Posted by Oldus Fartus on 07/01/07 23:22

catherine yronwode wrote:
> On Sun, 1 Jul 2007 15:41:12 -0700, catherine yronwode wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:00:55 -0700, Abe wrote:
>>
>>>> Does anyone know if the specification for the Philips DCP855/37 or the
>>>> Panasonic DVD-LS850PK sold at Costco handles both the NTSC and PAL DVD
>>>> formats?
>>> Have you gone to the Panasonic and Philips websites and looked up the
>>> specs? That would be your first move to get the information you want.
>>> Or do you want someone else to do the work for you?
>> I read the user manual at
>> http://www.generalmanual.com/DVD-VCRs/Panasonic-DVD-LS850-Portable-DVD-Player.htm
>> but it didn't even mention NTSC let alone PAL.
>
> Neither does going to http://service.us.panasonic.com/operman/ and entering
> in the Panasonic model DVD-LS850PK and getting the LS80 series manual
> http://service.us.panasonic.com/OPERMANPDF/DVDLS80.PDF

You did not read far enough. Page 24 says:

"Can I play a DVD-Video bought in another country?
You can play if the region number includes “1” or “ALL” and the video
standard is NTSC. Check the disc jacket."

I take that as meaning NTSC only.

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Oldus Fartus

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