Posted by Jay G. on 08/08/07 00:58

On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:01:19 -0000, jeffambrose424@gmail.com wrote:
>
> When I put the dvd in my Philips home dvd player (DVR-3050V) ...

Did you mean DVP-3050V?

> ...the picture is obscured by rolling bands, large bands, that roll
> up and down the screen. The dvd plays normally
> in 2 other dvd players I own

The other dvd players are converting the PAL image on the DVD to an NTSC
signal before outputting it. The Philips is outputting the PAL DVD as a
PAL signal. I'm assuming the rolling picture also has no color?

> How can I make the dvd play normally in my home Philips dvd player?
> Do I change a setting in the player or in my software?

A lot of DVD players that can convert PAL to NTSC, and vice-versa, have a
setting in their menu for specifying what output you want. The options are
usually:

- NTSC
- PAL
- AUTO

The option you'd want, if your DVD player has it, is to set it to NTSC, so
that the DVD player *always* outputs the signal as NTSC, no matter what the
source.

Sadly, from what I can tell reading the manual available online, your DVD
player doesn't have this option.

http://www.usasupport.philips.com/productDocuments.html?ProductCode=DVP3050V/37
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers/philips-dvp-3050v/6208

The other option is, since you're working with a DVD without copy
protection, is to take your harddrive copy and convert it from PAL to NTSC
before burning it:
http://www.videohelp.com/convert#4;41

-Jay

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