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| Thread ID: 64493 | 2005-12-16 21:57:00 | NTSC DVD | Eric (378) | PC World Chat |
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| 413285 | 2005-12-16 21:57:00 | I just realized I have been playing a Zone 4, NTSC DVD on my cheap 14” TEAC throw away TV in full color, So that mean my cheap throw away Mustek DVD player must convert the NTSC pick up from the CD to PAL composite video for the TV, were as I would of thought you would need a multi standard TV to play NTSC DVD's however it would not play on my computer DVD setup. Has anyone else out there played a NTSC DVD and had the horizontal synchronization on the TV go off or noticed the color does not come out. Or any other problems? |
Eric (378) | ||
| 413286 | 2005-12-16 23:05:00 | I have played many dvd's and videos at home, you will find most dvd/video players are dual format. NTSC is a lower quality then pal but I haven't noticed the difference. As for my computer that does both as well | plod (107) | ||
| 413287 | 2005-12-17 00:01:00 | Most dvd players now comes with multizone, multi format....NTSC, PAL B&G, PAL SECAM... | Mr Wetzyl (362) | ||
| 413288 | 2005-12-17 00:28:00 | And most TVs as well. Trevor :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 413289 | 2005-12-17 00:38:00 | We all know that DVD players and TVs can come in dual-format, but that doesn't answer Erics question: Quote: So that mean my cheap throw away Mustek DVD player must convert the NTSC pick up from the CD to PAL composite video for the TV, were as I would of thought you would need a multi standard TV to play NTSC DVD's I would like to know the answer too, as I don't know much about this stuff. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 413290 | 2005-12-17 00:40:00 | Apart from anything else, there's a major operation in the 25/30 frame rate conversion. That cost millions when it was first done electronically. ;) | Graham L (2) | ||
| 413291 | 2005-12-17 01:22:00 | I found this site regarding PAL Vs NTSC (www.michaeldvd.com.au) It is an old article but it may help... |
Mr Wetzyl (362) | ||
| 413292 | 2005-12-17 01:30:00 | I found this site regarding PAL Vs NTSC (www.michaeldvd.com.au) It is an old article but it may help... Here is another article which says that a pseudo PAL signal is produced by DVD players, enabling an NTSC to be played on a pAL TV, and it references your site too Wetzyl "All DVD players sold in PAL countries play both kinds of discs. These multi-standard players partially convert NTSC to a 60-Hz PAL (4.43 NTSC) signal. The player uses the PAL 4.43-MHz color subcarrier encoding format but keeps the 525/60 NTSC scanning rate. Most modern PAL TV's can handle this "Pseudo-PAL" signal. A few multi-standard PAL players output true 3.58 NTSC from NTSC discs, which requires an NTSC TV or a multi-standard TV. Some players have a switch to choose 60-Hz PAL or true NTSC output when playing NTSC discs." www.microcinema.com |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 413293 | 2005-12-19 08:08:00 | Update: I've just played a Region 1 NTSC DVD film from Canada in a 'supermarket' Mizuda multizone DVD player connected to a Philips single format PAL TV. No problems, good quality picture. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 413294 | 2005-12-23 18:34:00 | Ok Terry I just ordered 1 "Secret Agent (AKA Danger Man) Megaset [1964] (REGION 1) (NTSC)" Patrick Mcgoohan; DVD; £88.21 via Amazon.uk I will let you know how it turns out, I would of been happy just to get "Danger Man" from local DVD shop, but the order seems to be a bit slow to mature, there is endless crap on "free to air TV", the 13 DVD set should keep me entertained for months to come. The only thing worth watching tomorrow is the Queens message at about just before 7pm on TV1 |
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