Can play PAL (european) tapes? Thanks
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Hi F. Castellvi Granados, this Sony Camcorder is an NTSC system based camcorder. It will not work under PAL system. -Ely
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No it is not a European PAL format dvd/vcr.This will play NTSC format,NOT PAL.If you want a PAL format machine then purchase a PAL format machine.
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Thanks for your question. This TV does not support PAL. This is a fantastic TV. World Wide Stereo is 35 years old and a very proud Toshiba dealer.
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This is inaccurate. PAL discs are converted by the player. I have one and tested it soon after it arrived. It works flawlessly on my NTSC-only TV. This player will play literally almost ANYTHING. Format, code, region, you name it.
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No, I did my research after reading your question, and it looks like Blu-Ray uses a "region coding" system similar to DVD players.But if you're desperate to play PAL DVDs, Amazon's independent sellers have a lot of players that are region free, and you can get them for cheap. I got one for $50, and it's played any DVD I've thrown at it, regardless of region.
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Yes, it plays both file types. However, I would suggest you look further for an all region player. My experience with this was not good. The remote stopped working after only a couple of weeks of use. The player works, but without the remote it is very inconvenient. At least it was cheap.
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ALL DVD players play PAL DVD?????? While this does not address your main comments dedicated to region-free play, it is absolutely NOT true that ALL DVD players play both NTSC and PAL! I even recently bought a relatively expensive Panasonic DVD-Burner/multi-format Player that is pretty high end in everything and yet that does not handle PAL, so I must take exception to your glib declaration that may lead some folks who are interested in PAL DVD viewing to stop double-checking for that specification before making an unfortunate purchase.
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As far I Know, both player models do play PAL discs since they convert it into NTSC --- you just need a NTSC TV set, a ubiquitous feature in any US television.
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You know I'm not quite sure of that. But I don't think so. But go to any place that sells these tapes where you live and someone should be able to answer this question for you. I wish I could help you, but I don't know much about game systems much. Good Luck.
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Hi, thanks for your email, yes if you pay for shipping by ups and signature confirmation.This Video Walkman is NTSC and I know you used pal system in Ireland so look for GV-D800e if you are looking for pal system.Let me know.Take care, Norman.
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Mine plays any type DVD I've put in it. I didn't have to change any thing. Perhaps you screwed something up by changing to PAL. Did it come with instructions? I'd advise reading them. I had no problem, I took it out of the box, plugged it in and it's been working ever since. I've played region 2, 3 and others without having to change any settings or do anything.
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if you are asking about playing PAL DVD's on a North American system TV, no you do not need a converter. I connected the player with a hdmi cable and it automatically played my PAL DVD's
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I did some checking around and the NTSC's version I purchased. It is said to be compatible with PAL systems. I hope this helps. (You may need a US PSN account for any upcoming downloadable content.)
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PAL is often a lose reference to 25fps material, and there are blurays with 25fps video, i.e. pal blurays. this will play 25fps HD content (I believe I played a 25fps AVCHD, although I could not see any picture since my tv won't do 50hz. I assume it was working ok as audio was being output and as my tv was saying the video signal was unsupported). however it will not play PAL DVDs, and obviously unless you get a region free it won't play anything that's not 1 or A.
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You can get Philips pet824 which is an excellent model. Then you can make it region free by pressing a combination of buttons in the menu(google pet824 region free; you'll find it), and then it will play DVDs from every country, regardless if it is PAL or another region code.
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Yes, my brother records programmes in the UK and sends them to us. We've found the Phillips dvd players work great on all formats.
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Look for Philips players instead. Almost all their models can be set to multiregion with the remote (you'll need to find out the "secret" code for a particular model online) and play both NTSC & PAL. Pioneer plays PAL, but only region 0, this cannot be changed with the remote, only with expensive and risky modifications to the internal circuits.