Posted by Adrian on 09/17/05 09:01

Brian McIlwrath wrote:
> John Howells <john@howells-99.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>> There is no such thing as a SECAM DVD for instance.
>
>> Which logic also says there are no PAL or NTSC DVDs, but there are
>> PAL, NTSC, and SECAM DVD players.
>
> That is only a shorthand. The information on DVDs is actually 60Hz
> component video for "Region 1" and 50Hz interlaced for *BOTH*
> "Regions 2 and 4" (Europe and Australia). A French DVD player *MAY*
> play a Region 2/4 DVD in SECAM - but it's unlikely as most French TVs
> are PAL/SECAM
>
> Using RGB bypasses all the "PAL/SECAM/NTSC" issues.

A very simplistic statement that is incorrect, Regions 2 and 4 can be
either 50 or 60Hz
--
Adrian A

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