Playback on PAL TV? Can this be configured to play PAL DVDs on PAL TV?
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You can try Australian or UK firmware upgrade.. I am in process of trying; If I gt success I will post here.. Check here for more details http://forum.videohelp.com/topic341659.html
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I purchased this player to play BBC UK DVDs (PAL-I standard). It is plug and play out of the box for these DVDs.
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Panasonic DMP-BD91 was designated to play BD-A and DVD-1 and will not play PAL There is however hardware modified version of this player sold by world-import.com at much higher price. This information is not intended as a solicitation of world-import.com products but only to provide Amazon customer answer to question pertaining region free and other format DVD media playability of this unit.
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here is what I found.....*Plays DVD-R**/DVD/DVD-R/DVD-RW***/DVD+R/DVD+RW Compatible, SVCD/VCD/CD/CD-R/CD-RW Compatible, DVD *Plays All-Region DVDs: Region 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0 *Plays PAL and NTSC Region DVDs on all TVs. *Built-in PAL to NTSC Converter *64 MB Video Converter *NTSC/PAL Compatible *USB Input *DivX playback *Compact and slim design *Progressive Scan *Picture Zoom Function *Parental Lock control *Dual Voltage (110/220V) for Worldwide Use
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Yes it works fine on PAL. It is just standard TV 720 x 576 resolution with no drop out and very acceptable quality
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There is nothing in the manual about switching to PAL. The manuel only mentions support from areas using NTSC.
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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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Short answer: The unit is physically capable of playing PAL, but it will refuse because it is region-locked.I can't link to the manual from Amazon, but if you search for P10.1ES_EN_UM.PDF you should find it. Page 22-23 explain the following: The player is region-locked, though they apparently make players for all 6 regions. The USA is region 1, and NTSC is the format we use here, so it's unlikely you'll ever see a "normal" PAL dvd that is also region 1. If you do happen to have a region-free PAL DVD, it should play just fine.
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PAL is European , right? The European DVDs will play, but NOT the blurays. It only plays blurays from the USA.
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There is an external power block. Not sure about a PAL format DVD; I use to print client CD's with PDFs of tax returns and docs and am so far happy with performence.
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Yes it Does Play PAL discs, BUT, they have to be ALL region or region A/1. Same with DVD's, if they are all region PAL, it WILL play it.gerard masters
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I have the Sylvania NB500SL9 1080p Blu-Ray Player. Unlike the three older and cheaper DVD players, the Sylvania doesn't play PAL DVD.
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Yes, it converts the PAL signal to play on an NTSC TV. You don't have to do anything special if it's an all-region disc. For discs that are region specific, you have to reset through the preferences menu, which is explained in other reviews.
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As far as I know it is not possible to unlock the HD-A3 player. You are correct it will not play PAL disks. My stupid P.O.S. Toshiba that I bought 3 years ago for $40 will play PAL but it doesn't have an HDMI connection so it's pretty useless. The regions and the PAL/NTSC can be broken in about 30 seconds by real pirates. It is just us lowly consumers who suffer due to the industry's misplaced faith in technology that doesn't work!
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The manual that came in the box specifically says it won't play PAL, but my Region 2 DVDs are PAL, and they play beautifully.
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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 believe that PAL and NTSC are not compatible and would require a converter.