PAL and NTSC on NTSC TV

[lenivan1]

I am looking for a dvd player that can play PAL and NTSC dvds on an NTSC tv. I am a bit confused by all the region-free talk. I was told i need a dvd player with a built-in converter to do this. Is this true?

Which players will play both signals on an NTSC tv without having to buy additional converters and where can I buy them? Please help. Thanks.

[Noahtuck]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=6100961&type=product&productCategoryId=c...=1069297420815
Picked up my last one for $25.00 after mail in rebate.

[ozymango]

Depending on your needs and budget you might also wanna check out the OPPO DVD player, these are sweet:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00078GLJY/104-9371743-3963913?v=glance

It's around $200 so it's not the cheapest, but it's a quality deck with really excellent picture, and it'll play PAL discs on an NTSC TV right out of the box!

[edDV]

To directly answer your first question, region codes are simply blocks that stop any playback unless the player region matches the DVD media region. A region-free player will ignor the media region code.

Some NTSC DVD players may play PAL from PAL DVD media but normally you would need a PAL capable TV to view it.

Some "multisystem" DVD players will internally convert a PAL playback to a form that will work with most NTSC TV sets. The conversion methods use shortcuts and tricks so should not be considered true format transcodes.

[junkmalle]

https://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers.php?multisystem=1