Posted by Cat Herder on 02/28/06 20:11

Steve wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:52:27 +0100, Cat Herder <please.dont@spam.me>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Hi group,
>>
>>I am moving from Europe (Pal 625lines 50hz) to Brazil (Pal-M/Ntsc 525
>>60Hz), with a large collection of DVD's, I am contemplating buying a
>>code free DVD player/HD Recorder before leaving and short of taking a TV
>>that I would only use for those DVD's this Decoder is the only option I
>>found that seemed to do what I want, connecting it between the European
>>Disc/Player and the Brazilian Pal-m/Ntsc TV:
>>
>>http://tinyurl.com/znnb5
>>
>>Is it my only option? Does anybody knows how good and if they work?
>>
>>Maybe there is some hope with the new "Living Room" Pc's? Or some "Do it
>>all" Multi region/color system DVD player out there?
>>
>>Thanks for any help..
>>
>>Chris
>
>
> As has been stated here many times, cheap DVD players will play one
> standard and output to another. DVD information is stored digitally,
> so it's just simply up to how the "bits" are read upon playback. A
> standards convertor will add far more artifacts than simply using a
> Player for cross-standards playback. NTSC is no problem, there is
> nothing that suports conversion to Brazil's weird and horrible
> 525-PAL.
>
> . Steve ..


Thanks,

Please note that I had searched the archives prior to posting, maybe my
queries where off..

I tried playing back the DVD's on a cheap Code free DVD acquired in
Brazil and Ntsc TV and no matter where the system select was all I got
was a B&W image..

I always thought that color system wouldn't matter much on the DVD
world, my computer with RPC1 unlocked drive happily plays whatever I
throw at him..

I'm doing a search for Player for cross-standards playback and will
bring it for a test before the actual move, thanks.

Chris

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