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Hi

I am in need of some information. I am trying to get a DVD player that will play both PAL & NTSC DVDs on a PAL tv. Some DVD players say they will play NTSC if u have a suitable tv but i am looking for one that will play NTSC on any PAL tv. Some players say "NTSC/PAL selectable" does this mean that it will play NTSC DVDs on a PAL tv? Could someone please tell me how to recognise a DVD player that will play NTSC on a PAL tv.

Thank you

Most dvd players output pure NTSC or PAL 60,a variant that plays on most tv`s.However if your set is old or a budget make it may not.The only solution is to get a player that outputs PAL 50.This is the only type of NTSC variant guaranteed to play on all sets.Apart from the current JVC range,this feature is most often found on supermarket units made in the far east.Go for a quality make if possible.It would be helpful to know which tv you plan to use

Firstly I am in the UK (I didn`t mention that in my first post, although it was probably obvious) so any DVD player I get would have to be PAL but I want to get one which will play NSTC DVDs and hopefully one which is multi-region.

I would mainly be using it on my main TV which is a Sony Trinitron, it is fairly new as it was only purchased in December 2001. However i may also occasionally want to use it with another tv I have. This other tv is an Alba which I have had for about 8 years. I expect the Sony Trinitron will play PAL 60 but I don`t think the Alba will.

So basically what I am looking for is a DVD player will play both PAL & NTSC on my tv although i`d prefer one which plays NTSC on any PAL tv if that is possible. I`d also like it to be multi-region. I visited my local outlet of Currys and asked about it there. I was told that a DVD player they had for sale called the Scott 838e2 (or the Advance TS ADT 838e2 as it is called on Currys website) would play NTSC DVDs on any PAL tv as long as it had a scart connection and that it was multi-region but that they weren`t allowed to advertise it being multi-region (indeed on Currys website it says nothing about it being multi-region although according to the manufactures website it is "Region Code Free" & "NTSC/PAL selectable") . I also looked at another DVD player: the "Matsui DVD Player DVD225" which Currys advertised as being able to be multi-region by entering a code avaliable on their website but I don`t know if this allows NTSC playback on PAL tvs.

I am grateful for any advice you can give me.

try the pacific 1002w £44 from asda including a 3 year warranty genuine pal 50 output and so far plays anything you throw at.

As I said before,if you want PAL 50 you can get a JVC,or you will have to go down the budget route.If your player is not multiregion,NTSC is unlikely to be a problem.Currys,Comet etc will not advertise multiregion capabilities,but most of their cheapo machines will be hackable.Any specialist dealer would be able to supply you with a multiregional reputable make.But apart from JVC,I think they are all PAL 60.Try and borrow one to test on your Alba-you never know,it may work ok

THE PACIFIC 1002W OUTPUTS PAL-50