WILL IT PLAY PAL DVD'S? Hi, I live in the middle east and have bought it from amazon, then it came to my knowledge that dvd players from the usa will not play pal dvd's bought in the middle east / europe ?
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Did you ever find out if it would play PAL format DVDs? I wonder it as well, i have one and i want to buy something on PAL format but i am afraid that once i buy it the player will not play them. Anyone know?
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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 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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It plays all region dvd's but not blu ray's.I bought it because I have several dvd's from France that I wanted to play and they work fine. Hope that helps.Thanks
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I don't know. Wish I did. I bought this DVD player just so that I could play PAL DVDs. So far I haven't been able to figure out how to get this player to play my PAL DVDs. There's a white sticker on the front of the box that says, "CODEFREE DVD 012345678 PAL/NTSC." However, there's nothing on the box or in the instructions, that says the player will play PAL. It only says this on the sticker that's been added to the box. Also, the supposedly new player came with a beaten-up Disney DVD already in it. I definitely feel ripped off, Eileen O'Sullivan
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My LG BD390 can play PAL discs. I don't know what the region encoding is, since it just says "PAL regions" (whatever that means). However, I did get it from the UK. So it must be a Region 1 PAL disc, which is weird. Looking around AVForums confirmed that the BD390 passed their compatibility test (though the picture is not as good as NTSC).Digital Fred- just do a search on 'region free DVD (or Blu-ray) players'.
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It plays dvds from my region. I.e. usually US DVD player won't play DVD bought in Europe. This machine goes to the root drive in the dvd and so pays dvd bought anywhere. It works for me as I what to play my Europe bought dvds (region 2) on a US powered DVD player (region 1). This dvd player doesn't discriminate where the DVD is from.
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Amazon's site has a bit of confusion on this issue - many of the players will indicate NTSC/PAL compatible but what this means is that the dvd player has the ability to be connected to either a US or UK television not necessarily does this mean it will play a region 2 disk. If you want multi region player in order to play either region 1 dvds or region 2 dvds then I would recommend going with one that specifically indicates "region free" or "plays region 1,2,3,4,5....."
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I wish I could tell you 100% yes. It says it is all region free and will play any dvd from any country or region so I imagination it would. I know this answer it's that helpful but so far mine has never given me a problem with any region I've tried. I hope this helps.
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This DVD player plays all regions. It gives you a crisp, clear perfect picture. I am very happy with it, I have this DVD on all three of my 55" LED TV's. Though it does play all regions, it will only play one at a time. Perhaps they sell multiple DVD players, I'm sure Amazon will let you know.Debra
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The one I have plays all the region 2 movies I've tried on it. Most were from England but at least one was from Greece and it played them all in addition to my Region 1 American ones so I don't think you'll have any problem.
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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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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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Burketop, I'd like to know where you found that Samsung players play PAL? Because I have a BDr-D25052 which play all types of DVD & BluRay but NOT PAL and a chat with Samsung support advised ALL their players SOLD IN THE USA are REGION A and will NOT play PAL. So far not much luck trying to unlock it and make it region free. Thanks for any guidance!
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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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Hi Rebecca -- I'm an owner, but not an expert. A quick Google search on "region 1 DVDs" took me to the following page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code It looks like this Panasonic player will play Region 1 DVDs, assuming you purchased it in the USA, Canada, Bermuda, the Caribbean, or US Territories. I do not know if Panasonic (or anyone else) offers codes for playing other regions. Hope this helps!
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yes, the dvd player is region free right out of the box - will play any region and I have personally used the player to play both UK (region 2) and US (region 1) dvds. The unit handles going from region 2 to region 1 and back to region 2 with absolutely no hesitation. The unit is also PAL/NTSC compatible which means something completely different - if you have a UK purchased television it is in PAL format while a US television is in NTSC format - this unit can be connected to either US or UK television and the image will display correctly. The plug that is with the unit is a US plug.