PAL -&gt; NTSC conversion? Can anyone attest to the quality of the PAL-to-NTSC conversion on this unit?
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Well, I have the 971h, and it is very similar. I tried a Region 6 PAL dvd on the Oppo and it outperformed my YAMAHA that does the converting from PAL to NTSC also.
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Yes can convert ntsc to pal or pal to ntsc, but the bad feature that it works at 1 frame per second, not worth money, useless, waste of money
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Only NTSC since I bought the unit for the US. My understanding is that European versions would play pal.
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The camera I have is NTSC only. A PAL model may be available but I am not aware of it.
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As far as I know, this will allow you to play your NTSC DVD on a NTSC player but watch it on a Pal tv. It is a simple conversion box without any computing ability so will let you watch but it won't let you convert the files in any way and save them differently.
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I tested this with the HDMI connection. The owners manual, available publicly on the Philips site, indicates that the choice of upscaling format is available only on an HDMI connection, so I did not bother trying with component video. It seems component video supports only 480i/480p, or 576p to a PAL TV. The manual also indicates support for HDMI connections to DVI devices that support HDCP; I don't have such a device so I have not verified this. I hope shortly to have a 1080p TV to verify its behavior there.Thanks for the question. Although I saw it mentioned in a review or another forum question that upscaling was available only on HDMI, I realised after I wrote earlier that I should have included this detail. I tested this with the HDMI connection. The owners manual, available publicly on the Philips site, indicates that the choice of upscaling format is available only on an HDMI connection, so I did not bother trying with component video. It seems component video supports only 480i/480p, or 576p to a PAL TV. The manual also indicates support for HDMI connections to DVI devices that support HDCP; I don't have such a device so I have not verified this. I hope shortly to have a 1080p TV to verify its behavior there.Thanks for the question. Although I saw it mentioned in a... » Read More I tested this with the HDMI connection. The owners manual, available publicly on the Philips site, indicates that the choice of upscaling format is available only on an HDMI connection, so I did not bother trying with component video. It seems component video supports only 480i/480p, or 576p to a PAL TV. The manual also indicates support for HDMI connections to DVI devices that support HDCP; I don't have such a device so I have not verified this. I hope shortly to have a 1080p TV to verify its behavior there.Thanks for the question. Although I saw it mentioned in a review or another forum question that upscaling was available only on HDMI, I realised after I wrote earlier that I should have included this detail. « Show Less
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yes, it can be turned to pal format with a video conversion utility. There are lots of them out there on the net. Type in "convert avi output to pal format" to find results for what you need.
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hello,No, I haven't experienced anything funny in playing PAL discs. One question: are you playing original PAL dvds and not bootlegs? Bootlegs have a lower bitrate. If so, check your settings, PAL OUTPUT should be at 540p-560p@60hz.
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If it plays PAL, does that mean that the region coding can be overridden? That I can finally buy DVDs from overseas without a hitch? Let me know. Thanks.
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Hello Jordi,I recently bought this projector for India where there is PAL system. I have not tested this with TV signal connected yet. I am using the projector mostly for movies, internet and games. I am guessing the PAL/NTSC should not be any issue. There is no problem with power supply (110/220) or power frequency (50/60 hz).
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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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It has NTSC and PAL display modes. It changes the aspect a little bit. As for PAL-format DVDs, I am not sure.
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I am using it for PAL to NTSC conversion and it works fine. A PAL source into an US TV set. The connection is HDMI in and HDMI out from the box.
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It won't work without ntsc to PAL connector. Along with TV buy a ntsc to pal connector in Amazon. The converter is very pricy in india .
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I can imagine, you do feel a bit traumatized by all that NTSC 240 interlaced content out there. There are no miracles. No water from a stone. That said, you can get progressive scan 4x3 or 10x9 from your source--so the better the source the cleaner the up-scanned content. So if your content is widescreen and fair 480p--you'll be happy, and if it happens to be in "full-screen" (don't start me on lies like that one) for the older NTSC sets, it can still look amazing ala Ren and Stimpy or Looney Tunes or sure--Tombstone (depending on your source.) The better the input, the better the output--including on HD Source where I see a marked difference. It deals pretty well with those darned compression artifacts. AT 82" you'd notice. I have them on Plasma, LCD, and an SXRD--and am really pleased with the way they work. Your mileage may vary. Grin.
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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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you can convert NTSC to PAL easily. The difference between the two formats is 5 FPS - which is not noticeable in real life. NTSC is 30 FPS and PAL is 25 FPS. By contrast, cinema movies are 24 FPS. Further many DVDs in Australia have the capacity to play NTSC DVDs.I have the NTSC version - no worries. BTW, FPS means frames per second....Iain