Region free dvd playback problem

[lionsv]

Purchased a dvd for my son from amazon uk did not know regions existed. That may sound so novice but it is the truth. Anyhow googled and found how to make my yamaha s700 region free so I can play the dvd. I don't get any complaints like dvd not playable in this region. It plays but the picture kind rolls it's not fuzzy it just doesn't stay still. Now I found a program that enables my dvd in my computer to run the dvd region free without advancing the counter though the tv screen is much larger and preferable.
Not sure what to call the problem whether it is pal v. ntsc just learning terminology
anyhelp would greatly be appreciated

Thanks

[mats.hogberg]

Seems like the trouble DVD is a PAL DVD, and your system (TV and/or DVD player) can't handle PAL.

/Mats

[guns1inger]

There are regions : arbitrary groupings of geographical locations (and if you don't believe it is arbitrary, explain Japan and the UK in Region 2, or Australia and South America in Region 4) designed to annoy the hell out of consumers and to give the movie industry yet another way to screw everyone over. See : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvd_regions

Then there are analogue TV formats (yes I know, DVD is digital - but only while it's on the disc). See : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTSC and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAL

You managed to overcome the first, only to get screwed by the second. You can check the manual for your player to see if it can convert PAL to NTSC on the fly (some NTSC players can, most can't) or your TV to see if it can accept PAL input. If neither of these can help, you may be up for a new player.

[jman98]

Go into your DVD player setup menu and look for something like "TV Output". Set it to NTSC. Most DVD players have this value set to ANY by default, which causes exactly what you see when you play the DVD. ANY means send the exact same output from the DVD to the TV, so it's sending PAL video to your NTSC TV. Setting the TV output to NTSC will cause the player to convert the DVD video output to NTSC for your TV.