Posted by Mike O'Sullivan on 11/27/05 08:49

Scott wrote:
> I live in the United States and have a large library of Region1 (NTSC
> format) and some Region 0 DVDs to enjoy. However, I would love to have
> the flexibility watch some foreign-market DVD titles which, of course,
> are only available in alternate regional coding and formats (e.g., PAL,
> PAL-A & SECAM).

I successfully did it with a Tohiba I had. This is probably the best
place to look:

http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks.php?select=Sony+DVP-S525D

or try one of these:

http://www.dvdcodes.net/
http://www.dvdunlocker.com/movies/menu.aspx

but don is right, there's no guarantee that your NTSC player, or indeed
your tv will handle it. Players and TVs in the UK routinely handle both
formats, but it's easier for PAL machines to play NTSC as it's a simple
matter of dropping a few frames, but NTSC is a lower quality format and
the technical problems involved in upgrading the image are formidable.

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