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In Reply to: All Region DVD Player! posted by MannyE on April 06, 2001 at 16:41:42:
Its true that hacking DVD players in the UK is very common, might I go so far as to suggest the norm! Only problem I can see is if your model is a genuine American model, it may be built only for NTSC playback. If that is the case, region hacking will not alow you to buy or play PAL discs. I could be wrong on this so do check with other users or your manual to see if this player has a native PAL output, in either case you will need a multistandard tv to watch the output as PAL to NTSC conversion is very tricky, particulary if you require good quality!!Roland
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While I don't believe the player will pass PAL, I do have the means to see almost any signal as I work at a TV network. The goal however, is not to have the best quality, but to view esoteric DVDs that I often see for sale in different places, and that are often not region 1. That I understand the language is not a factor...I just like to see how they do it (IT...being entertainment) in other countries and a multi-region hack will allow this.
If you are keen to try PAL DVDs you have the additional problem of having a TV set which will handle both NTSC & PAL. Most sets sold here uniformly do both but I gather this is not the case in the US although some must be available. If you became very keen and purchased a dual mode player from overseas then you might also need a step down transformer 240 volts -> 120 volts.My appraisal of the world DVD scene, having purchased software from the USA, UK and locally, is that there is not a huge difference in price but the USA has a much larger catalog. Quality wise PAL does give richer colours and more lines per inch but NTSC can be close. Good NTSC software is fine but outstanding software in any format is not as common as it should be - but I'm getting off topic on to another hobby horse!
John
As I stated earlier...I can view any type of signal from PAL to NTSC to SECAM...pretty much whatever comes my way...I work at a large television facility.I'm not sure if the player itself can pass the signals but that is irrelevant, I need the conversion to view DVDs that I find out there in flea markets and street markets during my travels around the US and South America. These discs are often from other regions, but often NTSC.
If then, the UK is the only source, I will get it from there...but I would really like to find a US source.
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