Is it possible to play back German (PAL) DVDs on a US TV with this Converter? Has anyone out there experienced and solved a similat problem?
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You can just purchase one of our region free dvd players, these players play PAL dvds on American TVs. Orei DVD-Z1H 1080p HDMI Upscaling Region Free DVD Player - USB Input - Dual Voltage for Worldwide Use - AVI/JPEG/MP3/MPEG4 Playback (Free HDMI Cable) Orei DVD-F1 Compact Region Free DVD Player - USB Input - Dual Voltage for Worldwide Use - AVI/JPEG/MP3/MPEG4 Playback
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No. Many Blu-rays are NOT region encoded; you can check yours to see if they have an A/B/C designation. If not, you are good to go on Blu-ray.If region is an issue for your collection, you can check out hacks like this to make your player region free: http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks/panasonic-dmp-bd65/10861 (similar model)If you have DVDs you want to play back, you will run into PAL (Europe) vs NTSC (US) issues even if you apply a region code hack like this. You would have to search for a firmware hack to play PAL DVDs.
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Hi. I don't know what PAL is? The DVD/VCR Combo that I purchased does play both DVD and VCR formats. However, the unit will not allow me to advance on the DVD format. Very disappointing.
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I have some European dvds. I need to know whether this product will play them. (European dvds are in a different format from American dvds.)
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I believe that PAL and NTSC does not apply to digital source data - only when it is converted to analogue (which is becoming obsolete) . That is why DVD makers put in the wretched region codes - to continue to prevent folks in Europe and the US from trading discs. HD it seems is code free.
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have only used regular movie DVD's and they work fine, haven't tried reproduced ones. don't know what a region 2 pal DVD is?
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You can play CD's and DVD's from any Country. That's why I got mine, because I am getting some old german Movies from Germany, the ones I grew up with and it is so nostalgic. I love my Toshiba Multi region. Just wish they had one Years ago.
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Jason: Mine plays NTSC and PAL region free discs fine but anything that is region locked (2, 3, etc) wont play. I played some discs that were marked region 2 pal and they would not play but others also marked region 2 pal played fine as well as region 3. I suspect that, at least in my case, that some of my dvd's might be labeled region 2 or 3 but are in fact all region or region 0. Have you checked anything that you know for sure is region locked? Its very interesting that you are having no issues at all. At least I know that it is NTSC PAL friendly. Otherwise, this player rocks
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Jason:Mine plays NTSC and PAL region free discs fine but anything that is region locked (2, 3, etc) wont play. I played some discs that were marked region 2 pal and they would not play but others also marked region 2 pal played fine as well as region 3. I suspect that, at least in my case, that some of my dvd's might be labeled region 2 or 3 but are in fact all region or region 0. Have you checked anything that you know for sure is region locked? Its very interesting that you are having no issues at all. At least I know that it is NTSC PAL friendly. Otherwise, this player rocks
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I live in Venezuela and NTSC system used here, my daughter brought a nintendo wii in europe is PAL system and therefore the TV did not work in my country. This device worked correctly for me to convert PAL to NTSC, also serves to convert NTSC to PAL, bone is bidirectional. I hope my comment will be helpful.
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Thread 95245 on forum.blu-ray.com has an extremely helpful and complete discussion of the subject http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=95245 In short some will do and others won't. As some have stated already region codes (0-1 for DVD or A-C for BD) and format (resolution (480 or 576) and frame rate (50 Hz, 60 Hz)) are all independent issues that the player (and user) has to deal with. If your disk's frame rate is 50 Hz and your player will accept it's region code, then there are several ways of solving the issue and several ways you could get stuck with not being able to view the content of your disk on your tv. Your player could react in one of three ways: 1. It could plainly refuse to play the disk (some show "no play" on their front display) 2. It could play the content and output a 50 Hz signal (which your receiver and tv might or might not be able to handle) 3. It could play the content, convert it for you, and output a 60 Hz signal (this would be the easiest and most convenient for all users as any US receiver and tv would be able to display that signal without further processing) For further technical detail please refer to the following pages: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code#PAL.2FSECAM_vs._NTSC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc#Video
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Try the dip switches that change from pal to NTSC format. The default was pal. I had same issue and fixed it with the switch settings
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All I know, I can play DVD from both US and Indonesia.I tried with some other US DVD player and I cannot play any Indonesia DVD (somebody told me, most of US DVD Player can only read NTSC, while mine most likely is PAL)So I just drew conclusion, it should be compatible with any type of DVD
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Dear S Mitra, my unit (BDX1400) will NOT play european (PAL) DVDs. It ejects them with the message "Wrong Region"Am I doing something wrong? How do you make it work?
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I am also looking for a way to play foreign DVDs on my American tv. Let me share with you some of what I have learned. First of all, if you purchased your Vizio here in the states it is probably NTSC format. That poses a problem because foreign DVDs are mostly in PAL format. Please note that this is different from the region coding issue. I have a region-free DVD player that I cannot use because my tv is not PAL compatible. You must have a DVD player that is both multi-system (PAL and NTSC) and region-free (0,1,2,3,4,5,6). Make sure that whatever player you choose will also play RCE DVDs. These are the enhanced discs Hollywood uses to prevent people in other regions from playing them on anything other than standard American DVD players. In other words, bear in mind when selecting your DVD player that you must still have a way to make your NTSC tv display the PAL movies--simply buying a region-free player is not sufficient. Some websites offer DVD players with built-in PAL to NTSC converters. With one of these, all you need to do is choose the proper cable to connect the DVD player to your Vizio. If you choose a DVD player that does NOT convert, you must buy an external converter to connect the DVD player to your tv or buy a PAL compatible tv. I have decided to purchase a multi-system region-free DVD player with a built-in converter. It seems the simplest solution. Supposedly reputable websites seem to all offer warranties of a year or more on their products and have technical support available to you after purchase. I have not actually used any of these sites yet so I cannot recommend one from personal experience. I would suggest you browse the internet to see what's out there, then use the contact information given on any website that has a product that seems to suit your needs to call the company and ask questions. Hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Or, better yet, that you have already solved your problem and are happily watching your DVDs right now.
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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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Just tried it with a Region 2 DVD. It will play it, but the output on mine is set to be NTSC and my television will not read the PAL signal. I could hear the music that play on the menu, but there was no picture and an error message informing me the signal was incorrect appeared. This does not automatically convert the signal to NTSC. You would be better off buying a dedicated region free player for playback and use this for the HDD.