DVD Player that can play PAL and NTSC with NTSC output

[Lew]

Also, it wouldn't just have to be 625 lines @ 50Hz, it would also need to be capable of handling the PAL colour signal which is at a different frequency to NTSC. This is also the reason why some PAL TVs which can handle an 'NTSC' signal output a black&white picture when connected to a real NTSC signal (most UK VCRs which advertise "NTSC playback on a PAL TV" are either outputting PAL60 or NTSC4.43, whereas true NTSC is NTSC3.58).

Originally Posted by SMHarman

So there is 625line NTSC50?

Anyways it is an old TV and until that is replaced the player needs to output a a 525 line 60Hz NTSC signal.

I have a TV which can play NTSC and PAL games just fine. Now if it was only pal and I put an NTSC game on there it would be either black and white and worse. Ie its duel display. You dont really think those large corp's are going to make a tv just for europe and one just for the us do you

[Lew]

Originally Posted by Defiant

I have a TV which can play NTSC and PAL games just fine. Now if it was only pal and I put an NTSC game on there it would be either black and white and worse.

*sigh!*

Just because a PAL TV can display an NTSC picture that doesn't mean an NTSC TV can display a PAL picture.

You dont really think those large corp's are going to make a tv just for europe and one just for the us do you

Why not? The US/Canada market is easily large enough for it to be profitable.

Okay you know better. I bow to your better knowledge.

Christ if your TV is new look at the back of it. How do I know well as I speak to allot of friends from the US who are into the same things as me we've had the same kinda problems in the past but reversed. Its just a case of finding a TV that displays 50/60hz when getting a new TV

[Lord Nikon]

Check also Video Standard Convertor

Had to buy one a while back for an old TV, converted NTSC output from the DVD player into PAL for the TV, now, without me looking, I am gonna assume that if they can convert NTSC-PAL then there should be another unit to convert PAL-NTSC

The OTHER option is get them a Kiss Technologies DVD player or a Yamada, then simply send them the avi/mpeg video files as those DVD players WILL play them directly

[Lew]

You mean something like this? I have one of these (I use it with an NTSC VCR I picked up in the US for copying home movies to send to friends Stateside) and it's absolutely brilliant. It will convert to and from PAL, PAL-M, PAL-N, NTSC3.58 and NTSC4.43 (it will also accept SECAM as an input but not output).

[Lord Nikon]

Yup, something similar to that... but perhaps less expensive

[Lew]

I'd have gone for something cheaper but I needed to be able to convert PAL to NTSC as well as NTSC to PAL

[SMHarman]

I should be able to do this on the PC as everything I am working with is digital media, either from the camcorder or captured and digitised by it. Changing the frame rate and field size when doing the MPEG encode and slowing the audio stream), will take a little practice and a few test discs no doubt being as all my UK equipment will just play it but her player may not.

A visit to DVDRHelp in the new year should find the appropriate instructions.

[Lew]

Apparently this player can be firmware-hacked to play region 2 PAL discs in the US. I have a friend in San Diego who recommends it.

[Lew]

I asked my friend for more info on multiregion, multistandard players and got this reply:

Hi,

Here are the names and the model numbers of the two multiregion, multistandard (NTSC/PAL) DVD players this local store has:

RJTech RJ3900 for about $95
VocoPro DVG380K for about $175

They're both set up for play out of the box with no additional modifications required.

Bye for now,

Jason

I've asked him for contact details for the store in case your Mother in Law wants to order one.