Page 1 of General PAL/NTSC/SECAM question...

Am I correct in assuming that dvd players basically come in two flavours (having seen some P-code lists): PAL and NTSC?

If so, what happened to SECAM? Or are all SECAM tv`s capable of playing back PAL signal? All I know is, that playing back SECAM on a PAL system leaves you without color... or is that just VHS related?

Why am I asking? :)

Well, I changed the P-code on my dvd player, without writing down the original one (I know, stupid... ;) ).
Now I saw a code in this forum, of an (identical) unmodified region2 player, but this puppy is from France and mine is from the Netherlands.

any input appreciated!
Willem

You may find this information useful, Willem :

http://www.tenlab.com/worldtv.htm

Hope this helps

wel, yes and no... :)

I know that there are differences in videobandwidth and audiocarier for PAL B/G en SECAM, I was just wondering how these systems are applied to dvd players in region2 (more specifically the Netherlands and France)

so it doesn`t answer my question I`m afraid....

I don`t know about DVD players and SECAM directly but I do know that SECAM using the reverse volage for colour sync than PAL - in a modulated signal the audio is also done differently but that apply to DVD players obviously because it uses different audio out and the universal AC-3 signal - from my experience of TV`s all the even slightly new TV`s can all do SECAM - I would imagine all european TV`s can do PAL - as most of ours can do SECAM and NTSC because of the small changes needed to make it work internaly.

if that doens`t answer the question (quite likely!) - whats the question!?

This item was edited on Monday, 13th August 2001, 10:38

DVD players which output SECAM do exist. My Samsung 709, for example, is switchable between PAL, SECAM and NTSC.

The audio subcarrier (B/G/I and so on) isn`t relevant - it only applies to an RF signal you receive via your TV`s aerial socket, not to composite, RGB etc.

What I don`t understand in your post is the following:

"Well, I changed the P-code on my dvd player, without writing down the original one (I know, stupid... ;) ).
Now I saw a code in this forum, of an (identical) unmodified region2 player, but this puppy is from France and mine is from the Netherlands."

What do you mean by "P-code" and what would this have to do with the output standard? I`m not really sure what you`re getting at here or how it follows on from your original question.


Mike

This item was edited on Monday, 13th August 2001, 22:53

well, changing the P-code on my dvd player switched it into a region 2, ntsc player with no component (rgb) output

I`m in region2 but with a PAL system (like most region 2 users)

hence, uncarefully used P-code tend to do such things...

basically, the problem is solved, since the French P-code worked fine for me; when it comes to component or composite video there is indeed no difference between the signal; I forgot to look at it that way!