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Originally Posted by Defiant
ALL dvd players can play both formats ntsc & pal. Its only the region lock that stops them. I got one of those £37 abla DVD players from Argos a few weeks ago because I found the unlock code only to find it was already unlocked though.
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All DVD players in the UK/Europe can, as we share region 2 with Japan which uses NTSC as their TV format. Most US players can't convert PAL discs to NTSC or will play them, but with the bottom portion of the picture cropped off.
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Also you should know that most modern tv's now can play both formats 50/60hz. Thats the most inportant thing to remember too
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Once again, this only applies to PAL TVs. NTSC TVs (not including HDTV sets) do not have adequate resolution to display a PAL image.
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Originally Posted by SMHarman
. At the moment she can play them back on her iBook, but a bigger screen etc would be beneficial.
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The iBook should have come with an adapter to connect to a TV set (if not then one can be purchased from a retailer or direct from Apple). As long as the iBook is set to output an NTSC signal (there are several NTSC modes available in the display preferences) it will convert the PAL picture to NTSC. I know this as I played several PAL discs on a friend's TV in Arizona via a PowerBook a couple of years back. If the iBook is connected to a TV then Apple DVD Player will automatically display the DVD content on the TV screen and switch off the LCD.
PM me if you have any questions regarding this.