If both the UK and US switch over to digital tv by the middle of the decade, will we be able to watch DVDs on new DVD players without concern over NTSC or PAL?
2006-12-18 13:43:41 · 7 answers · asked by CakeOrDeath? 4 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
It's not really that difficult to follow. Right now, I can't watch UK DVD/VHS in my US machines. When we all go digital by 2012, will that change?
2006-12-18 13:51:47 · update #1
mostly, pal and ntsc are interchangeable, its the french secam, that causes problems.
Just about all modern video, or dvd players, handle pal, and ntsc, and can convert from one, to the other.
The PROBLEM with digital media (dvd) is not pal/ntsc but whats called regional coding.
Now ntsc/pal indescrepancies have been dealt with, electronically, a new, physical barrier, has had to introduced, BECAUSE of price differences, between american, "worldwide" film releases, and european "worldwide" film releases, the exchange rate, and, money, basically. Its cheaper for a uk dude to buy a usa film release, and have it posted, and world economy, that would never do.
So, they have artificially introduced further technical differences, to ensure, uk, and usa media, are not the same.
So, with dvd, its not pal/ntsc...its "regioanal coding" that ensures you cant see, what i see......
This time, not by chance evolutiion of technical systems, but DELIBERATLY........so thank our governments, and international banking.
2006-12-18 14:03:04 · answer #1 · answered by ben b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The issues of PAL vs. NTSC will continue to be an issue even in the digital age. TV's will have to continue to read NTSC (60Hz) and PAL (50Hz) for a long time, unless there is a global standard.
Analog and digital are technically unrelated to PAL and NTSC. Even though PAL and NTSC started as analog, there is an equivalent to digital PAL and NTSC. Therefore these two topics that you are trying to find a correlation are really mutually exclusive.
The reason why you can't watch UK DVD's in a US DVD player is because the DVD's are region protected. U.S. being region 1. As for VHS, you need a PAL VCR to play a PAL recorded VHS tape. This particular issue will remain a problem until the entire world sticks to one standard. So far, every region has separate standards.
2006-12-18 14:01:21 · answer #2 · answered by techman2000 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Generally speaking any DVD player bought in the UK in the last few years will play Region 2 PAL DVDs unless you get the hack to convert it to Multi region, try entering the make and model into your search engine and you are almost certain to find a site which will give you the hidden remote commands to convert to Multi region. Once this is done the DVD player will almost certainly play PAL or NTSC discs. Regardless of this it should play non region DVD-R whether they be NTSC or PAL. Although some players are a bit picky about DVD+R and DVD-R discs. I've done this on at least 3 Budget price Players (less than £100) with complete success. In any event all UK bought TVs are built for the PAL system
2016-05-23 06:02:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most dvd players in the UK have the option, or an auto NTSC - PAL!
You are being ripped off!
Also the digital tv is in MPEG4 format, not NTSC or PAL.
2006-12-18 13:58:06 · answer #4 · answered by tattie_herbert 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you know the great difference is on the electricity its 50Hz on pal with 25 frame\sec. and 60Hz on ntsc with 30 frame\sec. so i think it will be the ever problem unless they make a standard so when you buy a DVD you have to choose the format
2006-12-18 15:58:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The formatting of DVDs has got nothing to do with how TV is transmitted, be it digital or analogue.
We're talking about two completely different mediums.
2006-12-18 13:59:57 · answer #6 · answered by Cassandra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What the f*$k are u on about
2006-12-18 13:48:10 · answer #7 · answered by toneuk 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋