PAL/NTSC info ... - Harmonia

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Posted by Harmonia on August 10, 2002 at 12:25:57

In Reply to: But, Mrs Piggy, it will play on these... posted by Joe Murphy Jr on August 9, 2002 at 20:14:28:

...JVC also makes a very good PAL/NTSC DVD player with conversion, as well as S-VHS machines with same. I'll see if I can find the website -they're in Michigan. The players were very reasonable.

I'm contemplating a WS plasma or DLP display, which can do PAL and NTSC, no need for converter - I think the Panny 42" also does SECAM, so that should pretty much cover it.

I've found, much to my disgust, that a lot of material either isn't released in North America, or it's a superior version for Region 2 (like the recent DVD of All That Jazz). Many European classics are still unavailable here, as well as certain Brit TV - as you found out.

A word of warning: because of different frame rates of film vs PAL and the film to video conversion, PAL DVDs and videos are ever so slightly speeded up. Some people never notice, some do. There are players out there with pitch adjustment - that's what they're for, the audio, being faster, is ever so slightly higher in pitch. The Region 1 Lord of the Rings is 178 minutes. The Region 2 LOTR is 170 minutes. Nothing cut. Just a faster frame rate for PAL.

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KP just informed me that you can alter your... - Mrs. Piggy 20:04:01 08/09/02 (3)

But, Mrs Piggy, it will play on these... - Joe Murphy Jr 20:14:28 08/09/02 (2)

PAL/NTSC info ... - Harmonia 12:25:57 08/10/02 (0)

I thank you kind sir--added it to my favorites-nt - Mrs. Piggy 20:34:54 08/09/02 (0)

amend #4: NO REGIONAL CODING AT ALL!!! <nt> - karel 02:41:30 08/09/02 (2)

Region problems? - Joe Murphy Jr 20:12:28 08/09/02 (1)

hmmm... don't like these rumours at all - karel 12:59:14 08/13/02 (0)

I would settle for #1 and #3 - lwang 21:04:21 08/08/02 (0)

change #2 - Joe Murphy Jr 16:26:21 08/08/02 (0)

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