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vlmagee · 02-18-2004, 02:47 PM

quote:Originally posted by BILLW:
Thanks Val,

Here is what they say at tribeworld.com

The DVD's are "Region Free" but they are in PAL format which may mean they won't play in USA DVD players which require NTSC.

Could you tell me what that means ?

Thanks again,

Bill

No, I can't. Smile please. I think they are just plain nuts, but I suppose I could be missing something. Let me ask my "technical" experts (my husband and son) and see if they have any more information, but I think that the video format is something that the DVD player will use to send to the TV, and is not something that is on the DVD. So a European DVD player will send the video to the TV in a different format (PAL) than a US DVD player (NTSC), but either one - if they support Region 0 - can read it and play it on the TV with which they are compatible. Because, yes, the TVs like the VCRs do use different formats.

So I guess what I'm saying is that I think they are nuts!

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Valerie Magee

Visit my GL fan site at gordonlightfoot.com and Cathy Cowette's web site at cathycowette.com

[This message has been edited by vlmagee (edited February 18, 2004).]

02-18-2004, 02:47 PM	#4
vlmagee Senior Member Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Ballston Spa, NY Posts: 724	quote:Originally posted by BILLW: Thanks Val, Here is what they say at tribeworld.com The DVD's are "Region Free" but they are in PAL format which may mean they won't play in USA DVD players which require NTSC. Could you tell me what that means ? Thanks again, Bill No, I can't. Smile please. I think they are just plain nuts, but I suppose I could be missing something. Let me ask my "technical" experts (my husband and son) and see if they have any more information, but I think that the video format is something that the DVD player will use to send to the TV, and is not something that is on the DVD. So a European DVD player will send the video to the TV in a different format (PAL) than a US DVD player (NTSC), but either one - if they support Region 0 - can read it and play it on the TV with which they are compatible. Because, yes, the TVs like the VCRs do use different formats. So I guess what I'm saying is that I think they are nuts! ------------------ Valerie Magee Visit my GL fan site at gordonlightfoot.com and Cathy Cowette's web site at cathycowette.com [This message has been edited by vlmagee (edited February 18, 2004).]