"The PAL/NTSC 50/60 Hz issues should both be dead."

Posted by Christine Tham (R) on February 17, 2007 at 13:17:50

In Reply to: Re: You have a good point about region coding posted by David Aiken on February 16, 2007 at 23:25:13:

No, unfortunately very much alive. For example, HDTV in Australia is based on a 50Hz frame rate (eg. Channel Nine and Ten broadcasts at 1080i 50Hz) whereas in the US it's 60Hz.

Similarly, players also run at 50 vs 60 Hz.

The reason is so that when you downconvert HD to SD you don't have to change frame rates.

Anyway, my point was not a technical but a legal one. From a legal perspective, one could argue that Region A titles are 60Hz therefore "unplayable" in Australia therefore no need to permit parallel importation, therefore region coding does not restrict competition. It's a stretch, I know, but a good (ie. really slimy) lawyer could probably mount a strong case.

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Topic - Interesting article on BluRay vs HDDVD in today's sydney morning herald - Christine Tham 14:21:44 02/15/07 (13)

Re: Interesting article on BluRay vs HDDVD in today's sydney morning herald - David Aiken 16:18:18 02/15/07 (12)

Re: Interesting article on BluRay vs HDDVD in today's sydney morning herald - MDavis 20:43:09 02/16/07 (0)

Is it just me, or are the BluRay titles in Australia distinctly underwhelming? - Christine Tham 16:25:21 02/15/07 (10)

Re: Is it just me, or are the BluRay titles in Australia distinctly underwhelming? - Jack G 07:35:08 02/16/07 (1)

$500 price point - Christine Tham 14:51:48 02/16/07 (0)

Re: Is it just me, or are the BluRay titles in Australia distinctly underwhelming? - David Aiken 21:45:08 02/15/07 (7)

You have a good point about region coding - Christine Tham 14:45:37 02/16/07 (6)

Re: You have a good point about region coding - David Aiken 23:25:13 02/16/07 (4)

"The PAL/NTSC 50/60 Hz issues should both be dead." - Christine Tham 13:17:50 02/17/07 (2)

Re: "The PAL/NTSC 50/60 Hz issues should both be dead." - David Aiken 23:01:25 02/17/07 (1)

Re: "The PAL/NTSC 50/60 Hz issues should both be dead." - Christine Tham 00:10:20 02/18/07 (0)

region coding with blu-ray players - Joe Murphy Jr 10:10:53 02/17/07 (0)

Sorry, by PAL vs NTSC I really meant 50Hz vs 60Hz formats (nt) - Christine Tham 16:12:54 02/16/07 (0)

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"The PAL/NTSC 50/60 Hz issues should both be dead." - Christine Tham 13:17:50 02/17/07 (2)

Re: "The PAL/NTSC 50/60 Hz issues should both be dead." - David Aiken 23:01:25 02/17/07 (1)

Re: "The PAL/NTSC 50/60 Hz issues should both be dead." - Christine Tham 00:10:20 02/18/07 (0)

"The PAL/NTSC 50/60 Hz issues should both be dead."

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