DVD NTSC To PAL

[Martyn1980]

ok not sure what everythin is but i use a cable with 3 plug (red, yellow and white) and plug them into the front of my tv in the AV2 IN port or the other way is with a connector that goes in the back of the tv

Thats the problem, the Composite leads with the 3 coloured plugs are useless and were designed for Camcorders years ago, picture quality is pretty poor for a start, and the NTSC color signal cant be processed with them.

The connector that goes in the back of the TV, what is it?

Is it an RF lead, like a usual TV aerial lead or is it a Scart lead which would be a large black cable, with 21pins at each end.

[Squid_uk]

ok not sure what everythin is but i use a cable with 3 plug (red, yellow and white) and plug them into the front of my tv in the AV2 IN port or the other way is with a connector that goes in the back of the tv

Thats the problem, the Composite leads with the 3 coloured plugs are useless and were designed for Camcorders years ago, picture quality is pretty poor for a start, and the NTSC color signal cant be processed with them.

The connector that goes in the back of the TV, what is it?

Is it an RF lead, like a usual TV aerial lead or is it a Scart lead which would be a large black cable, with 21pins at each end.

Oh right well the cable i use at the moment is what came with the player

the connector i use is a adapter where i can plug the 3 coluored plugs into and then the plug goes in the back of the tv

[monzie]

An extract from that bottom link I gave you (which you obviously didnt read..........)


Other hack posted by domden, May 11 2003:
NO COLOUR PROB,S


IF YOU ARE HAVING PROB,S WITH REGION 1 DVDS PLAYING IN BLACK & WHITE JUST USE A FULLY WIRED SCART LEAD (FULLY WIRED NOT THE CHEEP CRAP) AND SET YOUR PLAYER TO R G B IN THE VIDEO OUT MENU . HEY PRESTO YOU HAVE COLOUR !!!! . THIS PROCESS WILL WORK ON ALL PLAYERS WITH THIS PROB . IF THIS DON'T WORK THEN BUY A DECINT TV AND STOP TRYING TO USE STATE OF THE ART DVD PLAYER WITH A RELIC TV .

[Martyn1980]

Squid, Monzie is right, you have to ditch those leads, they are very shit quality, you will have to get a decent Scart lead, apart from sorting the colour, it will also improve the picture quite a bit, bye bye jaggies.

You can get a decent one from most hardware places, Maplin aren't bad, expect to pay £5 - £10 quick for a basis one, mines is £50, but im quite fussy.

Its up to you whether its easier to re-encode it to PAL, or you'd rather buy a new cable, but if your gonna get any more NTSC films, then id invest a bit of cash.

[Cobra]

www.richersounds.com

They have some really nice SCART leads there.

http://www.richersounds.com/index.php?f=itemdetl.php&p=42460

Or:

http://www.richersounds.com/index.php?f=itemdetl.php&p=201659

Cobra

[Squid_uk]

ok thanks guys i'll try that

the only other thing is how i access the video out menu on my player?

[Cobra]

If it's anything like my Pioneer, you:

- Get to the idle screen (no disc)
- Press "Setup"
- Go to "Initial Settings"

You should be able to get to it from there. Failing that, take a look in the manual or explore the player for yourself.

[Martyn1980]

Yep, Richer Sounds is a good choice, especially the Cambrided Audio ones, that second one looks to nice too hide behind a TV.

My whole setup is from Richer Sounds, apart from the TV, im like a kid in a sweet shop in there.

Yeah there should be some sort of Video out or display options, i would just mess about until you find it, you cant really do any harm.

[Squid_uk]

UPDATE!!

Jst to let u guys know i bought a SCART lead set-up my player on RGB and i now have a full colour ntsc dvd!

Thanks for all your help guys! Much appricated!!!

[rhegedus]

Glad you got there in the end

[mpack]

Jst to let u guys know i bought a SCART lead set-up my player on RGB and i now have a full colour ntsc dvd!

It isnt just NTSC DVDs which will benefit. Try out any PAL DVD you are familiar with, and I'll bet you find there is a stunning improvement in quality...

[Martyn1980]

It isnt just NTSC DVDs which will benefit. Try out any PAL DVD you are familiar with, and I'll bet you find there is a stunning improvement in quality...

Yep, absolutely, Composite into Scart is a very poor way to watch DVD's, RGB eliminates all the Jaggies and sets the colour to a much more natural setting, though if you dont like it, you are stuck with it as you cant adjust it.