How to Change the NTSC TV Standard to PAL in my Toshiba 4980 DVD Player?

[Frencho]

I have a New Toshiba DVD Player, model 4980, I purchased 2 weeks ago in California (Region 1, NTSC)
I tried to change the Region Code and I was successful using the hack suggested by Milton Oct.9-2005. Now I can play a DVD purchased in Central America (Region 4 NTSC) but not the one I have from Australia (Region 4 PAL). Someone else suggested download the Region code hack posted by Sergio, December 20 2003, for the Toshiba 4900:
http://mypage.bluewin.ch/a-z/chaos-kitties/downloads/RMTM0000.sit but this link is not longer active.Maybe someone out there saved the file and may pass it onto me. I will appreciate a friendly hand in this issue.
Curious. idoc19642000@yahoo.com

[hech54]

Region Code
NTSC/PAL
...........................two completely different thing.

[RottenFoxBreath]

https://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks.php?dvdplayer=toshiba+4980&hits=50&Search=Search

thats about your lot.

[SLK001]

DVD players usually don't have any problem playing the two versions. Your player can just as easily spit out 29.97fps as it can 25fps. The problem lies with your TV. Most TVs in the US do not have mult-format playing capabilities.

So, blame your TV.

[jman98]

Frencho - I think you don't understand correctly what you really need to do. To display PAL output on an American TV, you will need to have what is called a "multistandard TV". They aren't sold at any normal retail outlets. The only way I know of to get one in the USA is to order it online from the few places that sell such TVs. In other words, chaning your DVD player to send PAL output to your TV isn't going to help you.

You might try looking in the setup menu of your DVD player and set the TV output to NTSC. This will force all output whether PAL or NTSC to be converted to NTSC. This will display correctly on your TV. If your Australian DVD won't play at all, either something is wrong with the DVD or you didn't really set your DVD player into multi-region mode. If it plays but you get a scrolling black and white image, this is a PAL-NTSC mismatch and can be fixed by changing the TV output of the DVD player to NTSC.

Most DVD players default TV output to something like "multi" or "multistandard". What that means is that the player displays the output the exact same as the video format of the DVD. PAL in, PAL out. NTSC in, NTSC out. This works great when you stick to DVDs in your own region, but doesn't work so well when you go to multi-region mode. That's why you need to force the output of everything to NTSC so your TV can display it correctly.

[Frencho]

Frencho - I think you don't understand correctly what you really need to do. To display PAL output on an American TV, you will need to have what is called a "multistandard TV". They aren't sold at any normal retail outlets. The only way I know of to get one in the USA is to order it online from the few places that sell such TVs. In other words, chaning your DVD player to send PAL output to your TV isn't going to help you.

You might try looking in the setup menu of your DVD player and set the TV output to NTSC. This will force all output whether PAL or NTSC to be converted to NTSC. This will display correctly on your TV. If your Australian DVD won't play at all, either something is wrong with the DVD or you didn't really set your DVD player into multi-region mode. If it plays but you get a scrolling black and white image, this is a PAL-NTSC mismatch and can be fixed by changing the TV output of the DVD player to NTSC.

Most DVD players default TV output to something like "multi" or "multistandard". What that means is that the player displays the output the exact same as the video format of the DVD. PAL in, PAL out. NTSC in, NTSC out. This works great when you stick to DVDs in your own region, but doesn't work so well when you go to multi-region mode. That's why you need to force the output of everything to NTSC so your TV can display it correctly.

Thanks jman98. Because my Thosiba 4980 DVD player manual doesn't explain how to set the machine to play NTSC, probably that's why I was suggested to download the bluwin file. (To burn a CD and play it thru the DVD player. So, I still appreciate if some can help me getting that file. The link is no longer valid.

[Jumbo_Holden]

I don't know if its irrogrance or what with US TV'S. Those of us in the PAL world don't have the sightest problem with NTSC playback on a TV

[edDV]

I don't know if its irrogrance or what with US TV'S. Those of us in the PAL world don't have the sightest problem with NTSC playback on a TV

Normal North American TV's don't display PAL at all. They won't lock to 50Hz or 625 line. They will usually accept "PAL-M" from Brazil which is 525/60.

The newer digital TV's will often play composite PAL from a DVD player in monochrome. The trick for playing a PAL DVD in color on such sets is to use the Y, Pb, Pr analog components or DVI/HDMI digital connector. This avoids the issue of PAL subcarrier.

[Jumbo_Holden]

Normal North American TV's don't display PAL at all. They won't lock to 50Hz or 625 line. They will usually accept "PAL-M" from Brazil which is 525/60..

Is there a reason tho besides sheer arrogance, when european TV's accept NTSC?

[edDV]

Normal North American TV's don't display PAL at all. They won't lock to 50Hz or 625 line. They will usually accept "PAL-M" from Brazil which is 525/60..

Is there a reason tho besides sheer arrogance, when european TV's accept NTSC?

Not true. TV sets are made region specific. Multi-standard sets are special order and cost 2x.

Convergence is happening with digital technology but adding a 4.43MHz PAL decoder would add cost to the set and almost nobody is asking for it or cares. The few that do buy the multi-standard sets mail order.