Posted by Chet Bosco on 06/24/07 04:34

In article <1182654769.268918.226550@p77g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>,
subs@valuenyc.com says...
>
> I hope a fairly newby question is okay here.
>
> I've got a European DVD that among its many logos has "PAL Region 0"
> and "DVD Video" -- no indication of NTSC anywhere. This plays on an XP
> computer and on a recent MacBook as do copies of it, but not on my
> older DVD player or a brand-new one (both SONY).
>
> It is normal for the computer to be more versatile, I think. Correct?
>
> But when I put it in the newer DVD player (and the book explicitly
> says it won't play PAL) it *almost* plays. The machine briefly
> displays "PLAY" and once in a while I even see a second of the opening
> scene (kind of jittery). Does this sound possible?
>
> The reason I ask is that I want to be sure my only problem is PAL and
> not some defect in a disk that ought to be playable on an NTSC
> machine.
>
> Many thanks for any info / insights.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jeanne

Your problem is PAL. Many current DVD players will handle PAL and
convert it to NTSC. Some do a lot better job than others. Computers
can play either video standard.

CB

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