Posted by kaboom on 02/26/07 23:48

On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:18:02 GMT, steveroberts@compuserve.com (Steve
Roberts) wrote:

>On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:00:48 GMT, xeaglecrest@att.net wrote:
>
>>>
>>> I know nothing about this stuff... but none of those options
>>> mention PAL/NTSC. Could the option be buried in some other
>>> menu?
>>> --
>>> PeteCresswell
>>
>>Pete,
>>DVD Shrink will not do a PAL conversion. The easist way to do it is buy
>>a cheap DVD player that will play a PAL disc and output an NTSC signal.
>>You can buy them for less than $100. Here is a site that lists a bunch
>>of models: http://www.220giftcenter.com/
>
>It's worth pointing out that the quality of the conversions range from
>average to appalling depending on the player. The best option is to
>buy a TV that can display PAL video natively.

**That's not an option in the US. I think the best option, in the US,
is buying a player that converts PAL to NTSC on the fly. There are
several that do the job quite well and are priced decently.

I can vouch for the 220giftcenter as I've purchased a multisystem VCR
and converter from them. But I wouldn't bother with buying a DVD
player from them. It's better to go to videohelp.com and find a player
that will do the conversion and can have the region changed easily. I
bought a Magnavox 458 for $35-$40 at Circuit City and changed the
region with the remote. It converts PAL to NTSC on the fly. (It's
since been replaced with the 460.)

All that said, a friend of mine downloaded Elaine Cassidy's 'Ghost
Squad' (a UK series) and she said that she converted it to NTSC with
program on her PC. She sent me the 8 episodes and they look really
great but I don't know what she used to do it.

kaboomie

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