NTSC/PAL formatted homemade dvdr's.

[mespi56923]

say someone overseas makes a dvd and its pal cuz thats how it is in europe...and i were to play it on my US dvd player cuz i live in the US, i cant play it correct? there isn't any region coding on the dvd disc from overseas but the fact is US dvd players dont play pal unless its one of those players that can switch between pal and ntsc. correct ? no?
again there is no region locking on the dvd from overseas, was made by the user so its just a pal formated dvd with no macrovision...and i cannot play it on US dvd players since they are ntsc formatted...correct? please if anyone can give me a detailed explanation....the guy i'm dealin with believes pal can be played on ntsc dvd players, but they can only be played on computers. he keeps forcing the issue that since they are region free meanin no region lockin they should play.

[Barnabas]

Some US DVD players CAN play both NTSC and PAL, such as Apex DVD players and Lite-On DVD recorders. You can always play the DVD in question on your computer if you have to.

PAL and NTSC are indeed different formats, so they are not playable on most US DVD players. If you could force a NTSC DVD playe to play a PAL DVD there would be no color and the picture would roll.

Don't confuse region coding with format. Region coding does not effect a home made DVD.

[Richard_G]

There is already another similar thread to this running. The Region coding and format are 2 completely different things. It is not the Region coding that it preventing you from playing a PAL disc but the format.

The US uses NTSC and is in DVD Region 1. ALL Region 1 countries use NTSC so a DVD player intended to be used in Region 1 will normally only play NTSC

Europe uses PAL and is in Region 2. However, Japan is also in Region 2 and uses NTSC. Consequently, ALL DVD players intended to be used in Region 2 will play both PAL and NTSC.

Consequently, the guy you are dealing with has it the wrong way round. NTSC will play on virtually any machine, PAL will only play on a machine intended to be used in a less inward looking country.

The Region coding is a completely different thing and will have no bearing on it. A US market multi-Region player will play any disc not matter what Region coding it has but only if it is NTSC. A European market multi-Region player will play any disc.

[mespi56923]

There is already another similar thread to this running. The Region coding and format are 2 completely different things. It is not the Region coding that it preventing you from playing a PAL disc but the format.

The US uses NTSC and is in DVD Region 1. ALL Region 1 countries use NTSC so a DVD player intended to be used in Region 1 will normally only play NTSC

Europe uses PAL and is in Region 2. However, Japan is also in Region 2 and uses NTSC. Consequently, ALL DVD players intended to be used in Region 2 will play both PAL and NTSC.

Consequently, the guy you are dealing with has it the wrong way round. NTSC will play on virtually any machine, PAL will only play on a machine intended to be used in a less inward looking country.

The Region coding is a completely different thing and will have no bearing on it. A US market multi-Region player will play any disc not matter what Region coding it has but only if it is NTSC. A European market multi-Region player will play any disc.

thank you, this was the answer i was lookin for...yes i already know the region codin has nothing to do wit it not playin on my dvd player..i kno its because its pal and not ntsc, he just doesn't understand that. but this is what i was lookin for....an explanation...now i can tell him