I've been thinking about getting a Yamakawa 275 format-free region-free player. And, I noticed there's only one review (brief, but positive) on this site. But having no experience with region-free format-free players (especially the format-free part), I have a question. First, here's a link to the player's info page:

http://yamakawadirect.com/275_detail.shtml

Now ... it says the player will playback PAL DVDs (I'm in NTSC Region 1). But how will the playback appear? Since the vertical resolution of PAL is 576, and assuming a 4:3 aspect ratio, will it shrink the picture to fit on my TV's 480 display (with letterboxing on the sides) ... or does it cut off part of the top and/or bottom?