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Andreas Fernbrant · September 9th, 2004, 07:32 PM

I'm about to ship a PAL coded DVD (region free) to the US.
I'm just curious... Can your TV sets play PAL? I know the new
PAL sets here in Sweden do NTSC, and if they are old the picture is black and white.

But what happens with a PAL coded disc to a NTSC televison set?

I might have put this thread wrong, please feel free to movie it!

Thanks,
Andreas

Jesse Bekas · September 10th, 2004, 12:11 AM

PAL won't play on our TV's, unless there are new sets specifically designed for this that would crop off the bottom of the picture and decrease the refresh rate, and I don't know of any. It should play fine on a PC/MAC though.

BTW - When NTSC plays on your TV's are they letterboxed or stretched to fit the screen size?

Jacob Ehrichs · September 10th, 2004, 09:24 AM

I've found that it depends on your DVD player and TV. Some DVD players will on the fly convert from PAL to NTSC, while others are capable of reading PAL discs but not the conversion. Most TVs in the US are NTSC only so it mainly depends on your player.

September 9th, 2004, 07:32 PM	#1
Andreas Fernbrant Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sweden - Helsingborg Posts: 283	PAL and NTSC I'm about to ship a PAL coded DVD (region free) to the US. I'm just curious... Can your TV sets play PAL? I know the new PAL sets here in Sweden do NTSC, and if they are old the picture is black and white. But what happens with a PAL coded disc to a NTSC televison set? I might have put this thread wrong, please feel free to movie it! Thanks, Andreas

September 10th, 2004, 12:11 AM	#2
Jesse Bekas Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, USA Posts: 572	PAL won't play on our TV's, unless there are new sets specifically designed for this that would crop off the bottom of the picture and decrease the refresh rate, and I don't know of any. It should play fine on a PC/MAC though. BTW - When NTSC plays on your TV's are they letterboxed or stretched to fit the screen size?

September 10th, 2004, 09:24 AM	#3
Jacob Ehrichs Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 169	I've found that it depends on your DVD player and TV. Some DVD players will on the fly convert from PAL to NTSC, while others are capable of reading PAL discs but not the conversion. Most TVs in the US are NTSC only so it mainly depends on your player.