Page 1 of Region 1 discs in NTSC

As far as I understand...
My TV can show NTSC or PAL, I have a Scan 2500, so I set it to send out "auto" which, I think, should send the picture in it`s native format.
I.e. if I put an American disc in it`ll send it to my TV in NTSC, or a UK disc in PAL.

However, I had someone bring me back an American disc when they were on holiday in Florida, I thought I`d make sure before I went and bought a few, in case there were any problems. They brought back American Beauty (excellent film btw) but I did notice a little grain on it, are there any settings I should be overriding or anything to make sure I get the best picture quality?

I`ve noticed a similar thing on my Wharfedale 750 and Phillips TV, and it happens when the DVD player is set to Auto or NTSC. I assumed it was due to there being fewer scanlines on NTSC therefore the quality was poorer. Am I talking rubbish ?

Have to say I notice less the further down the bottle of vino I get.

Try setting your respective players to output just PAL, not AUTO.

Should mean the conversion is smoother.

Looks pretty much the same when output set to PAL. I can live with it to be honest, just means I drink more. Thanks anyway.