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• need more information - Joe Murphy Jr 10:36:57 12/17/06 (5)
  In Reply to: DVD recording question . . . posted by mr grits on December 17, 2006 at 09:25:50:

  Some Region 2 areas are PAL (ie, UK) and some are NTSC (ie, Japan). Which format will be output by the Region 2 player? If you have a recorder that expects NTSC, it won't record the PAL material (you'll get a messed up signal). But if that's the case, can your Region 2 player convert PAL to NTSC?

  The bottom line is that if you have a Region 1 DVD recorder, you must input an NTSC signal (native NTSC or PAL-converted to-NTSC).

  The disc will not have any type of region coding (just like a Region 0 disc, no restrictions except for format compatibility -- PAL, NTSC, etc). Region codes are set by the movie studios, not by the CE manufacturers.
  
  

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  • Re: need more information - mr grits 17:21:16 12/17/06 (4)
    In Reply to: need more information posted by Joe Murphy Jr on December 17, 2006 at 10:36:57:

    Sorry, I really don't know enough to really ask the question. The film I had in mind was a UK not available in Region 1. I was wondering if the signal out put to a Region 1 recorder would accept it. I mean, the television doesn't know the difference, right?

    
    
    Grits: "Rewarding, very, very, VERY REWARDING!"
    
    

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    • I hope it is not a ………….. - three_sox 02:25:10 12/18/06 (0)
      In Reply to: Re: need more information posted by mr grits on December 17, 2006 at 17:21:16:

      ......... 'PORN' film???

      Good luck.

      Smile

      Sox
      
      
      

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    • it does - Joe Murphy Jr 22:11:06 12/17/06 (2)
      In Reply to: Re: need more information posted by mr grits on December 17, 2006 at 17:21:16:

      And so does the DVD recorder.

      If the movie is in the PAL format, it's based on 25 frames (50 fields) per second. If the movie is in the NTSC format, it's based on 30 frames (60 fields) per second. In order for everything to sync up (ie, actually work), everything needs to be running at the same speed.

      NTSC is about 525 lines (around 480 dedicated to the actual picture). PAL is about 625 lines (around 575 dedicated to the actual picture).

      If it's on a UK DVD, then it's most likely in the PAL format and a Region 1 DVD recorder would not convert it. If you really want the movie, your least expensive route would be to find someone with a "region free" DVD player that had a decent PAL-to-NTSC converter and record the resulting NTSC output. You can also search online for a PAL-to-NTSC external converter, but these run from $150 - $250. That's a bit much to watch one movie. The other option is the computer route, but that's not an option that you mentioned.
      
      

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      • Re: it does - mr grits 16:22:46 12/18/06 (1)
        In Reply to: it does posted by Joe Murphy Jr on December 17, 2006 at 22:11:06:

        If I understand correctly, Oppo's are region free so maybe I should just spring for one of those and not worry about it.

        
        
        Grits: "Rewarding, very, very, VERY REWARDING!"
        
        

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        • good idea - Joe Murphy Jr 17:20:10 12/19/06 (0)
          In Reply to: Re: it does posted by mr grits on December 18, 2006 at 16:22:46:

          They receive very good reviews from just about everybody.
          
          

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