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Re: There are so many variables one can't say for certain. However...

Hi,
I find modern European mastering way behind NTSC.
Check out Rambo on region 1 compared to region 2,The region one has a more natural colour pallet and more of a "filmic presentation".
Region 2 has stark colour contrasts and more compreshion artifacts.
When i purchase a NTSC DVD i always feel i have the film in the colection for years to come,With pal i feel i have some sort of video game intro and just get fatiged watching them.
The picture seems very" hard" on pal,Edges being razor sharp and black and white tones being too vivid.
It was exactly the same with Laserdisk i felt,NTSC always were the favour of choice.

As for my set up i have 6 projection systems,I still think you can see the differences even with a lower speck tv (Sony etc).
The same goes with the artworck and attention to detail,NTSC have more effort put into them,Pal are bland and "effortless".

I recently bought the back to the future box set from Ebay on Pal and it was a real big mistake,I ended up selling it within 2 hrs.
I always think that Pal disks are like a chess board,Black and white and nothing in between.
NTSC seems to fill this void with image depth and correct contrast leading to a more "realxing" and enjoyable format.

You only have to look at the American hi end players compared to the Uk ones,
We have only just put component output on players,USA had them for years...........

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