Need to know if DVD will be playable

[dudeman316]

I have a DVD that I made that is NTSC.
I ran it through DVD decrypter & reburned it to another DVD.
Will this DVD play In Europe??

[BJ_M]

maybe

[Capmaster]

If they have a dual NTSC/PAL DVD player it will. Otherwise ...no.

If you need to convert it to PAL, you need to change the framerate and the resolution. This can be done easily enough with an editor/authoring app, but it's time-consuming.

[dudeman316]

Thanks for the fast reply folks.

[dudeman316]

If they have a dual NTSC/PAL DVD player it will. Otherwise ...no.

If you need to convert it to PAL, you need to change the framerate and the resolution. This can be done easily enough with an editor/authoring app, but it's time-consuming.

Would that information be found in the manual? If not where?

[Darth Paris]

Check out the the DVD player list on the left hand side.


Type in your model and look for - "Multisystem/PAL to NTSC/NTSC to PAL"

[hech54]

I live in Europe. 95% of DVD players and TV's sold are NTSC compatible. I'd have a hard time finding one that is NOT.
If it were YOU accepting a PAL DVD for play in America....I'd be ALOT more worried.

[yoda313]

Hello,

You can ALWAYS play a dvd on a DVD-ROM. Since it's home made you SHOULDN'T have any region restrictions.

Kevin

[garryheather]

If they have a dual NTSC/PAL DVD player it will. Otherwise ...no.

Can I just point out that any DVD player should be able to handle NTSC or PAL, it's actually the TV / projector etc that usually causes the problem. I am not aware of any DVD player that is locked to a television format (although region coding is of course another matter, but not likely to be an issue with "home grown" material).

[hech54]

Can I just point out....

Of course you can and you are correct....but it "don't mean shit" in America...

[Capmaster]

If they have a dual NTSC/PAL DVD player it will. Otherwise ...no.

Can I just point out that any DVD player should be able to handle NTSC or PAL, it's actually the TV / projector etc that usually causes the problem. I am not aware of any DVD player that is locked to a television format (although region coding is of course another matter, but not likely to be an issue with "home grown" material).

Yes you're right. I simplified instead of saying DVD Player/Television combination ...I tend to lump them together. Sorry for the confusion.

Of course you can and you are correct....but it "don't mean shit" in America...

[hech54]

Cap,
What I meant was....since damn near every TV you buy in a place like Best Buy, Circuit City is NOT capable of doing anything with a PAL signal....knowing that a DVD player outputs what the DVD dictates "don't mean shit" in America.
I wasn't trying to be a dickhead or anything...honest.

[Capmaster]

Cap,
What I meant was....since damn near every TV you buy in a place like Best Buy, Circuit City is NOT capable of doing anything with a PAL signal....knowing that a DVD player outputs what the DVD dictates "don't mean shit" in America.
I wasn't trying to be a dickhead or anything...honest.

I didn't think you were. I was just curious what you were referring to

And you're right. I wish we got dual equipment like Europe does. All those hours of framerate conversions and res transcoding ..... :P