2007-06-25 22:27:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
The two types of DVD will have two different country codes preventing them from being exchanged easily on DVD players of both countries. But, after that, British TV-signal is PAL and American signal is NTSC. Basically, PAL is horizontal lines at a higher rows-per-inch density, with a slower frames-per-second. NTSC is vertical scan lines, with a higher frames-per-second and a signal for subtitles.
2007-06-25 22:37:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Tiger and Splodge: Ha! You guys go great with my coffee!
On to my answer. US dvds are region 1 and UK dvds are region 2. This is due to pricing, and what the market will bear in that region of the world. I could buy, say, Superman Returns for much less in China, than here in the States-this is why regions were made-so people wouldn't be able to get the same dvd from a country for a cheaper price. Region 1 dvds will not play in any other region, nor will region 2 (or 3, 4, 5, etc), unless you have a region-free dvd player, like me.
2007-06-26 05:43:00 · answer #2 · answered by tombollocks 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
American DVDs are cheaper but region 1 can not be played on British DVD players
2007-06-26 06:09:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Americans run on region 1 and us Brits run on region 2 so its always a good idea to by a multi region DVD player/recorder. I order DVDs from the states all the time, & some Japanese films are region 1, too.
2007-06-29 07:29:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
British DVD's are quite happy in their box whilst American DVD's try to take over the whole entertainment system beacuse it 'looked' at them funny!
2007-06-26 05:30:21 · answer #5 · answered by Tiger01204 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
british dvd's have a different region code and cannot be played in american dvd players.its the same with south american dvd's and asian dvd's
2007-06-26 07:37:21 · answer #6 · answered by Peter L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
American DVD's have the irony removed before being sold
2007-06-26 05:31:06 · answer #7 · answered by Doodie 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you mean the compatibility with our DVD machines.
USA are on NTSC broadcast system, we are on PAL broadcast system.
Which means you cannot play American DVD's in a UK machine and you cannot play a UK DVD in an American machine.
Simple.
2007-06-26 05:39:25 · answer #8 · answered by MellowMan 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
most Region 2 players (UK) can be unlocked to play multiple region discs by a software code, enabling them to play US (Region 1) or other world region discs...don't have a region 1 player to find out if it works the other way round :)
2007-06-26 21:42:04 · answer #9 · answered by Devmeister 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in america you YANK it out of the dvd palyer. In britain you take it out!!!
2007-06-27 03:43:56 · answer #10 · answered by WWEChairman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋