some kind of software inadequacy in the Cyberlink
>>application when playing Region 4.
>>
>>Interesting (aka irritating).
>>
>>--
>>KJ
>
>
> Bollocks. sorry you say it is a region 2+4 a lot of DVDs are. region 4
> normally means PAL 50HZ on an Australian DVD. region 2 = PAL 50HZ I would
> suggest instead of blaming the software for not playing back a DVD it should
> be able to play back you look at the possibility that the drive in your
> computer is having a problem with this disk. Try using a drive cleaner and
> make sure the disk is really clean. the software is not interested in the
> region as long as the region is one that it is allowed to play. ( some r4
> DVD are NTSC or South American PAL ) could that have a bearing on it?)
>
>
> Gary
>
>

It's nothing to do with cleanliness, Gary. There's some compatibility
issue here - either with the drive itself, or with the software. More
likely the software, as Windows Media Player seems to be able to cope
(just about), but Cyberlink PowerDVD (version 3.0, as it came with my
PC) can't. Thus is the *only* non-region2 DVD that I have.

--
KJ

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