Posted by Edward on 10/13/06 18:49

Jukka Aho wrote:
> Edward wrote:
>
> >>> I see ntsc/pal portables all over the place on ebay, but I'm not
> >>> sure if the output is adjustable.
>
> >> Adjustable in what way?
>
> > PAL or NTSC output.
>
> I have no experience of portable DVD players, so I cannot say for sure.
> My educated guess, however, is that they would operate much in the same
> way as multistandard stand-alone DVD players (i.e., you can set the
> output mode to forced NTSC, forced PAL or AUTO, where the player will
> play back the disc in its native standard.)
>
> Since you said you're from an NTSC country but would be using the player
> while travelling in Europe, it probably doesn't really matter, though.
> Reasonably modern [1] European tv sets will typically accept and display
> both PAL and NTSC signals. That is, the player doesn't _need_ to convert
> your NTSC DVDs to PAL colors or PAL resolution or PAL field rate.
> Playing the disc in its native format will suffice.
>
> _____
>
> [1] If you're visiting little old ladies that have steam-powered tv sets
> from the 80s, those could be a problem. But sets manufactured after
> about 1995 (or so) are usually NTSC-compatible.
>
> --
> znark

No little old ladies.
Mostally hotels and realitives.

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