PLAYING NTSC DVD ON PAL TV

[dosie]

Hi,
Im in Europe i.e. PAL TV system, and i notice when i play NTSC Discs on my DVD player , the sideways motion is a little jerky , although only very slight and watchable , to the fussy eye it can be annoying. I have backedup up the DVDS on DVD+RW but this does not help, does anyone know what the prob may be, i..e could it be the TV SET itself , or are some DVD players better at NTSC conversion to PAL than others etc, or is there software that can resolve the issue etc, thanks in advance for any help,
Dosie.

[Gees]

Hi - I don't know all the terminology - I'm new to Pal - but from what I've read here, some players/TV sort of simulate NTSC.

So, I believe, some will be more "true" to NTSC than others.

I'm sure someone with more specifics will jump in, but I believe that's close to an answer. (And will keep your question close to the top a bit longer.) ;c)

[Chuffster]

My first instinct is to say it's your TV set that's the issue. Your set obviously supports NTSC (or probably PAL60Hz??? I'm not sure*) but a true multistandard set would give you better playback.

Other than that, there are various ways to convert your movie over from NTSC to PAL although I shall leave that for one of the forum experts to answer.

EDIT:*Is your DVD player playing out at PAL60Hz (eg. NTSC playback on a PAL TV))?

[chazzie]

Most newer PAL TV's support NTSC-signals. The only catch is if your DVD does it? If the DVD-player supports it too, just switch the TV into NTSC mode and do the same with the player (unless it switches automatically) and enjoy true NTSC. I have a Panasonic TV from 1991 which supports NTSC...

[dosie]

Most newer PAL TV's support NTSC-signals. The only catch is if your DVD does it? If the DVD-player supports it too, just switch the TV into NTSC mode and do the same with the player (unless it switches automatically) and enjoy true NTSC. I have a Panasonic TV from 1991 which supports NTSC...

could my tv only play a poor version of NTSC and if i upgrade to a new set it might play better?